Addis Ababa launches modern urban rail service
21/09/2015Ethiopia’s first modern urban commuter rail service has been launched in the capital Addis Ababa. The $470M project, which was mostly funded by China’s Exim Bank, is the first fully.
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African Development Bank (AfDB) Chief To Focus On Powering Africa
14/09/2015The African Development Bank (AfDB) will focus in coming years on tackling Africa’s chronic power shortages to try to unlock its economic potential and end its vulnerability to fluctuations in.
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New World Trade Center To Open In Abuja, Nigeria
11/09/2015Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja is about to get a new heart: a brand new World Trade Center complex. The development is expected to open to the public early next.
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America To Support Nigeria’s SMES Sector
09/09/2015The United State Government has once more expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Government in strengthening her Small and Medium Enterprise Industry for global competiveness. The US.
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President Barack Obama: A Man’s Love For His Fatherland
07/09/2015By: Kingsley Okeke President Barack Obama, disembarked Air Force One in Nairobi, last month, with a spring in his step, owing largely to the streaks of accomplishments that preceded his.
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Akinwumi Adesina Assumes Office As 8th President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
02/09/2015“We must light up and power Africa – as a Bank we will launch a new deal on energy for Africa” Former Nigerian Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina formally assumed office.
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WHO IS SOUTH AFRICA’S PREFERRED CANDIDATE TO REPLACE ZUMA
10/08/2015South Africans are opposed to nationalisation policies and the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) leader Julius Malema as their next president; they fear he could run the country into the ground resulting.
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Obama in Africa: 12 Things We Learned From His Historic Trip
03/08/2015Obama is on a roll. He arrived in east Africa on the back of a ruling upholding his healthcare plan, endorsement of his Pacific trade agreement, a nuclear deal with.
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Angolan capital remains world’s most expensive city for ‘expats’
29/07/2015So Mercer, the reputed global research body, released its 2015 Cost of Living Rankings which names the most (and least) expensive cities in the world for “expatriate employees”. This year,.
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World Bank appoints Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh Vice President, Treasurer
25/07/2015The World Bank has announced the appointment of the immediate past Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh, as Vice President and Treasurer. According to reports, ”.
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