Uganda: TB Patients to Get Monthly Food, Transport Fees
24/03/2016Patients suffering from multi-drug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TD) are set to receive food and transport of about Shs170,000 during their monthly visits to hospital.
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Tanzania: Schools to Teach Chinese Language
24/03/2016The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has recently introduced a Diploma in Chinese language, which is geared towards preparing local teachers to teach the language.
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Lagos, Kebbi to Produce 70% of Nigeria’s Rice Requirements
24/03/2016Lagos and Kebbi State Governments have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which they said would culminate in the production of 70 per cent of Nigeria’s rice requirements annually.
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Senegal: Voters Back Shorter Presidential Terms
24/03/2016The people of Senegal have voted in favour of constitutional changes including reducing presidential terms from seven to five years from 2019, according to the results of Sunday’s referendum put.
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Nigerian Parliament Approves 2016 Record Budget
24/03/2016Nigeria’s parliament has recently approved record spending for 2016 in a budget that gave few clues about how Africa’s top oil producer can find the money with energy prices still.
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Congo President Sassou Nguesso Wins Re-Election
24/03/2016Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won a new five-year term with 60.39 percent of the vote, the interior minister has recently said. Interior Minister Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou announced.
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Boko Haram: U.S. Social Intervention in North Eastern Nigeria Exceeds $200m
24/03/2016The United States Agency for the International Development (USAID) and the U.S. government have so far spent over $200 million on intervention programmes across states in the North-East that are.
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Australia Says Mozambique Debris Likely From Missing MH370
24/03/2016Australia said on Thursday debris recovered this month in Mozambique was highly likely to be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, while Malaysia called for a stepped up search of.
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Forests Destruction Poses Threat to Climate Change Fight – Kofi Annan
24/03/2016The world could miss out in the fight against climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if the current scale of forest destruction continues, according to Kofi Annan,.
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Nigeria: Clean-up of N-Delta Oil Spills Begins in Three Weeks
24/03/2016The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently said that it would commence the clean-up of oil spills in the Niger Delta region starting from Ogoni land within the next three.
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