IMF ups Nigerian growth statistics
15/04/2021In February, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that Nigeria successfully exited recession at the end of 2020, going against global trends.
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Liberia Signs $74.2 Million Dual Financing Agreement with World Bank
14/04/2021The Government of Liberia and the World Bank, Liberia Country office have signed financing agreements, totalling US$74.2 million, for the Liberia Electricity Sector Strengthening and Access Project (LESSAP), valued at.
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AfCFTA Presents Nigeria with Export Opportunities to The Tune of $3 Billion
12/04/2021The Federal government of Nigeria has revealed that with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the country possesses the capacity to export cocoa derivatives worth $3.
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Peace and Security
President Chakwera Tasks the Malawi Human Rights Commission with Building a Country Free of Human Rights Abuses
09/04/2021In Partnership with the TAF Africa Foundation, the Jobs, Skills and Finance Program in the Gambia has launched the first formal apprenticeship program in masonry for young citizens, cutting across.
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Paul Kagame Moving Rwanda from a Devastated Nation to a “Model and Miracle” of Development
09/04/2021By Walcott Aganu “Given the scale of trauma caused by the genocide, Rwanda has indicated that however thin the hope of a community can be, a hero always emerges.” Wole.
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Zimbabwe Sets Climate Change Target
08/04/2021The President of Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa, has revealed the country’s target to achieve a green economy by 2030 with major climate change issues mainstreamed in all sectors of the economy.
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IMF Projects Increase in Nigeria’s 2021 Economic Growth Forecast
07/04/2021The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its growth forecast for the Nigerian economy in 2021 to 2.5 percent from the earlier projection of 1.5 percent announced in January, as.
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Nigeria and Morocco Establish Business Council to Build On Recent Trade Partnership
06/04/2021Nigeria and Morocco have built on their recent trade relationship by establishing a Nigeria-Morocco Business Council. The agreement meant to enhance economic cooperation was signed by entrepreneurs from Nigeria and.
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AU Seeks to Extend Asylum Agreement with Rwanda for Asylum Seekers
29/03/2021The African Union (AU) is seeking to engage Rwanda for a possible renewal of the agreement signed with it to extend asylum for stranded African migrants who are evacuated from.
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Ivory Coast President names Patrick Achi as Prime Minister
29/03/2021Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara named a close confidant, Patrick Achi, as prime minister on Friday, March 26, 2021 following the death of the West African country’s second premier in.
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