How Africa’s Wealthiest Get Rich
03/12/2013“Don’t come to Africa and help, come and make money,” said Mo Ibrahim, Africa’s pioneer telecoms billionaire. As its economic promise continues to take shape, so Africa is churning out.
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Monetary Union: East African nations reach agreement
03/12/2013Heads of state of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, which have already signed a common market and a single customs union, said on Saturday that the protocol would allow them to.
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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma opens Nelson Mandela exhibition
20/11/2013South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has opened an exhibition about the life of the country’s first black leader, Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg. Mr Mandela’s Nobel Peace Prize, presidential briefcase and.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Approves $96m Credit Facility For Sierra Leone
30/10/2013The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $96 million 3-year enhanced credit facility for Sierra Leone, as it plans to support economic development and poverty reduction in the country..
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Exports Provide Support for Recovering Economies Worldwide
29/10/2013Nations worldwide remain focused on stabilizing their domestic economies, and exports are rapidly being recognized as a means of boosting profitability. The Export-Import Bank of the United States recently revealed.
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Eko Atlantic City Of Lagos: An engineering marvel on the sea! [SEE PHOTOS]
28/10/2013Nigeria is building one of the world’s biggest and ambitious city projects. Called Eko Atlantic city, it will come up on a sprawling land (5,000,000 square metres) reclaimed from the.
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World Bank plans universal access to banking facilities by 2020
21/10/2013*As Nigeria secures $1.4bn support At a major forum convened by the World Bank Group at the just concluded IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington DC, bankers, financial leaders.
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21 Quotes From African Billionaires On Business, Passion And Life
21/10/2013Power and drive are two things business leaders seem to have in common. Add an uncommon determination to succeed, and the extraordinary that pushes them to surpass expectations and do.
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THE WEST’S CONTEMPT FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE AND AFRICAN THOUGHT MUST STOP – Former President Thabo Mbeki
14/10/2013THE WEST’S CONTEMPT FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE AND AFRICAN THOUGHT MUST STOP –Former President Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mbeki, former South African President, says the time has come for Africans, and African.
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Folorunsho Alakija unseats TV queen, Oprah Winfrey as the richest black woman on earth with $7.3b oil fortune
12/10/2013Move over Oprah, Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated fortune of $7.3 billion. Africa boasts 55 billionaires – far.
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