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Guinea Bissau: President Names Baciro Dja as Prime Minister

Guinea 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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Brent Oil Pushes above $50 for First Time in Nearly Seven Months

Brent oil futures climbed above $50 a barrel on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven months, boosted after U.S. government figures showed a sharper-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks.

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U.N. Security Council Ends More Than a Decade of Sanctions, Arms Embargo on Liberia

The United Nations Security Council voted on Wednesday to end sanctions and an arms embargo on Liberia, citing the West African country’s successful stabilization more than a decade after a.

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Implementation of Agreement with S. Sudan Is Indivisible: Khartoum

Sudanese government recently stressed that the implementation of the cooperation agreement is indivisible and cannot be selective, ahead of meeting with South Sudanese officials to be held in Addis and.

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How to Build a Purpose-Driven Workforce

By Cheryl Dorsey Purpose matters in life and in business. This concept has long held a welcome place in the social sector as a driving force behind sustaining the commitment.

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Nigeria: States Endorse 22-Point Fiscal Reform Action Plan

Nigerian States have agreed to reform the finances of state and local governments under a fiscal sustainability programme to ensure their long term viability, according a recent press release from.

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Power Africa: U.S. Inks Agreement with Nigeria’s Power Distribution Companies

Abuja – Under President Obama’s landmark Power Africa initiative, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently launched a new assistance program that aims to improve power distribution performance.

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Nigeria: French Embassy to Support Food-Aid Projects

Abuja– Under the food-aid programme 2016, an instrument of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support actions for food security and recovery of the means of production, the French.

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Senegal to Build West Africa’s Largest Solar Energy Plant

French development agency PROPARCO will provide an 18-year 35.5 million euro ($39.54 million) loan to finance the construction and operation of a solar energy plant in Senegal, which it says.

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U.S., Vietnam Boost “Changing Relationship” through Education

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday launched Vietnam’s first privately funded university in what he said marked the next stage of an evolving relationship between the United States.

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