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Nigeria: 'N30 Trillion Needed to Close Infrastructural Gaps'
Nigeria needs over N30 trillion investment to close its infrastructure gap, President of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), Agele J.Alufohai has said. Mr. Alufohai ...
Zambia: Use U.S.$36 Million Climate Fund Wisely - WB
THE World Bank has advised Government to make good use of the US$36 million finance which has been provided for Strengthening Climate Resilience in the ...
Tanzania: Potential ATCL Investor 'Vanishes'
Dodoma — AIR Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) resurgence plans by the Oman Investment consortium have reached a dead end as the investor never returned after ...
Africa: G8 Must Tackle Tax Avoidance and Anonymous Company Ownership
“In this time of change, the G8 can make a difference. For example, company ownership - as well as revenue flows - can and must ...
Mali: Ban Appoints Rwandan General As Military Chief of Mission
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Jean Bosco Kazura as Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in ...
Uganda: Mhealth Initiative Increases 'Promiscuity'
Kampala — A mobile phone-based health programme designed to improve access to sexual health information and boost safe sex in rural central Uganda had the ...
Gambia: Govt Moves On Foreign Currency Hoarding
The Gambia Government has warned businesses operating in the country against hoarding foreign currencies, saying measures are being implemented to reverse this 'undesirable situation.' In a ...
Ethiopia: Stunted Budget Stuns MPs
Despite assurances from the minister of Finance & Economic Development, macroeconomists, MPs see the budget suspiciously Sufian Ahmed, left, presented the budget for the coming fiscal ...
Kenya: Kenya Uses Mobiles to Boost Tourist Numbers
Nairobi — Kenya tourism authorities have adopted mobile phone technology to add value to foreign visitors' trips to the country and help boost numbers. Sponge, a ...
Nigeria: First Made-in-Nigeria Motorcycle
While inaugurating the National Space Council, President Goodluck Jonathan charged it to track industrialisation and make Nigeria build motor vehicles, boats and aircraft at the ...
Nigeria: First Made-in-Nigeria Motorcycle
While inaugurating the National Space Council, President Goodluck Jonathan charged it to track industrialisation and make Nigeria build motor vehicles, boats and aircraft at the ...
Nigeria: Girls Are the Future, Digitally
"I know I want to be a computer scientist," hopes SS2 student Ruby Tagema Sakema, "but I just need more directions where to go--hardware or ...
Kenya: Let's Reconsider Laptops Project
THE Budget last Thursday confirmed that the project to give laptops to over one million pupils starting primary school will go ahead. The Treasury has ...
Kenya: Sewerage Project Stalls Due to 'Bad Omen'
Communities around Iten town have opposed the construction of a Sh15 sewerage system and setting aside land for a cemetery due because cultural beliefs associate ...
British prosecutor to charge central Libor suspect: source
Britain’s top fraud prosecutor is poised to bring criminal charges against former Citigroup Inc. and UBS AG trader Thomas Hayes, who is alleged to have ...
The alarming decline of housing affordability
The question of whether Canada’s housing market is a bubble or not hinges on how affordable it is to buy a home.Gulp. Rising home prices ...
Bombardier, Embraer in air-to-air combat for the single-aisle space
A dogfight in the single-aisle airplane market is heating up and Bombardier Inc. is the target.Embraer SA, a fierce competitor against Bombardier in the market ...
Alberta regulator falls short on disclosure
Alberta’s energy regulator has a new name, new responsibilities and new leadership. After sitting on the news of a recent spill for 12 days, it ...
Kenya: Migori Police Seize U.S.$117,000 Marijuana Haul
POLICE in Migori have confiscated bhang worth over Sh10 million from traffickers in the past two months for evidence in ongoing cases. The haul is ...
Ghana: President Mahama on Ghana's Push to Defeat HIV and Aids
Geneva — In late 2002, Ghana became the first country to sign a Global Fund grant. This unique moment of partnership marked a historical turning ...
Uganda: District Leaders Demand Pay Rise
District leaders have asked the government to address their challenges including the payment of salaries to district deputy speakers and provision of means of transport ...
Uganda: Newspaper Vendor Builds U.S.$163,551 House
If you have been despising jobs, meet Judith Kabajungu 47 a newspaper vendor who has built a sh14m house. She has been in her business ...
Uganda: Mbale Taxi Drivers Strike Over Traffic Fees
Public transport was paralyzed on Monday morning following Mbale taxi drivers's strike. Police Mbale deployed heavily along Kumi - Soroti road to restore calm as drivers ...
Uganda: Uganda Envoy in Australia Committed to Trade
Uganda's High Commissioner to Australia Enoch Nkuruho has reiterated his mission's objective to promote and protect Uganda's national interest and to strengthen the strong relationship ...
