Nigeria: CBN Set Interest on Lending Rate at 5%
03/02/2016The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has recently said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to five per cent interest on lending rate.
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African Leaders Support Withdrawal from ICC
02/02/2016African leaders have recently backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African.
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Peace and Security
Eastern Africa Standby Force to Open Headquarters in Ethiopia
02/02/2016As part of efforts to enhance security in the East African region, Ethiopia has recently signed an agreement to host the headquarters of Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF). The agreement.
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Republican Cruz beats Trump in Iowa Caucus, Clinton and Sanders tie
02/02/2016U.S. Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party’s presidential race and creating a three-way competition with establishment candidate Senator.
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CAR Schedules Presidential Run-Off Election
02/02/2016The Central African Republic’s transitional government has recently announced that the country will hold the second round of its presidential election on February 14, with two former prime ministers facing.
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Trade and Investment
Rwanda Calls for Removal of Trade Barriers
02/02/2016The Rwandan business community has recently identified some trade barriers which it wants the East African governments to remove in order for the country’s goods and services to be more.
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Organisation Set to Empower Africans in the United States
01/02/2016A non-profit organization founded to serve as a unified association for Africans in the diasporic United States, United People for African Congress (UPAC), has recently launched a programme aimed at.
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Nigeria: We’ll Vote More Funds for Women Projects- Buhari
01/02/2016The Nigerian President President Muhammadu Buhari, has recently said that his government will increase budgetary allocations to projects by the various federal ministries, agencies and departments specifically targeted at improving.
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African Heads of State Celebrate Progress against Malaria
01/02/2016African leaders have recently gathered under the auspices of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), at the 26th African Union Summit to celebrate unprecedented progress against malaria in Africa. President.
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EU Announces Budgetary Package to Boost Employment in Ghana
01/02/2016Barely a year after the European bloc supported Ghana with €190 million to improve service delivery, the European Union (EU) has recently announced €31.6 million in aid to bolster the.
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