Africa’s 5 Best Performing Economies 2013
26/12/2013That Africa is set to become the world’s economic engine in the next 10 years or during the 21st century is no doubt a well-known fact. But that almost all.
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AFC Signs $250m Syndicated Loan To Boost African Investment
23/12/2013Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed a $250 million syndicated loan facility to support investment and trade finance across the continent. According to an official statement, the facility – which.
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An underwater hotel opens in Africa
06/12/2013Joining a list of other experimental under-the-sea hotel rooms in Florida, Sweden and the Maldives, the underwater room at Manta Resort on remote Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar Archipelago immerses guests 4m below the.
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40 facts you need to know about Nelson Mandela
06/12/20131. He was born in July 18 1918 into the Xhosa-speaking Thembu people in a small village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa 2. He was named Rolihlahla Dalibhunga by.
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Nelson Mandela, Anti-apartheid Icon And Father Of Modern South Africa, Dies At 95
06/12/2013South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has announced the passing of anti-apartheid activist and globally renowned statesman Nelson Mandela, following months of illness. Mandela, who was 95, was a globally respected icon, who spent.
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Lead November Oil Shortfall
04/12/2013OPEC’s oil production for November hit a 2-year low to average 30.007 million bpd, following output dips in major exporting countries including Nigeria, Libya and Saudi Arabia. A survey by.
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How Africa’s Wealthiest Get Rich
03/12/2013“Don’t come to Africa and help, come and make money,” said Mo Ibrahim, Africa’s pioneer telecoms billionaire. As its economic promise continues to take shape, so Africa is churning out.
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U.S. To Help Train Libyan Forces
20/11/2013Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, are going to get some help from the.
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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma opens Nelson Mandela exhibition
20/11/2013South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has opened an exhibition about the life of the country’s first black leader, Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg. Mr Mandela’s Nobel Peace Prize, presidential briefcase and.
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A Profile in Service: Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, Hon. Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory
18/11/2013Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, an illustrious Nigerian statesman, was born on 5th October, 1958 at Duguri Town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He attended Duguri Primary School,.
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