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Exclusive: How Africa Can Sustain Economic Growth in the Trump Era

Ambassador Herman Cohen, a former U.S. ambassador to several African countries, advisor to multiple U.S. Presidents, and a 38-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service, has continued to enrich the.

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Egypt Court Finds Mubarak Innocent in Killing of Protesters in Final Ruling

By Mahmoud Mourad and Haitham Ahmed     The trial of Mubarak, who was toppled in one of the tumultuous uprisings which shook the Arab world, captivated viewers as he.

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Zimbabwe Seeks Foreign Help for Flood Victims

Zimbabwe has recently appealed for international help for victims of floods that have left 246 people dead and displaced hundreds since December when torrential rains started pounding a country emerging.

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Czech firm invests R1.3b in manufacturing in Cape Town

  By Barnabas Thondhlana Czech company PEGAS Nonwovens will build a R1.3 manufacturing facility in Atlantis, Western Cape.   Pegas is a world-leader in nonwoven fabrics manufacturing, and this decision.

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Trump Administration Has Found Only $20 Million in Existing Funds for Wall

President Donald Trump’s promise to use existing funds to begin immediate construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has hit a financial roadblock, according to a document seen by.

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MTN Experiences First Annual Loss in 20yrs after Nigeria Fine

  Africa’s mobile phone operator MTN Group swung to its first annual loss in two decades on Thursday, hit by a regulatory fine in Nigeria and unfavourable currency moves but.

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Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili was preparing on Wednesday to call a snap election after losing a confidence vote in parliament, a cabinet minister said. A slew of defections by.

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Sudan’s President Names Prime Minister

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir named his first vice president and long-time ally Hassan Saleh to the newly created post of prime minister on Wednesday, the clearest sign yet that.

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African Leadership Prize Fails to Find a Winner Again

Sudanese telecoms magnate Mo Ibrahim failed to award a $5 million African political leadership prize on Tuesday, the second year running the gong designed to foster regional democracy has gone.

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Zimbabwe’s First Lady Positions Herself for Presidency

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 93rd birthday last week by squashing any thought he plans to resign or not seek re-election. “If I feel that I can’t do.

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