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Africa Finance Corporation issues US$150 million maiden Sukuk

  Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has issued its maiden Sukuk, the highest-rated ever Sukuk issuance from an African institution. Following.

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Ethiopia Ratifies Climate Change Agreement

Ethiopia this week ratified the Paris Climate Agreement. A parliamentary standing committee pointed out that Ethiopia being part of the agreement will have a hand in limiting global warming to.

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Gambia: New President Names Woman VP

President Adama Barrow has appointed as deputy leader a woman who had vowed to prosecute exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow, still in Senegal, said the appointment was designed to address.

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U.S. State Dept Approves $418 Mln Military Aircraft Sale to Kenya

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency said on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation.

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Low Morale in the Office? Five Ways to Motivate Your Team

By Caroline Ceniza-Levine In a recent post, I wrote about how to motivate yourself and get back to work when you resist it (say, after a holiday break!). But what.

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Tanzania: Gov’t Unveils Technology to Combat Sickle Cell

A new and state-of-the-art sickle cell-diagnostic technology, “Sickle-Scan test kit” was officially launched in Dar es Salaam last week – a big boost to the government’s efforts aimed to reduce.

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May To Defend Free Trade, Iran Deal in Talks with Trump

British Prime Minister Theresa May will stress the value of free trade and her support for the Iran nuclear deal when she meets U.S. President Donald Trump later this week,.

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Liberia: Women Aspirants Push for Elected Posts

By David A. Yates Women aspirants in the upcoming October Presidential and Representative Elections, pushed strongly for elected posts at a one day strategic dialogue on women’s political leadership held.

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Gambians Celebrate as West African Troops Enter Capital After Jammeh Flees

By Tim Cocks and Diadie Ba Gambians celebrated in the streets on Sunday after a West African regional military force entered the capital city of Banjul and took control of.

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Somalia Upper House Elects New Speaker

Somalia’s upper house of parliament has elected Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi as its speaker.The vote Sunday was the last major step toward holding the presidential election that has already been.

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