Trump Budget Spares Kenya from Deep Cuts in Aid
25/05/2017By: Kevin J. Kelley President Donald Trump’s proposed US spending plan generally spares Kenya from the deep cuts the White House is seeking in the overall foreign assistance budget. The.
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Al-Shabaab claims attacks on Somalia, Kenya
25/05/2017By: Harun Maruf The African extremist group Al-Shabab said it carried out three attacks in Somalia and Kenya on Wednesday that killed 16 people, most of them police and security.
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Gambia in Talks with China, Norway Investors to Revive Economy
25/05/2017Gambian officials are holding talks with Chinese and Norwegian investors on infrastructure projects to drive economic growth in the West African nation after decades of dictatorship, a minister said..
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How ‘Water Crisis’ Affects Malawi
25/05/2017By: Pius Nyondo Baseflow, a team of water engineers in the country, has described the reality of access to safe and clean water in the country as unfortunate, saying.
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South Africa: Joint Parliament Meeting Agrees to Discuss Violence against Women
25/05/2017The chairpersons of three Parliament portfolio committees will convene a joint meeting to debate the ongoing scourge and rise of violence against women in SA. Police committee chairperson Francois Beukman.
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Africa Records Growth in the Face of Recession
25/05/2017By: Barnabas Thondhlana Despite challenging times occasioned by the global economic recession, Africa continues to post resilient growth, with growth expected to pick up from 2.2% last year to.
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#AfricaDay: SA urged to be more welcoming towards migrants
25/05/2017By: Mia Lindeque As Africans mark the Africa Day today, the African Diaspora Forum has questioned the way South Africa manages the migration of Africans into the country. The forum.
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Ghana OCTP Gas Field Set to Start Production
24/05/2017According to a petroleum sector publication, Eni has launched production from the Integrated Oil and Gas Development Project in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, off Ghana’s western coast..
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Ethiopian Becomes First African to Head WHO
24/05/2017Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected as the new head of the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first African to lead the United Nations health agency. Ethiopia’s former.
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Ivory Coast: 3 Ex-rebels Killed in Police clash
24/05/2017By: Olivier Monnier Three ex-rebels in Ivory Coast were killed Tuesday when police broke up a road blockade to end a protest by the former fighters over bonus payments. As many as.
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