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(The Daily Nation) African Union to push for Africa’s voice in UN
By Aggrey Mutambo
African Union chairman President Mugabe has been strident in his consistent call for the reform of the UN, arguing...
(AllAfrica) Signature of a Grant Agreement for the Contribution in the Response Plan for the Syrian Refugees Crisis in the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Education Sector
PRESS RELEASE
A Grant Agreement was signed today in Cairo between the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for...
The future of jobs: What will survive by 2020, what won’t and what it means for Africa (Mail & Guardian Africa)
65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist...
Senegal to construct express railroad to link new airport- Official (Star Africa)
The cost of the Regional Express Train (TER) to link Dakar and the Blaise Diagne International Airport in Diass (AIBD) is estimated at ...
(UN News) Half the population of Central African Republic faces hunger, UN warns
Two and a half million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) are facing hunger. Photo: WFP/Bruno Djoye
20 January 2016 ...
(AfricaNews) Equatorial Guinea begins polls’ census
5 days ago
Equatorial Guinea has began the election census process on Friday in preparation for the Presidential elections.
The o...
(TIME) Corruption in Military Defense Spending Could Be Behind Rise in Africa Terror Attacks
Aryn Baker @arynebaker Jan. 18, 2016
A series of recent terror attacks across Africa have raised fears of a new wave of extremist vi...
As More Pay by Smartphone, Banks Scramble to Keep Up (NYT)
Ryan Craine hates carrying cash and finds writing checks to be a headache. He doesn’t do much of either anymore — he mostly uses his sm...
(NYT) U.N.-Appointed Panel Calls for a Tax to Pay for Crises
UNITED NATIONS — What if the next time you buy World Cup tickets or summon an Uber ride, you found yourself paying a few cents extra to...
(Face2Face Africa) Ivorian Entrepreneur plans to take Starbucks Out of Business
While Africa has unanimously been pegged the new frontier, with foreigners from various parts of the world looking to see how they can ...
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