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Mining Investment Asia Shines Spotlight on ‘Women in Mining’

Mining Investment Asia, South East Asia’s largest mining investment conference, supports International Women’s Day (8 March) – a global initiative celebrating the achievements of women and calling for action to.

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Somali Nationals Living in Kenya Worried About New US Travel Ban

By Jill Craig   U.S. President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order Monday, calling for a 90-day suspension of admissions for people from six Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Libya,.

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UN Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Somalia to Focus on Famine

  By Harun Maruf   U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Somalia needs “massive support” to prevent a repeat of the 2011 famine that killed 260,000 people.   Guterres made a.

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Etisalat Nigeria seeks to renegotiate $1.2 bln loans

Etisalat’s Nigeria affiliate is in talks with local banks to renegotiate a $1.2 billion loans it took four years ago to expand its network in Africa’s biggest economy after it.

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Nigeria aims to have market-determined exchange rates: official document

Nigeria’s central bank aims to achieve a market-determined exchange rate regime, according to an official economic plan released on Tuesday, as pressure mounts to let the naira float freely. The.

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South Africa formally revokes international court withdrawal

      By Michelle Nichols   South Africa on Tuesday formally revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court after its High Court blocked the government’s bid to pull.

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The Africa Energy & Infrastructure Summit – London 2017

  Background and Introduction African Leadership magazine, in collaboration with the Centre for Economic & Leadership Development, is putting together the Africa Energy & Infrastructure Summit – London 2017 as.

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Drought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages

By Katy Migiro Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will.

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No excuses for Ghana poverty 60 years after independence: President

  By Matthew Mpoke Bigg   Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Monday the country had run out of excuses for failing to end poverty and corruption, 60 years after.

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North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea, angering Japan and South

By Ju-min Park and Kaori Kaneko   North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest on Monday, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it promised.

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