Somalia Moves to Party Politics in Bid to Cut Clan Rivalry
10/08/2016By Abdi Sheikh Members of Somalia’s new parliament to be elected this year must join a political party within two years or step down as part of efforts to shift.
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Only 5 Percent of CEOs in Africa Are Women – McKinsey
10/08/2016There is a business case to have women in leadership. According to the McKinsey Women Matter report for Africa, released recently, there is a link between companies which perform.
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Nigeria: FG Says It Has No Plan to Increase Fuel Price
10/08/2016Nigeria’s federal government has recently denied reports of an imminent increase in pump price of fuel. There had been speculations of a fresh raise, two months after the government increased.
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Nigerians in Diaspora Call on Lawmakers to Protect Economy
09/08/2016By: Samson Atekojo Usman The United Kingdom chapter of Nigerians In the Diaspora Monitoring Group has recently said that it was a global trend, especially under a democratic.
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President Obama Announces New Initiative for Africa Youths
09/08/2016Starting next summer, African youth will have an opportunity to gain technical and leadership skills through a new Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) internship program, Africa’s Promise. MCC’s new initiative,.
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Uganda: Central Bank Reduces Lending Rate to 14 Percent
09/08/2016As part of efforts to support the country’s high economic growth and private sector credit, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has recently moved to provide a stimulus in the economy.
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Telco towers deal “boost to enterprise and business growth in Democratic Republic of Congo”-EAIF chair
08/08/2016US$20 million loan is 5th EAIF deal with Helios Towers Africa The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF or the Fund) has announced that it has loaned US$20 million to.
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Tanzania: Activists Reject Govt. Appeal on Marriage Act
08/08/2016Child rights activists in Tanzania have recently opposed governments move to appeal against the High Court ruling that outlaws the marriage of children below the age of 18. The Tanzania.
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African Varsities to Develop Curricula to Tackle Land Governance Challenges
08/08/2016Senior leadership drawn from sixteen African universities and institutions of higher learning have endorsed key recommendations to review land governance curricula, with a view to ensuring land professions better respond.
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EAC to Phase out Dollar as Cross-Border Trade Currency
08/08/2016Members of the East African Community states have recently announced that the America dollar will soon seize to be the medium of exchange for cross-border trade. This.
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