World Bank Sees Zambia Economic Growth at 4 Percent in 2017
20/02/2017Zambia’s economic growth is seen rising to 4 percent in 2017 and 4.2 percent in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday, predicting a jump in copper prices and improved.
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Parts of South Sudan Experiencing Famine – Government Official
20/02/2017Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a senior government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country’s population would be food insecure by July. “In.
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Gambia’s New President Pledges Fresh Start, Economic Reform
20/02/2017Gambia’s President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country’s faltering economy with sweeping reforms as he sought to draw a line under the erratic 22-year rule of his.
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Mattis: US ‘Not in Iraq to Seize Anybody’s Oil’
20/02/2017U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Monday the United States does not intend to seize oil from Iraq, something President Donald Trump has in the past advocated as “spoils”.
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North Korea, Malaysia at Odds over Death of Kim Jong Un’s Brother
20/02/2017Diplomatic tensions are rising between North Korea and Malaysia in the aftermath of the apparent assassination of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kuala Lumpur has recalled.
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Says He Is People’s Choice for 2018 Election
20/02/2017Zimbabwe’s people and the ruling ZANU-PF party see no viable alternative candidate to President Robert Mugabe for general elections in 2018, state media quoted him as saying on Sunday. “They.
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UK Government Reviews Decision to Cut Aid to Ghana
20/02/2017By James Ayitey The United Kingdom government has announced that it has reviewed its decision to cut aid to Ghana. In an exclusive interview with JOYBUSINESS, UK foreign Secretary, Boris.
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Rwanda: New U.N, Scheme to Empower Women Entrepreneurs Launched
20/02/2017By Appolonia Uwanziga The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new initiative to support and empower rural women across the country. The organisation last week launched the.
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9 Phrases Smart People Never Use in Conversation
20/02/2017We’ve all said things that people interpreted much differently than we thought they would. These seemingly benign comments lead to the awful feeling that only comes when you’ve planted your.
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Nigeria is witnessing a Quiet revolution in the Agricultural Sector –– Audu Ogbeh
20/02/2017Nigeria’s agricultural potential has never been in doubt. With its large amounts of uncultivated arable land, the country was a hub of Cocoa; palm Oil and groundnut production.
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