Celebrating an African Icon – Mohammed Dewji
08/03/2017Mohammed Dewji was born in Singida, a rural town in central Tanzania on May 8, 1975, where his grandmother and subsequently his father, operated a small trading.
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Nigeria Trade Balance Turns Positive in Q4 as Exports Jump
06/03/2017Nigeria’s trade balance turned positive in the fourth quarter of 2016 after exports rose by more than half, the national bureau of statistics said on Saturday, the.
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Risk of Nigeria Devaluing Naira Rising, But It Won’t Float Freely
24/02/2017Nigeria’s authorities may soon devalue the naira but won’t fully relinquish control over it, instead taking steps to narrow the gap between the official and black market rates to boost.
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South Africa’s Unemployment Falls To 26.5 Pct in Q4 2016
15/02/2017South Africa’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of last year retreated from its highest in 13 years as key sectors hired more workers, a further sign of recovery in.
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Trump’s Plans Could Boost US Economy, Endanger Global Advances- IMF Chief
13/02/2017International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde voiced optimism recently that U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tax cuts and construction spending would boost the American economy, but said they could cause.
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Automakers Seen Investing $615 Mln in South Africa This Year: NAAMSA
13/02/2017South Africa’s automotive sector capital expenditure is projected to rise to 8.2 billion rand ($615 million) this year from 6.4 billion rand in 2016, the auto industry body said in.
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Nigeria: Dangote, China’s Sinotruck to Set-up $100Mln Truck Plant
18/01/2017Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has partnered with China’s heavy duty truck group Sinotruck to set up a $100 million plant to assemble trucks and cars in Nigeria for local.
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Climate Change: Experts Seek Timely Implementation to Support Rural Farmers
08/12/2016Experts at the 2016 African Economic Conference recently called for timely implementation of climate actions and release of information capable of assisting rural farmers against climate change impacts. The experts.
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Shaking the Roots of 70 Years of Global Economic and Political Structures Will Change the World
17/11/2016By Martin Roche, Writer at Large As 2016 draws to a close we can be assured that it is a year that will be seen by history as.
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PPC Zim Commissions $85mln Cement Plant
16/11/2016Barnabas Thondhlana Cement manufactuer PPC Zimbabwe says it expects to increase exports into the region after commissioning a $85 million plant in Harare which will double the firm’s cement production.
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