Uganda: Ugandan Bond Yields Likely to Creep Up At Auction
WORRIES about increased government debt and lower donor aid are expected to push yields higher at an auction in Uganda this week, while Kenyan bond ...
Liberia: Ellen, Boakai Meet With Make Group Delegation From South Korea
A delegation of the Make Group, a South Korean-based investment company specializing in Africa's development, paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at ...
Ghana: That Fraud Sewerage At Tema Harbour Must Be Sealed, Now!
The Centre for Freedom and Accuracy (CFA), a freedom and accountability non-governmental organisation (NGO), last week reminded Ghanaians of what can best be described as ...
Burkina Faso: U.S. State Dept. On Burkina Faso-U.S. Land Transparency Partnership
Land Transparency Partnership Announced Between U.S. and Burkina Faso The United States is pleased to announce a partnership with the Government of Burkina Faso to strengthen ...
Sudan: Joint Troika Statement On Sudan, South Sudan Heightened Tension
Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and United Kingdom Foreign ...
Liberia: World Bank to Strengthen Energy Sector
The World Bank has offered to go extra miles to strengthen Liberia's energy sector to buttress the government's excellent performance which has ranked her as ...
Liberia: Ellen-Obama, Things Fall Apart? Mt. Wologizi Deal Sealed, As Jindal Rolls Sleeves to Come
In the midst of rolling protest noise from citizens of Lofa County and the general public over the sale of the Wologizi Mountain in Lofa, ...
Kenya: Teachers Vow to "Bring Down Jericho"
Nairobi — The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is scheduled to announce on Monday when the teachers' strike will begin. KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion told ...
Ghana: Anti-Illegal Mining Campaign Not Target Chinese - Ghanaian VP
Accra — Ghana's ongoing anti-illegal mining campaign would not endanger or affect its good relationship with China, Ghanaian Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur told Xinhua ...
Eritrea: Xi Meets Ethiopian PM On Bilateral Cooperation
Beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping met here on Friday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on advancing bilateral cooperation. Xi said the development of bilateral ...
Swaziland: Only 822 Passengers At King's Airport
Only 822 passengers per day on average are expected to use the new Sikhuphe Airport when it eventually opens, official figures reveal. That is about the ...
Namibia: Prepare for the Economic Struggle - Nujoma
Windhoek — The Founding Father of the Namibian Nation, Dr Sam Nujoma, has implored all Namibians to brace themselves further for the greater economic war ...
Africa: New Research Reveals Social Costs of High Food Prices
New IDS-Oxfam research reveals how a new era of high and volatile food prices go beyond affecting what people can afford to eat and are ...
Africa: African Economies Growing, but Vulnerable
Yaounde — The economic report for Africa prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission has been presented officially ...
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Mugabe slams Zimbabwe banks
President Mugabe has slammed banks for failing to harness the $7.4 billion believed to be circulating outside the formal economy saying it was a disturbing ...
Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast
Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government for Allowing Corrupt Politicians Escape Justice
Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government's anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership's failure to punish politicians who ... Full story
Domestic Violence Cases In Uganda Soar
Female judges are concerned about the increasing cases of domestic violence despite the existence of the law to support prosecution of such cases. The judges under ...
Two Nigerian nurses caught sleeping in care home 'after turning off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed
Shocking: A jury was shown this picture of two care home nurses Titilayo Ajala and Henretta Offae apparently asleep on the night-shift after allegedly unplugging ... Full story
18 year old cuts off father's head after he raped her in their Papua New Guinea village home
A teenage girl chopped her father's head clean off with a bush knife after he raped her in their home in the highlands of Papua ... Full story
Rapper jailed in Tunisia for calling police dogs in song
Tunis — The two-year prison sentence for a Tunisian rapper on June 13, 2013, for "insulting the police" in a song violates freedom of speech, ...
Community hails water aid from Baptist church
An intervention by the Grace Baptist Church in Kumasi to provide water facility to the Amakom suburb of the metropolis has alleviated the risk of ...
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Employers will have to compensate employees who get injured in the course of duty or be liable to a fine not exceeding Sh500,000 or one ...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu
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Aldi sees off Waitrose to win best supermarket award for the second time in two weeks as judges declare 'its prices don't compromise on quality'
Aldi named the UK's best supermarket in the Which? 2013 awardsIt beat Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to win prizeLast week it won Best Supermarket ...
Cover-up over 16 baby deaths: Health bosses ignored damning warnings on hospital neglect
Inspection by CQC gave Morecambe Bay hospitals all-clear in 2010 CQC official produced a dossier showing the inspection was flawedBut bosses told him to destroy ...
Lydia Warner, 7, makes shock recovery after mother donates part of her liver in pioneering op
Lydia Warner had pancreatoblastoma- a rare cancer of the pancreasHer parents were told it was terminal as it had spread to her liverEventually, surgeons decided ...
