African Finance Summit in Lome Underscores Need for Regulatory Mechanism to Propel Growth
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The upshot at the conclave was the consensus that the continent's financial institutions are beginning to emerge on the world stage
In Lomé,...
Algeria Resumes Diplomatic Ties with Spain
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Algeria has appointed a new ambassador to Spain, after nearly 20 months of diplomatic friction caused by Madrid's U-turn on the Western...
Kenyan Court Extends Validity of its Order on Sending Police to Haiti: Direct Conflict...
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The Kenyan High Court extended the validity of orders blocking the deployment of police officers to Haiti, on the same day that...
WIPO DG visit Namibia to bolster intellectual property collaboration
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The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Daren Tang, is scheduled to visit Namibia. The visit marks a step in fortifying...
Ethiopia Welcomes Resumption of Food Aid by USAID
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Ethiopia welcomed the announcement that the US Development Agency (USAID) would resume the delivery of food aid throughout the country, suspended in...
USAID to Resume Food Aid to Ethiopia
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For an initial period of one year, the agency will monitor whether the Ethiopian government keeps its commitments, against a backdrop of...
Google Delists Suburb Pockets of Cape Town from Navigational Apps due to Security Concerns
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Google Gnavigation apps, Waze and Google Maps, will no longer guide users through Cape Town's Nyanga township and nearby areas
Google navigation...
NASA Maps Cape Town’s Biodiversity
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The US space agency NASA is currently flying a mission in South Africa which will be completed in December. The aim is...
Saudi-Arab-African Economic Conference yields USD 500 million to Africa
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Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan stated that the Saudi Fund for Development is poised to enter into accords valued at 2...
Zambia’s Debt Restructuring: Bondholders may receive higher monetary returns than official creditors
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As part of the nation’s debt restructuring the Zambian finance ministry is engaged in ongoing discussions with a committee of bondholders. This...
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