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Time for Africa Oil & Gas Industry To Consider Change: Pwc Review

By Banabas thondhlanab, Contributor The decline in the global oil price has led to a reduced level of activity across the African continent and had an impact on countries that.

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Uganda: Private Sector Okays Workplace Gender Equality Programme

  By Monitor Reporter The private sector in Uganda has pledged to adopt the Gender Equality Seal Certification Programme for Public and Private Enterprises – a model pioneered by the.

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3 Powerful Ways to Stay Positive

We’ve all received the well-meaning advice to “stay positive.” The greater the challenge, the more this glass-half-full wisdom can come across as Pollyannaish and unrealistic. It’s hard to find the.

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Humanitarian Aid to Reach 800,000 Nigerians in North East  

By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are scaling up emergency operations in northeast Nigeria to reach people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency. Aid groups recently.

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Earthquake Hits Central Italy, At Least 37 Dead

A strong earthquake shook central Italy early Wednesday causing extensive damage to areas near the epicenter and killing at least 37 people. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at.

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Nigeria: Air Force Says Top Boko Haram Fighters Killed

By Lesley Wroughton Nigeria’s air force said it had killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged.

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Ghana Producer Inflation Rises to 10.3 Percent In July

Ghana’s producer price inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 percent year-on-year in July from 7.6 percent the month before, driven by rising gold prices, the statistics office said on Wednesday. PPI.

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Improving and Keeping the Lights on in Africa

By: Inih Essien, Contributor The word POWER is one that inspires an abundance of mixed emotions among Africans. From despair to resignation to faint hope and outright delusion, the gamut.

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North Korea Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile towards Japan

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for.

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Angola’s Ruling Party Picks Leaders Ahead of 2017 Election

Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has recently elected new party leaders, including a former army general, seen as a front-runner to succeed long-time president José.

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