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U.S. Seeks to Reassure Beijing after Trump Call With Taiwan Leader

By Roberta Rampton and Ben Blanchard The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s leader last week, which.

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OPEC Joins Russia in Upping Output Ahead Of Production Cut

By Henning Gloystein Oil prices eased on Tuesday as crude output rose in virtually every major export region despite plans by OPEC and Russia to cut production, triggering fears that.

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South Sudanese Activists Roll Out Campaign against Sexual Violence

By Carol Van Dam Falk and Dimo Silva Women rights activists in Imatong state say they are using 16 days of activism to talk directly to men about widespread sexual.

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Ghana President Mahama Asks For Second Term to Consolidate Gains

By Kwasi Kpodo Ghana President John Mahama, facing a tough challenge in this week’s election, said on Monday he had done his best in the past four years and deserved.

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Zimbabwe Makes Strides on Women in the Workplace

Zimbabwe has made significant strides over women in the workplace and is now ranked sixth out of 27 countries including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.

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Zimbabwe: $35m Needed for Drought Relief – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation requires $35 million for its 2016 /17 drought relief programme targeted at 486 000 households in Zimbabwe. FAO said the programme has been funded to.

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U.N. Appeals for $22.2 Billion for Humanitarian Aid In 2017

  By Umberto Bacchi The United Nations launched a record humanitarian appeal on Monday, asking for $22.2 billion in 2017 to help almost 93 million people hit by conflicts and.

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Egyptian Billionaire Sawiris in Surprise Exit as Orascom CEO

  By Amina Ismail Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has resigned as chief executive officer of Orascom and his deputy Tamer El Mahdi has been nominated as his successor, the company.

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How Gambia’s Jammeh was Forced to Accept Election Result

Kingsley Okeke In what can be described as the “Miracle of Banjul,” The incumbent president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, in a rather unusual display of statesmanship, conceded defeat to the.

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5 Reasons You Cannot Miss the Techdev Summit in Enugu

It’s 3 days to the much awaited information and communications technology (ICT) summit holding in the city of Enugu, Nigeria on the 6th and 7th December, 2016 at the Dome.

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