Africa’s 5 Best Performing Economies 2013
26/12/2013That 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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Nigeria Secures More Funds For Power Sector Transformation
23/12/2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a (N29.4billion) $184.2 million loan to drive Nigeria’s power sector privatisation agenda, and a further $3.1 million to propel its vision 2020 power.
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AFC Signs $250m Syndicated Loan To Boost African Investment
23/12/2013Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed a $250 million syndicated loan facility to support investment and trade finance across the continent. According to an official statement, the facility – which.
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Agriculture Ministry Signs $20m Deal To Boost Cassava Bread Production: Nigeria
19/12/2013Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed a N4.3 billion ($20m) facility deal with the Bank of Industry (BOI) to boost the production of cassava bread in the.
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An underwater hotel opens in Africa
06/12/2013Joining a list of other experimental under-the-sea hotel rooms in Florida, Sweden and the Maldives, the underwater room at Manta Resort on remote Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar Archipelago immerses guests 4m below the.
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Samsung Partners Kenyan University To Supply Lowcost Laptops
03/12/2013Electronic giant, Samsung has come into agreement with a Kenyan institution, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to subsidize the cost of laptops for its student. Samsung,.
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Monetary Union: East African nations reach agreement
03/12/2013Heads of state of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, which have already signed a common market and a single customs union, said on Saturday that the protocol would allow them to.
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New East African railway launched
28/11/2013Kenya has formally launched a new, Chinese-financed railway which should extend across East Africa to reach South Sudan, DR Congo and Burundi. The first section will link the Kenyan port.
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Samsung Offers Smart Business Solutions To Zimbabwean Government
26/11/2013Multinational tech giant, Samsung Electronics has partnered with Zimbabwean Lines Products and Services (LPS) to provide business-to-business (B2B) and government solutions across the Southern African country. The new partnership involves.
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Google Announces Project To Boost Internet Connectivity In Uganda
25/11/2013US tech giant Google, today announced Project Link, an initiative to connect Internet service providers (ISPs) in Kampala, Uganda to a metro fiber network to boost connectivity and internet speed.
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