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A Kenyan financier talks about opportunity and investment in the business of education

The first thing a visitor to the Fanisi Capital boardroom notices when he walks in is a big black television and, below the television, a picture. It is an interesting.

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Uganda Faces Travel Ban Over Anti-Gay Law

  The Brussels-based European Parliament has backed a resolution imposing travel and visa bans against “key individuals responsible for drafting and adopting” the anti-homosexuality laws in Nigeria and Uganda. During.

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Nairobi is Ranked Africa’s Most Expensive City

A growing middle class culminating into rising costs in the past one year has seen Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi depose Lagos – Nigeria’s commercial hub – as the most expensive.

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Angola, Namibia, Nigeria Fastest Growing Countries In Africa – Report

Angola, Namibia and Nigeria are the fastest growing countries in Africa in terms of wealth per capita, according to a report by New World Wealth. The countries were ranked by.

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The 20 Young Power Women In Africa 2013

Source: Forbes This generation of young African women is the most ambitious yet. They are eager to build industries, reform societies, save lives, rewrite history, and transform the continent. Our.

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South Africa opposition parties merge

South Africa’s main opposition party has announced anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele will be its presidential candidate this year. Ms Ramphele, the companion of late black consciousness leader Steve Biko, only.

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A Continent Of Contrasts – Wealth In Africa

Despite the international media’s tendency to speak in sweeping statements about the landmass called Africa, it is as economically diverse as it is geographically and culturally varied. The historical discourse.

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10 Important Things To Know About Africa in 2014

“If your yam is white, you should cover it while you eat,” an African proverb reads. Put in context of the recent economic resurgence across the continent, the question posed.

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Africa’s 5 Best Performing Economies 2013

That Africa is set to become the world’s economic engine in the next 10 years or during the 21st century is no doubt a well-known fact. But that almost all.

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In Perspective: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf And The Liberian Dream

One of Africa’s oldest presidents joining the likes of Cameroon’s Paul Biya and Zimbabwe’s Robert “Bob” Mugabe. Head of one of Africa’s and the world’s most corrupt states. Former President.

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