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Nigeria: NCAA Cautions Pilots, others on Adverse Weather

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cautioned pilots, airline operators and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to comply with directives on the recent inherent danger associated with severe thunderstorms.

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Nigeria: New Naira Investor Rate Eases for Second Day

By Oludare Mayowa and Chijioke Ohuocha The value of Nigeria’s latest naira exchange rate, set specifically for portfolio investors, eased for a second straight day on Wednesday even as the.

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Nigeria’s Buhari Seeks Approval to Borrow $6.93 Bln from China, World Bank

By: Camillus Eboh Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking parliament’s approval for a proposal to borrow $5.85 billion from China to modernise its rail network and another $1.075 billion from.

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New Zealand Calls for Donations to Assist Drought-Stricken Kenya

ChildFund New Zealand and Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are calling for urgent donations to provide emergency food and water aid to children and their families in drought-stricken Turkana, Kenya, following.

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Gold Slips to Two-week Low on Improved Risk Appetite; Equities Rally

By: Sethuraman N R Gold fell to a two-week low Wednesday, as investors opted for riskier assets such as equities on renewed optimism over the U.S. economy and as political.

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South Africa: Jacob Zuma Down but Not Out

The last year has been a bumpy one for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. Mr. Zuma has appeared to veer from one crisis to another. The latest being the negative.

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ECOWAS Threatens Sanctions in Guinea-Bissau amid Political Impasse

By: Alberto Dabo West African regional bloc ECOWAS said Tuesday, it was ready to impose targeted sanctions against those it deems responsible for blocking the implementation of a deal to.

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North Korea Warns as U.S. Plans Next Move

By Ju-min Park  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, has said that the United States was looking at ways to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program as North Korean state media.

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Nigeria: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Airport Re-opens

    By Chris Agabi Abuja & Abdullateef Aliyu   Airlines will resume operations today, one day ahead of the deadline, after completion of repair works on the runway of.

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Trump seeks to change visa program to encourage hiring Americans

  By Steve Holland   U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to recommend changes to a temporary visa program used to bring foreign.

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