“Youths are Africa’s future” says UBA CEO
17/12/2014The future progress of Africa, as a continent, is in the hands of its youthful population, Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.
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Nigerian Banks Raised U.S.$2.5 Billion to Fund Acquisition of Shell Oil Blocks
17/12/2014The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, has stated that his bank and some other Nigerian banks accounted for about $2.5 billion used.
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$500M E-Commerce Platforms Emerge in Africa, Middle East
04/12/2014While 140 million Americans were shopping over this Black Friday holiday here, millions more were shopping online on two huge retailers whose names you’ve probably never heard of: Jumia, headquartered.
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International Football Stars Unite in the Fight against Ebola
23/11/2014The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, are joining forces with global health experts to help.
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Diplomat Kafando Named As Burkina Faso’s Interim President
19/11/2014A special committee has chosen Michel Kafando as Burkina Faso’s interim president, to lead the country until elections next November. Authorities in Ouagadougou were under international pressure to restore civilian.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Late Zambian President Michael Sata
31/10/2014Zambia’s fifth president, Michael Sata, died Oct. 28, 2014, after rumors circulated for months that he was ill. Aged 77, Sata led Zambia since his election in September 2011 as the leader.
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Oil rich Angola Want To Make Global Impact
25/10/2014Angola’s recent election to the UN Security Council is part of a wider bid to polish its veteran president’s image and transform the fast emerging oil-rich country into a regional.
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Help Us: Liberian President Writes A Touching letter To The World On Ebola
23/10/2014Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has written a touching letter to the world to ask for help in putting an end to theEbola outbreak which has brought her country.
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Africa’s Giant Mega Infrastructure Projects
25/09/2014Resource rich and home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the stage is set for Africa to become the world’s next industrial juggernaut. But making this dream a reality.
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Africa Gets First Taste For World Economic Development Forum
17/09/2014The World Economic Development Forum (WEDF) kicked off in Rwanda on the 15th, September 2014; this being the first time the high‐profile event is held in Africa. This year marks.
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