The 5 Richest Kings In Africa
04/06/2014Africa may be full of democratically governed countries, but it is still the land of many kings. Sure, there are only three African countries with constitutional monarchies – Morocco, Swaziland.
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Africa: Promoting Private Capital to Fuel Africa’s Energy Growth – U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz
04/06/2014Washington, DC —This week the governments of the United States and Ethiopia are co-hosting a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, researchers and some 30.
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Peter Mutharika Sworn in As New Malawi President
02/06/2014Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as the new president of Malawi. The 74-year-old-leader of the Democratic Progressive Party was sworn in Saturday in the commercial capital, Blantyre. Mutharika said.
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Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election
30/05/2014Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election on Thursday but a low turnout threatened to deprive him of the strong mandate he.
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Nigeria To Construct Africa’s First Gas Industrial Park
30/05/2014In furtherance of its commitment to boosting gas processing in the country, Nigeria is set to construct the first and largest gas industrial park in Africa, Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani.
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U.S. Ends Restrictions on Madagascar
30/05/2014The United States says that it has lifted remaining restrictions on direct assistance in light of the successful elections in 2013 and installation of a new government earlier in 2014..
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Nigeria Is Third Largest Mobile Phones Market in the World – Minister for the Economy, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala
29/05/2014Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has said Nigeria is the largest mobile phones market in the world. Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this in Ilorin during the.
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Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan Signs N4.964 Trillion 2014 Budget
27/05/2014The coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday refuted claims by the leadership of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies that poor funding.
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Egypt Presidential Elections: Voting Begins
26/05/2014Egyptians have begun voting in a two-day presidential election after three years of political turmoil which has seen hundreds killed in clashes. Polling stations opened on Monday morning across the.
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South Sudan crisis: Donors pledge $600m at conference
23/05/2014The conflict in South Sudan has left people with little access to food Donors including the US and the UK have pledged more than $600m (£360m; 440m euros) in aid.
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