African Leaders to Choose New AU Chair at Busy Summit
24/01/2017As African heads of state look at big issues across this continent at this year’s African Union summit, they also need to make a big internal decision: They need a.
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Senate Confirms Trump’s CIA Pick, Advances Secretary of State Nominee
24/01/2017The U.S. Senate continued Monday to fill President Trump’s national security team by confirming his pick for CIA director, Republican Congressman Mike Pompeo, and advancing his nominee for secretary of.
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Africa Finance Corporation issues US$150 million maiden Sukuk
24/01/2017Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has issued its maiden Sukuk, the highest-rated ever Sukuk issuance from an African institution. Following.
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Ethiopia Ratifies Climate Change Agreement
24/01/2017Ethiopia this week ratified the Paris Climate Agreement. A parliamentary standing committee pointed out that Ethiopia being part of the agreement will have a hand in limiting global warming to.
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Gambia: New President Names Woman VP
24/01/2017President Adama Barrow has appointed as deputy leader a woman who had vowed to prosecute exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow, still in Senegal, said the appointment was designed to address.
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U.S. State Dept Approves $418 Mln Military Aircraft Sale to Kenya
24/01/2017The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency said on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation.
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May To Defend Free Trade, Iran Deal in Talks with Trump
23/01/2017British Prime Minister Theresa May will stress the value of free trade and her support for the Iran nuclear deal when she meets U.S. President Donald Trump later this week,.
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Liberia: Women Aspirants Push for Elected Posts
23/01/2017By David A. Yates Women aspirants in the upcoming October Presidential and Representative Elections, pushed strongly for elected posts at a one day strategic dialogue on women’s political leadership held.
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Gambians Celebrate as West African Troops Enter Capital After Jammeh Flees
23/01/2017By Tim Cocks and Diadie Ba Gambians celebrated in the streets on Sunday after a West African regional military force entered the capital city of Banjul and took control of.
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Somalia Upper House Elects New Speaker
23/01/2017Somalia’s upper house of parliament has elected Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi as its speaker.The vote Sunday was the last major step toward holding the presidential election that has already been.
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