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Malawians push for speedy Cashgate trials

The largest financial scandal to hit Malawi has rocked domestic and international confidence. Blantyre, Malawi – With more than $250m siphoned off from government coffers, citizens here want officials to.

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Global Investors Turn Focus To Kenya Ahead Of $2bn Eurobond Sale

Global investors are showing an increased interest in Kenya, with the expected issuing of Sh172 billion ($2 billion) Eurobond attracting interest from leading global investment firms. Already, a minimum of.

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Africa Needs ‘Marshall Plan’ To Tackle Employment Challenge – Tony Elumelu

Africapitalism proponent and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu, has said that Africa must do more to tackle the threat of unemployment, which risks derailing the continent’s much-touted economic.

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African Leadership Magazine Hosts Successful Africa-Middle East Energy Summit In Abu-Dhabi

Dateline Sheraton Hotel Abu Dhabi, UAE, Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 23:15 Hours. African Leadership Magazine, the leading organization engaged in building bridges of alliances and interactions between Africa and the.

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US Secretary of Commerce To Visit West Africa

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will lead an Energy Business Development Mission to West Africa with stops in Ghana and Nigeria from May 18-23, 2014. The mission will promote.

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China Emerges Tanzania’s Major Investor

China’s total direct investment in Tanzania soared from $700 million in 2011 to $2.1 billion last year, turning the world’s second biggest economy into the biggest foreign investor in the.

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Agriculture Ministry Signs $20m Deal To Boost Cassava Bread Production: Nigeria

Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed a N4.3 billion ($20m) facility deal with the Bank of Industry (BOI) to boost the production of cassava bread in the.

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Nelson Mandela, Anti-apartheid Icon And Father Of Modern South Africa, Dies At 95

South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has announced the passing of anti-apartheid activist and globally renowned statesman Nelson Mandela, following months of illness. Mandela, who was 95, was a globally respected icon, who spent.

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How Africa’s Wealthiest Get Rich

“Don’t come to Africa and help, come and make money,” said Mo Ibrahim, Africa’s pioneer telecoms billionaire. As its economic promise continues to take shape, so Africa is churning out.

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Egypt’s 6 Richest Businessmen Make Up 4.3% Of Total Wealth: Credit Suisse

Egypt, home to an estimated 52 million adults, houses approximately 22,250 millionaires, accounting for 0.04 percent of its total adult population, according to a research by leading global investment bank.

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