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Physician Says Clinton ‘Recovering Well’ From Pneumonia

By Ken Bredemeier Hillary Clinton’s doctor says the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate is “recovering well” from pneumonia and remains “fit to serve as president of the United States.” In a.

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Congo Government Strikes Deal With Some Opponents on Elections Sequence

Backers of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and part of the opposition agreed on Wednesday on the sequence of a series of upcoming elections, potentially removing a major.

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Africa: Agricultural Sector Gets US $30 Billion Boost

  By Wanjala Danson, Contributor African leaders, businesses and development partners have pledged more than US $30 billion dollars in investments for Africa smallholder farmers. The investment will go into.

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African Aviation Displays Healthy Growth

Analysis of International air travel to Africa this year (January to August) by ForwardKeys, a company that predicts future travel patterns by crunching and analysing 14m booking transactions a day,.

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Africa Oil Week Brings Together the Leading Corporate Players in Cape Town

There is still time to register for the world-class 23rd Africa Oil Week 2016 in Cape Town (31 October-4th November) on the current discounted fees option shown here, which ends.

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Africa’s Off-Grid Solar Market is Booming

By Maarten Kleijn, SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) As prices for solar components go down and new innovative business models arrive, the off-grid solar market in Africa is seeing a huge.

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Factors That Will Strengthen Africa’s Democratic Institutions

  By Kenneth Nkemnacho/ Contributor Infrastructures don’t build institutions; durable institutions build durable infrastructures. Until we realize this, we’ll keep pedaling in anti-clockwise direction on the premise of self deception,.

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Ghana Police Ready Special Measures to Avert Election Violence

  By Peter Clottey Police in Ghana say they have identified over 5,000 “hot spots” where violence is possible ahead of the December 7 elections, and they have begun special.

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North Korea Conducts Second Nuclear Test This Year

By Brian Padden North Korea has confirmed that a 5.3-magnitude artificial earthquake that occurred Friday morning near its Punggye-ri nuclear test site was caused by a nuclear test. U.S. Geological.

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In the Face of Rising Challenges, Nigerian Banks Stand Strong

         The Nigerian Banking Sector has, over the years evolved, and today has grown to become one of Africa’s most capitalised and highly regulated. Some of the.

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