The Africa Centre Awarded £1.6m Grant
17/12/2018THE AFRICA Centre has secured a grant of up to £1.6 million, as a part of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £70m Good Growth Fund. The grant will help develop The.
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Ghana’s economy on sound track; Better than 2 years ago — Ms Christine Lagarde
17/12/2018The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms Christine Lagarde, has observed that the Ghanaian economy is in a better place than it was two years ago. She.
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South Africa’s Jumo raises $12.5m to support expansion plans
17/12/2018South African fintech start-up Jumo has raised $12.5m from Odey Asset Management to support its strategic plan to expand across Asia and Africa. The latest investment brings Jumo’s total fundraising.
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Eskom, Agence Française de Dévelopement sign loan agreement
17/12/2018Eskom and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a € 90 million loan agreement to support the electricity utility’s investments in extending and strengthening its power transmission grid.
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to attend EU-Africa Forum
17/12/2018On Monday evening, Morawiecki is due to attend an official dinner hosted by Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. On Tuesday, Morawiecki will join European and African political leaders in a debate.
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Angola joins the forum of gas exporting countries
17/12/2018Angola has been admitted as an observer member of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries (GECF), during the group’s 20th ministerial meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago..
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South African government launches $140 million fund for startups
17/12/2018South African government has launched a $140 million fund to help small business start-ups that are geared towards creating employment opportunities and contribute towards the growth and development of the.
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President Buhari cuts Birthday Cake in Aso-rock as he turns 76
17/12/2018President Muhammadu Buhari has turned 76 years old today. The Guards Brigade, comprising 203 members honored the President on Monday by performing special parade for him. The parade took place.
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CHI Limited bags top 50 brands Nigeria award
16/12/2018CHI Limited has this year again been recognised amongst the foremost brands at the recently held Top 50 Brands Nigeria Awards. As Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of fruit juices, dairy products.
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Shell spends N41bn on social investment in Niger Delta
16/12/2018Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited says it has spent N41.10bn on social investment programmes for its host communities in Niger Delta region in the last 12 years. The.
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