What to Expect At the African Union Summit
10/06/2015ANALYSIS The theme of the coming African Union (AU) summit is likely to be eclipsed by pressing peace and security issues. This includes the situation in Burundi and the crisis.
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Call Him Dr Fashola! Former Lagos State Governor Receives Honorary Doctorate from Babcock University
06/06/2015Former Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola has received an honorary doctorate from Babcock University. He received the award on Thursday during the university’s post-graduate convocation ceremony.
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Goodluck Jonathan Gets Nomination For Nobel Prize Award
06/06/2015A public policy organisation on African affairs, the Africa Political and Economic Strategic Center (AFRIPOL) has recommended former President Goodluck Jonathan for the Nobel Peace Prize. The organisation noted that.
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Africa’s Leaders Must Take ‘Decisive Action’ to Generate Clean Energy – Kofi Annan
06/06/2015Some African countries are already leading the world in low-carbon, climate-resilient development, says Kofi Annan, in the annual report of the Africa Progress Panel. Can the world prevent catastrophic climate.
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Is Djibouti Becoming The Dubai Of Africa?
02/06/2015Since gaining independence from France in 1977, Djibouti has steadily carved out a regional role through its strategic and commercial relevance at the junction of Africa, the Middle East and.
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10 Positive Developments in Africa 2014-2015
01/06/2015Freedom House highlights 10 victories for human rights and democracy that took place across the continent over the past year. 1. Peaceful transfer of power in Nigeria In late March,.
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UNFPA boosts Nigeria’s reproductive health programmes with $75 million
01/06/2015The United Nations Population Fund says it has earmarked $75 million to boost reproductive health services and data generation in Nigeria. The Executive Director of UNFPA, Babatunde Osotimehin, said this.
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Africa is jumping into the space race
25/05/2015Most do not associate Africa with the high-tech sphere of “space.” However, in recent years, many countries on the continent have woken up to the potential and usefulness of space.
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South Africa Plans To Build 6 New Nuclear Power Plants By 2030
25/05/2015Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant eskom.co.za Facing an energy crunch, South Africa needs six new nuclear power plants and is in the early stages of a long procurement process to add 9,600 megawatts of power by 2030, IndependentOnline reports..
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South Africa in Top 50 Most Tourist-Friendly Countries in the World
19/05/2015South Africa has been named among the top 50 most tourist-friendly countries in the world, in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum. The index is a.
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