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Botswana Lends Voice to SADC Women Empowerment Initiative

The announcement by Botswana that it is ready to sign a regional protocol that advances gender equality and equity signals another important step towards the empowerment of women and sustainable.

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Nigeria, Morocco Fertilizer Deal Creates 50, 000 jobs

  About 50, 000 jobs have been created in the country following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the supply of phosphate between the Nigerian government and.

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Tanzania Does Not Support Withdrawal from ICC

Tanzania will not pull out of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) much as it has raised concerns on a number of issues such as ‘perceived persecution’ against Africans, which.

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Saving Guinea From Another Havoc

With presidential election scheduled to take place in Guinea in early October this year, it is important to assess the level of Guinea’s preparedness on the subject and how it.

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Africa: How Corruption Drives Illicit Financial Flows

Without significant anti-corruption measures on national, continental and international levels, African states will continually expose themselves to the risks of corruption and illicit financial flows. Effectively tackling corruption will certainly.

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South Africa Condemns Military Take-Over in Lesotho

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has warned the military in Lesotho that South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) will not.

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America Partnering to Counter Terrorism in Africa

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania underscored, Africa-based terrorists threaten the interests of the United States.

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AU to Grant Immunity to Sitting Leaders

The decision by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) to grant sitting African leaders immunity from prosecution for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity is a backward step.

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Nigeria hosts the 25th World Economic Forum

Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world, moves a step further this week towards international visibility and relevance as it plays host to the 25th edition of the.

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International Nuclear Security Summit – Why Africa Must Make Its Voice Heard

Of the 53 countries invited to participate in the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit that is taking place in The Hague today and tomorrow, six are from Africa. This is a.

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