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Interview: We are building an Abuja that everyone will be proud of – Sen. Bala Mohammed

Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed was the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District in Nigeria’s National Assembly from where he was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory by President Goodluck.

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Ethiopia Secures $1.26bn To Strengthen Regional Energy Push

Ethiopia has secured a syndicated $1.26bn fund for an Ethiopia-Kenya high-voltage transmission line, due for completion in 2015, with the economic spillovers expected to benefit neighboring countries. The project is.

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Horn of Africa piracy ‘netted $400m’ from 2005-2012

Pirates operating off the Horn of Africa netted more than $400m (£251m) in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank and UN report says. It says the.

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Long-awaited election: Madagascar voters go to polls

Voters in Madagascar are going to the polls in the first election since the military-backed coup four years ago. Two front-runners are competing with a similar pledge to rebuild Madagascar’s.

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MasterCard Foundation To Support Girl Child Education In Africa

MasterCard through its innovative 10-year global initiative, MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program has partnered with BRAC, the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) to.

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Using IT To Rebuild: Rwanda eyes knowledge economy with tech revolution

The One Laptop Per Child initiative has seen thousands of laptops distributed across Rwandan schools Olive Uwineza is 12 years old and dreams of becoming president one day. She sits.

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Fast-food giants target Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic renaissance is fueling an investment drive by fast food joints looking to tap the continent’s growing middle class. The likes of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Domino’s.

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WITH 20 BILLIONAIRES, NIGERIA TOPS AFRICA BILLIONAIRES LIST

There are far more African billionaires than previously thought, Ventures magazine said Monday in a report on the continent’s mega-rich, but the number of Africans living in extreme poverty has.

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Development Finance Institution Will ‘Ease’ Access To Funds In Nigeria – Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigeria is billed to set up a development finance institution that will make access to funds easy and spur economic growth. Speaking at a Centenary Lecture of the Lagos Chamber.

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What It Takes To Build Nigeria’s Largest SME Data Company

Vconnect with an initial capital of $63,000 amassed a database of 700,000 business listings in a market where naspers’ mocality shutdown Deepankar Rustagi is an entrepreneur of Indian descent, but.

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