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Zambia Directs State Power Firm to Take Cost-cutting Measures

Zambia’s Zesco Ltd should freeze staff hiring, merge some of its departments and take other steps to cut costs and make the state power utility more efficient, a government body.

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Anti-Corruption in Nigeria: The Possible Impossible

Corruption can generally be defined as dishonest or illegal behavior, especially of people in positions of authority. It is, perhaps, one of the most commonly used terms in Nigeria and.

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Final Campaigns For Mauritanian Elections

Candidates for Mauritania’s presidential elections held their final rallies on Thursday ahead polls which are expected to lead to the West African country’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence.

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32-year-old Ogundoyin Emerges State Assembly Speaker

Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin, has emerged Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly. The 32-year-old member representing Ibarapa East State constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ogundoyin is.

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African Leaders and Ontological Sagacity

In his latest book, Ayi Kwei Armah recounts the sad state of Kwame Nkrumah’s inability to define himself from an African perspective as recounted in Nkrumah’s biography. Nkrumah defines himself.

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Buhari Approves The Establishment Of Sub-national Police

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President, has approved the establishment of state and local government police. This comes with his approval of the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the.

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We Need Young People To Vote, For Their Sake And Ours

As Britain flounders in its attempts to finalise its withdrawal from the European Union, it is worth reflecting that one of the many contradictions of Brexit, is that those who.

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Mutharika Promises To Fight Corruption

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika began his second five-year term with a tough stance against corruption and pledged to revive the economy, following accusations of corruption and mismanagement. Speaking at his.

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Burundi Plans To Boost Spending

Burundi will boost spending by 8% to 1.5 trillion francs ($824.84 million) in its 2019/20 (July-June) fiscal year, as the government ramps up expenditure on healthcare and farming, the finance.

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330 Billion Naira Fine; MTN Nears Completion

African telecommunications giant MTN has paid 275 billion naira ($898.99 million) toward a 330 billion naira fine imposed on it for not disconnecting unregistered SIM cards, Nigeria’s communications agency said.

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