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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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Nigeria Advises Citizens against Non-Urgent Travel to U.S.

  Nigeria has advised its citizens against any non-urgent travel to the United States until Washington clarifies its immigration policy, after several incidents in which people with valid visas were.

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Libya Forces Boost Campaign against Militias to Retake Oil Site

Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes Saturday against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, a spokesman said, accusing troops from the country’s rival west.

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Wanted: Female Candidates for Algeria’s Parliament Quota

Algerian law requires the next parliament to be made up of 30 percent women — but political parties across the spectrum have struggled to come up with enough female candidates.

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Nigeria Trade Balance Turns Positive in Q4 as Exports Jump

      Nigeria’s trade balance turned positive in the fourth quarter of 2016 after exports rose by more than half, the national bureau of statistics said on Saturday, the.

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