Nigeria’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rate to 14%
20/07/2022The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate (monetary policy rate) to 14% from 13%, being the second.
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Liberia, Ireland Reaffirm Commitment to Promote Bilateral Cooperation
20/07/2022Liberia and Ireland have rekindled their commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation: emphasizing trade and investment; as well as driving democratic governance and human rights. Speaking in Dublin, at Aras an.
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Ghana to sign $3.2 billion railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium
20/07/2022Ghana’s government will sign an agreement next week with Thelo DB consortium for a $3.2 billion project to develop and make operational its Western Railway Line, the company said in.
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UN Chief Guterres eulogises healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela
19/07/2022UN secretary-general António Guterres has hailed the late Nelson Mandela, the first black president of post-apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon for the outstanding legacy he left behind. Mr.
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Liberia’s Gov’t, Partners Kick-off Rabies Vaccination Campaign
19/07/2022The Government of Liberia in collaboration with its One Health platform partners and the division of Veterinary Services at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), has launched a 13 – day.
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Zambia Extradites Chinese Children Exploiter to Malawi
19/07/2022Authorities in Zambia have extradited a Chinese citizen who fled Malawi last month over accusations of selling exploitative videos of Malawian children to China. Police in Malawi told VOA Sunday.
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Nigerian unions to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike
19/07/2022The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on a two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements.
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Egypt’s Sisi, Kuwait Crown Prince talk ways of enhancing bilateral ties
19/07/2022President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the Jeddah Regional Summit with the United States.
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‘Gov’t Committed to Ending Electricity Nightmare’ – Finance Minister
19/07/2022The Liberia Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel Tweah, has reiterated the government’s commitment to ending the cycle of insufficient electricity during the dry season. Tweah added that the.