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Uganda: BoU Wary Over Weak Growth in Major Economies

The Bank of Uganda has recently expressed fears that Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and remittances to Uganda are projected to fall this year due to a slowdown in economic growth.

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Kenya: Firms Commit to Increasing Women in Boardrooms

Listed companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange have recently committed themselves to increasing the proportion of women in boardrooms to reduce inequality. The UN sponsored event called for an urgent.

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Family and Fine Wines in South Africa’s Elgin Valley

By Deborah Stoll Cluver Wine’s managing director Paul Clüver (left) and winemaker Andries Burger If Paul Clüver didn’t go into the family business he would have, “probably done something boring.

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UN Security Council to vote on North Korea sanctions

The UN Security Council will vote on a US-drafted resolution imposing a raft of new sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear test and rocket launch, US diplomats said. The.

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Top 10 Steps to Set and Achieve Goals

By: Dr. Philip E. Humbert It’s been said that everyone has goals, whether we know it or not. We have goals to keep our current job, or to get a.

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South’s Pulling out of Industrial Zone ‘Declaration of War’- North Korea

North Korea has recently said it was kicking out all South Koreans from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone on Thursday, calling the South’s move to suspend operations, in retaliation.

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Nigeria: Redeemer’s Varsity Develops 10mins Lassa Fever Test-Kit

In the light of the raging Lassa fever virus, the Redeemer’s University, (RUN), Ede, Osun State, has recently developed a test kit known as Pan-Lassa Rapid Diagnostics Test (PL RDT),.

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Nigerian, Kenyan Presidents Join Forces against Terrorism, Corruption

As part of efforts to make Africa a better place, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his Kenyan counterpart, President Uhuru Kenyatta have recently pledged to work together in addressing the.

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A New African Invention Prevents Death By Car Accident!

By Ehis Ayere ehis@old.africanleadership.co.uk Samuel Adewumi, an award-winning Nigerian inventor, has recently introduced a new technology called FIRE-Boss Automatic Extinguisher designed to automatically help forestall fire outbreaks resulting from car.

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CFAO OPENS FIRST AFRICAN MALL IN IVORY COAST

As part of a major drive to tap into the growth of Africa’s middle classes, French distribution group Comptoir Francais de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CFAO), has recently opened its first.

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