African Nations Agree to Protect Forests
17/11/2016By Alex Whiting Central and West African countries have promised to protect their tropical forests from being cut down to make way for palm oil crops, in a declaration signed.
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Mission ‘Break the Ultimate Glass Ceiling: Beyond the US Loss
17/11/2016Following recent announcements which declared Republican Party candidate Donald Trump as the president-elect of the United States of America, several thoughts have trailed women groups as to the effect of.
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ALM EDITORS SET TO ANNOUNCE NOMINEES FOR 2016 PERSON OF THE YEAR
16/11/2016Barring any last minute change, the Editorial board of the African Leadership Magazine UK, will be unveiling the nominees for the 2016 ALM Person of the Year. With nominations.
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Nigeria: Adeosun Seeks to Recover Un-Remitted N450bn Operating Surpluses from MDAs
16/11/2016The Federal Ministry of Finance has announced the constitution of a committee to recover unremitted operating surpluses of agencies of government, running into N450 billion. The committee led by.
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Developing Countries to Receive Extra Support for Tobacco Control
16/11/2016Barnabas Thondhlana Developing countries will receive dedicated support to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), the best instrument to ensure tobacco control worldwide that has.
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PPC Zim Commissions $85mln Cement Plant
16/11/2016Barnabas Thondhlana Cement manufactuer PPC Zimbabwe says it expects to increase exports into the region after commissioning a $85 million plant in Harare which will double the firm’s cement production.
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Gambia to Withdraw from International Criminal Court
15/11/2016Gambia has notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on.
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Global Climate Change Action ‘Unstoppable’ Despite Trump- Ban Ki-moon
15/11/2016U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday action on climate change has become “unstoppable”, and he expressed hopes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would drop plans to quit.
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Opera Reaches 100 Million Users in Africa
14/11/2016By Barnabas Thondhlana Opera currently has 100 million users in Africa, with an 86.41% market share in Kenya, 71.83% in Nigeria and 53.1% in South Africa Internet company,.
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Women in leadership
Former Somali Refugee Makes History in U.S. Elections
13/11/2016By Chrispin Mwakideu Following Hillary Clinton’s defeat, the US will have to wait longer for a woman president, but for a young newly-elected state representative of Somali origin, the future.
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