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Gambia: Regional Leaders Fail to Reach Deal with Jammeh

By Edward McAllister Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling party challenged his defeat in a Dec. 1 election at the Supreme Court on Tuesday as West African leaders failed to reach.

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West African Leaders to Press Gambia’s Jammeh to Quit

By Edward McAllister West African heads of state began arriving in Gambia on Tuesday to try to convince the long-ruling President Yahya Jammeh to relinquish power after losing an election.

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JA Africa: Preparing African Youths for the Future

Ehis Ayere Africa has the largest youth population in the world in the face of a very large unemployment market, and economic woes. Having a youth-focused empowerment programmes and organisation,.

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Ghana Opposition Calls on President to Concede Vote Defeat

Ghana’s main opposition party said on Thursday it had a strong lead in elections and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat – comments dismissed as “treasonable” by the.

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U.N. Seeks Record $2.7 Billion Aid for Boko Haram-Hit Sahel

 By Kieran Guilbert Poverty, conflict and climate change will leave 15 million people across Africa’s Sahel belt in need of life-saving aid next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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Tunisia’s Foreign Loan Needs To Rise To $3.71 Bln in 2017 -Minister

Tunisia will need $3.7 billion in foreign loans in 2017, its finance minister said on Thursday, $1 billion more than anticipated two months ago, to offset declining tax revenues and.

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Climate Change: Experts Seek Timely Implementation to Support Rural Farmers

Experts at the 2016 African Economic Conference recently called for timely implementation of climate actions and release of information capable of assisting rural farmers against climate change impacts. The experts.

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Tanzania Women’s Bank, First Bank Nigeria, 4 Others Emerge Africa’s Leading Women-Friendly Banks

  The Amazons Watch Magazine’s online poll to gauge African financial institutions with the Best Women Supportive programmes and policies ended on Thursday with Tanzania Women’s Bank Limited (TWB) maintaining.

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Mugabe Praises Resilient Zimbabweans, Skirts Bond Notes

By MacDonald Dzirutwe President Robert Mugabe praised Zimbabweans on Tuesday for resilience in the face of economic hardship, in a speech that avoided the recent introduction of “bond notes”, a.

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After Jammeh Defeat, Gambia’s Jubilant Exiles Hope To Head Home

  By Edward McAllister and Emma Farge Fatty Ousman watched all night as the results of Gambia’s presidential election last week trickled out on social media. Stunned and elated by.

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