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Rwanda: Indian Investors to Inject U.S$1 Million in Manufacturing Sector

Local manufacturing sector is set to get a boost following a $1 million (about Rwf785 million) investment commitment by an Indian-based firm seeking to produce laundry and detergent products in.

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MTN to Double Spending in Nigeria

MTN Group has recently announced that it will more than double capital spending in Nigeria in the 2016 fiscal year, days after agreeing to pay a heavily reduced penalty to.

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Rwanda: Manufacturers Call for New Interventions to Spur Exports

Rwandan manufacturers have recently called for new inventions to spur export amidst a growing concern from stakeholders that despite the initiatives, the ambitious plan of increasing Rwanda’s exports to 28.

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Non-profit Company Invests US$0.8Million on Cost Effective Cooking Solution

Acumen, a Nigerian non-profit social venture company, has recently injected US$0.8 million into Green Energy & Biofuels (GEB), with the aim of creating cleaner, more cost-effective cooking solutions for West.

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Nigeria Kicks Off Non-Deal Investor Roadshow

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, recently met with London-based investors to provide an update on the government’s plans for economic reform, investment and growth. The day-long event organised by Standard.

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Tanzania: Dar Petitions UN Body on Ivory Trade Ban

The government of Tanzania has recently submitted a special request to a United Nations council responsible for the control of illegal wildlife trade, pushing for permanent and immediate ban of.

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Nigeria: CBN Extends Consultations as Naira Falls

  As concerns continue to mount over the modalities for the proposed flexible exchange rate regime to be introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the naira depreciated further.

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Ghana Expects Steady Oil Output in 2016

As Tullow Oil Jubilee Field’s output increases, Ghana’s oil output is expected to average 110,000 barrels per day in 2016, similar to last year. Chief Director, Ministry of Petroleum Ghana.

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An Indebted Africa Cannot be a Rising Africa –AfDB President

By: Barnabas Thondhlana The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has recently stressed the need for Africa to remain debt-free in other to achieve the overall goal of.

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Nigeria: DG PENCOM Calls for Diversity among Pension Fund Operators

The Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom) Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, has recently charged operators of pension fund to derive ways of developing products that they invested in the country. While speaking.

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