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Forbes Pegs Trump’s Wealth at $3.7 Billion, $800 Million Less Than Last Year

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s estimated net worth is $3.7 billion, $800 million less than a year ago, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday, attributing the loss largely to New.

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African Economic Growth to Slip to 1.6 Pct This Year: World Bank

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slip to 1.6 percent this year, from 3 percent in 2015, due to continuing woes in the continent’s largest economies South Africa.

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U.S. Condemns South Sudan Opposition Leader’s Call for Renewed War

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday strongly condemned comments by South Sudan’s opposition leader calling for a return to war against the government, saying it was “inexcusable” and showed a.

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CAR President Wants Arms Embargo Lifted

By Nicolas Pinault The president of the Central African Republic says he wants the United Nations to lift the arms embargo on his country. In an interview Wednesday with VOA’s.

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Climate Change on the Front Line in Rural Zimbabwe

  By Obi Anyadike The last time Tabitha Moyo’s* borehole went dry was the drought of 1992, a disaster that affected 20 million people across southern Africa. That the 50-metre.

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 Nigeria: Lagos, AWIEF, Sign U.S. $300 Million MOU to Boost Women Entrepreneurs

By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Amarachi Chukwudi The Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum, AWIEF, to facilitate the process of.

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5 Vital Behaviours to Learn When You Become a Leader

  By: Cindy Wahler Individual contributors are rewarded when they consistently meet timelines, produce high-quality work, demonstrate initiative and fit well within company culture. Assuming you hit these markers, your.

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Gabon’s President Bongo Sworn In After Disputed Elections

  Ali Bongo Ondimba was sworn in Tuesday as Gabon’s president for a second seven-year term, after winning re-election by a slim margin in a disputed vote. At the swearing-in.

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MTN Denies Illegal Transfer of $14 Billion from Nigeria

South African telecoms giant MTN on Wednesday denied an allegation that it had illegally repatriated $13.92 billion from Nigeria, saying the claim was without merit. Lawmakers in the upper house.

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Kenya Rolls Out New Child-friendly TB Drugs

By Lenny Ruvaga This week Kenya becomes the first country in the world to roll out child-friendly tuberculosis medicines nationwide. The improved treatment was first unveiled at a conference in.

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