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Hollande invites African leaders to summit
FRENCH President Francois Hollande has invited African leaders to a "peace and security" summit later in the year. "I invite all African leaders to Paris for a meeting that will be devoted to peace and security and therefore in some way also, the fight against terrorism," he told reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of African Union celebrations to mark 50 years of a ...
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Kenya Visa and Equity Sign New Money Deal
Visa in partnership with Equity Bank yesterday launched a new money transfer service dubbed Visa Personal service. It enables Visa card holders to transfer money to other Visa card holders anywhere in the world. Equity Bank chief operating officer Julius Kimngetich said the service will enable Equity Bank Visa card holders receive funds at no cost. He said the service is instant and one can ...
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Vintage Apple Computer Sells for More than $670000
The Apple-1 computer sold Saturday was assembled by Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. Bob Luther, author of the book, "The First Apple," said the computer is a rare collectable. "Well, the Apple 1, there where only 200 built and they came out of the garage of Steve Jobs. And then Apple had a trading programme, because they wanted to bring them back, so they ...
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In Algeria a new generation of leadership waits in the wings
The Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has not been seen in public since he suffered what officials described as a minor stroke a month ago, and observers of the country are beginning to speculate about the effect of his absence. The prime minister, Abdelmalek Sallal, tried to quell persistent rumours that the 76-year-old president was incapacitated or even dead last week, saying that he ...
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Kenya Pupils get cancer vaccine in Sh141m project
NAIROBI, KENYA: On May 14, nine-year-old Mariam became the first girl in Kenya to receive a free vaccine against cervical cancer at her Central Primary School ...
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Brazil to cancel $900m debt to strengthen ties with Africa
Brazil has said it plans to cancel $900-million worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the ...
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Ghana Records 750000 Teenage Pregnancies
Some executives on the dais STATISTICS CONDUCTED by the Ghana Health Services has revealed that about 750,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 became pregnant last year in Ghana. Close to 14,000 teenagers in the Central Region got pregnant last year, indicating a tremendous 62% increase in the region over the previous years. The Chairman of the Ghana Coalition of Non Governmental ...
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China pledges to step up partnership with Africa
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Saturday that China is willing to work with African countries to advance the China-Africa new-type strategic partnership to a higher level. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks at a reception held by the African Diplomatic Corps in China to mark the 50th founding ...
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Bahrains Ambassador to Egypt and African Union Takes Part in African Unions Extraordinary Summit
Cairo, May 25. (BNA) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt as well as the African Union (as an observer) Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, took part in the opening session of the extra-ordinary summit on the Golden Jubilee celebration of the African Union. The event, which began this morning at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme ...
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Niger attacks launched from southern Libya Nigers president
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on ...
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Madagascar president sets out terms for quitting election race
President of Madagascar Andry Nirina Rajoelina addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, ...
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SA and Nigeria need to complement each other not compete
interview with Zambia's Vice-President Guy Scott , who expressed his loathing for South Africa's arrogance and lack of subtlety, threw the matter into stark relief. It has also manifested in the chilly diplomatic relations between another emerging major on the continent Nigeria, that has recently begun to thaw, following the state visit by Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan ...
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Gordhan touts resource-filled Africa at WEF
"There's a great deal of excitement around the world about South Africa as the new place, where you going to see exciting things happening over the next 10 to 20 years," Finance Minister Gordhan told reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa on Thursday. Gordhan said his visits to Washington and London in recent weeks proved to be both insightful ...
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Improbably Missionary Trains Stars in Kenya
The ...
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Namibia Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable
Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and ...
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Still no intl pressure on Swaziland
As democracy revolts are spreading around the world and pressure on dictatorships to reform grows, the totalitarian Swazi kingdom still is left without pressure; even without ...
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Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue
Sat May 25, 2013 11:51am EDT * Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed next year * Parliament approves budget with pipeline proposals * Govt says to reform state-run power utility By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania will continue building a China-funded $1.2 billion gas pipeline from the south of the country to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam despite ...
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In Malawi an NGO Saves Rural Dwellers from Waterborne Illnesses
CHIKHWAWA DISTRICT, MALAWI -- A few years ago, residents of Malawi's southern district of Chikhwawa were often stricken with diarrhea often caused by cholera, an illness spread by unclean drinking water from unprotected sources like wells and rivers. Today, the situation is under control, thanks to an international NGO that's drilling boreholes in the area for fresh drinking water and ...
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Black Widow Suicide Bomber Wounds 12 in Russia
Police say the bomber detonated her explosives in the central square in Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital. At least two of the wounded are in critical ...
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Africa celebrates progress and 50 years of unity
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia): African leaders on Saturday opened extravagant celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the African Union, with the continent's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. African Union chairman and Ethiopian Prime ...
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Kenya Government Targets Six Percent GDP Growth in 2013
Kenya's economy expanded by 4.6 per cent in last year helped by growth in key sectors despite a turbulent global economy, delayed long rains and a weaker shilling in early 2012. The government is however targeting a six per cent GDP growth this year, an ambitious target going by figures resgistered in the past five years. The Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning Anne Waiguru said ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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Rwanda wins Burkina loses corruption fight
Chantal Uwimana, the Africa Director of Transparency International, explains afrol News why the corruption situation Rwanda is strongly improving, while Burkina Faso seemingly is loosing the fight against ...
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DR Congo gets US$ 7bn debt cancellation
The main creditors of Congo Kinshasa (DRC) have agreed to cancel Congolese foreign debts totalling US$ 7.35 billion. Much of the unsustainable debt was accumulated under ex-Dictator Mobutu Sese ...
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Friend of London Hacking Murder Suspect Arrested
British police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism who was reportedly a friend of one of two suspects in Wednesday's brutal murder of a British soldier on a London ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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