Year: 2019
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World
Security Forces Used Tear Gas To Clear Up Demonstration At Khartoum
Sudanese security forces used tear gas in an attempt to clear up demonstration by protesters in front of the defence…
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Huawei Agrees To Promote Tunisia’s Digital Economy & ICT Talent
Huawei has reportedly agreed to strengthen cooperation with Tunisia for promotion of talent in the field of information and communication…
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Nigeria Government Bans Mining Activities In Zamfara State
The Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday announced a ban on mining activities in the northern Zamfara…
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Algeria Protests: Parliament To Elect New Interim President On Tuesday
New reports suggest Algeria’s parliament will meet on Tuesday to name an interim successor to Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Bouteflika resigned last…
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Sudan Protests: President Omar al Bashir Calls Out For Dialogue To End Political Crisis
Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir has called out for a broader dialogue in the country to bring an end to…
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Ethiopian Air Crash: Boeing To Cut Down Production Of 737 Airliner
Boeing has announced it is going to cut down production of its best-selling 737 Airliner temporarily in the continuing fall-out…
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Morocco
HEC Paris Launches Entrepreneurship Program In Morocco
HEC Paris in collaboration with École Polytechnique Executive Education, InnoEnergy, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has launched the “Entrepreneurship in…
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Business
Oragroup To Get Listed On BRVM On April 16
Oragroup on Friday announced the company will get listed on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) on Tuesday, April…
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World
South Africa 2019 Election: IEC Opens Application For Special Vote
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Thursday announced the window period for applications by voters to cast special…
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World
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Gets Support Of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
President Donald Trump led government on Thursday applauded the efforts of the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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White House Adviser Ivanka Trump To Visit Ivory Coast & Ethiopia This Month
White House adviser Ivanka Trump is planning a four day long trip to Ivory Coast and Ethiopia this month to…
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World
UAE Suspends Issuance Of Three Months Visa To Nigerians
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly ceased the issuance of three months visa to Nigerians. The announcement was made…
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World
Algeria President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Finally Calls A Quit
Under immense pressure driven by the people of Algeria, the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN)’s coalition ally and the country’s…
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World
Third Edition Of AfricaDays HEC Paris To Focus On African Solutions for Global Issues
HEC Paris is organizing the third edition of AfricaDays on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The theme for the third edition…
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World
35 ° North & Lysios Announces The Launch Of EurAfrica
Two consulting firms in communication and public affairs, 35 ° North and Lysios, reportedly announced the launch of a global…
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Business
DRC: RAWSUR SA, RAWSUR LIFE SA Gets Accredited As Insurance Companies
Insurance companies RAWSUR SA and RAWSUR LIFE SA on Tuesday announced the Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle des Assurances…
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Technology
MTN Launches New Smart S Handset For R249
MTN has launched its new Smart S smartphone in South Africa. The device was unveiled last year in November as…
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World
Sierra Leone’s Government Bans Industrial Fishing For A Month
The government of Sierra Leone has reportedly announced a ban on industrial fishing in its territorial waters for a month…
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World
Nigeria Is Sixth Most Miserable Country In The World
Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, United States, has ranked Nigeria as the sixth most miserable…
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Business
Telkom Launches R499 FreeMe 20GB SIM-Only April Big Deal
Mobile operator Telkom has rolled out its Big Deal for April 2019, which is being touted as the best data…
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World
Niger Election 2021: PNDS Nominates Mohamed Bazoum As Presidential Candidate
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou is no longer going to bid in the next Presidential election when his current term of…
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World
Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Raises Minimum Wage
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday raised the country’s minimum wage from 1,200 pounds to 2,000 Egyptian pounds ($116)…
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World
Algeria Protests: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Announces New Government
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday announced a major cabinet reshuffle, following weeks of protests by demonstrators demanding the end…
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World
Tony Elumelu Foundation Collaborates With AFDB To Promote Young African Entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has collaborated with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to promote youth entrepreneurship on the continent.…
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World
Algeria Protests: Police Use Water Canons To Disperse Demonstrators From Streets
Thousands of Algerians took to the streets on Friday trying to push their ailing president from power and bring down…
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