Angelique Kidjo Dedicates Grammy Award to African Women
09/02/2015African singing star and activist Angélique Kidjo has won her second Grammy Award – a trophy awarded for the Best World Music Album – in a ceremony. From Benin, Kidjo received.
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Is Nigeria On The Brink Of Political Collapse?
06/02/2015Between falling oil prices and instability in the country’s north linked to a militant insurgency by Boko Haram, Nigeria could be on the brink of social and political collapse. Nigeria must.
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Kenya To Launch Africa’s First Grid-Connected Biogas Plant
06/02/2015In March, Kenya will be the first country in Africa to launch a grid-connected biogas plant, Mike Nolan, a director at Tropical Power Kenya Ltd told Citizen TV. The company.
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How Mobile Phones Could Help African Farmers Sell More Products
06/02/2015A U.S. market research company has partnered with a Netherlands-based company that does independent agricultural certifications to engage and educate farmers via mobile phones. The result could mean smallholder farmers.
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Europe Conditionally Lifts Travel Ban on Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
06/02/2015Addis Ababa — PRESIDENT Mugabe’s assumption of the African Union chairmanship, which came against spirited Western opposition, apparently left the European Union between a rock and a hard place as.
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AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE FORUM & AWARDS, WASHINGTON DC
06/02/2015Research has shown that a country can only be as good as its public services sector, hence the need for constant interactions and shared experiences on global best practices. Future.
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Nigeria: High stakes in key states vote
03/02/2015By: Tolu Ogunlesi As partisan, personal and religious rivalries grow, the two main parties are heading towards state elections that will be as closely fought as the presidential vote. On 28.
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Egypt: Protesters call for a new revolution
03/02/2015Egyptians, marking the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, clashed with police, as they called for a new revolution on Sunday. It was a bloody weekend in.
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Africa loses $60bn annually through illicit finance flow
03/02/2015Capital flight from Africa continues to be a major thorn in the continent’s side following a new progress report that says up to $60 billion is leaked through illicit financial.
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IMF approves $688 million precautionary loan for Kenya
03/02/2015The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday signed off on a $688 million, one-year loan program for Kenya. The loan is meant to support the government’s economic reforms and help.
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