Standard Chartered Launches Mobile Banking Push in Africa
31/05/2016In a bid to promote growth in Africa, Standard Chartered is set to launch its mobile and online banking platform in eight African countries.
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Tanzania: Gov’t to Take Tough Measures to Preserve Environment
31/05/2016By Syriacus Buguzi The government has recently said yesterdayit is going close down fuel stations, mines and high rise buildings whose owners don’t possess valid environmental impact assessment (EIA) certificates.
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Turkey Hopes to Reopen Tripoli Embassy, Build Economic Ties
31/05/2016Turkey’s foreign minister said during a recent visit to Tripoli that his country hoped to be the first to reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital, following the arrival of.
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Why Nigeria’s Buhari Is Visiting Restive Niger Delta Region
31/05/2016Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday visit the Niger Delta region, rocked by attacks on oil and gas facilities, for the first time since taking office a year ago,.
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Attempted North Korea missile launch fails- South Korea
31/05/2016North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the.
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Nigeria: FG Promises Economic Empowerment for N/Delta Region
31/05/2016The Federal Government and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have resolved to work together to stop the recent upsurge in attacks on critical oil and gas installations and ensure.
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Africa: AfDB to Invest $5billion to Fight Drought
27/05/2016By Michael Chawe The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has recently announced a $549m (Shs1.8 trillion) plan to support countries deal with drought and other effects of climate change on the.
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South Sudan Women Demand Role in Transitional Government
27/05/2016South Sudanese women’s rights activists are calling on the leaders of the Transitional Government of National Unity to include more women in the various branches of government that are to.
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Trump Vows to Undo Obama’s Climate Agenda in Appeal to Oil Sector
27/05/2016Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to roll back some of America’s most ambitious environmental policies, actions that he said would revive the ailing U.S. oil.
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Guinea Bissau: President Names Baciro Dja as Prime Minister
27/05/2016Guinea Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named Baciro Dja as prime minister late on Thursday, according to a presidential decree, sparking protests from political opponents who said the appointment was.
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