South Africa’s Rand Firms; Focus on Budget, Moody’s Review
25/10/2019At 0630 GMT, the rand traded at 14.6510 per dollar, 0.32% firmer than its New York close on Thursday. South Africa’s rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, but traders.
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Governance and Policy
Algerian Lawyers March to Demand Justice Reforms
25/10/2019Algerian lawyers marched in their hundreds on Thursday (October 24) calling for justice reform and an end to arrests and trials without evidence. Lawyers carrying Algerian flags marched through the.
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Another African Leadership Magazine Person of the Year, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2019
25/10/2019By Ken Giami On 11th October 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister and African Leadership magazine person of the year 2018, Abiy Ahmed Ali, was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize “for.
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Transforming Lives and Communities through Business: The Nona Chili Story
24/10/2019“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.” – Nelson Mandela. The need to address poverty,.
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Business & Economy
Interviews
Haastrup: The maritime sector can help address the problem of unemployment in Africa
24/10/2019African leadership Magazine recently had a chat with Princess (Dr.) Vicky Haastrup, FCIS. Executive Vice Chairman, /Executive Manager, ENL Consortium Limited. In this interview, she spoke about the challenges in.
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Women in leadership
Empower A Woman, Empower A Nation -Exclusive Interview with Nona Chili, CEO, Makwande Energy Trading
23/10/2019Established in 2007, as a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) trading company in the South African oil market, Makwande Energy Trading is a crude oil and products trading company based.
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Governance and Policy
Russia & Niger Ink Deal for Delivery of MI-35 Combat Helicopters
23/10/2019A contract for the supply of 12 Mi-35 attack helicopters has been sealed by Russia and Niger on Wednesday in Sochi at the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum. Niger’s Foreign.
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Economy
South Africa Expected to Plant More Maize Hectares Than In Previous Season
23/10/2019South Africa’s 2019 maize production forecast is expected to be 2.58% higher than September’s estimate on better yields and higher than expected rainfall. The government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) is.
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Governance and Policy
Tunisian President-elect Kais Saied Gets Sworn In
23/10/2019Tunisia’s elected President Kais Saied got sworn in on Wednesday at a plenary session in parliament. Conservative academic Saied won the presidential election in Tunisia, taking 72.71 percent of votes,.
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Economy
Russia Writes Off African Debt Worth Over $20 Billion – Putin
23/10/2019Moscow has written off more than $20 billion in debt accumulated by African countries during the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday. “It was not only an.
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