France Eyes Africa’s Mining Industry With $550m Investment
27/02/2014Europe’s second largest economy, France has revealed plans to invest €400 million ($548 million) in establishing a new state-owned mining company called.
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Microsoft Global President To Meet Nigeria’s Tech Community
27/02/2014Microsoft Global President, Jean Philippe Courtois will today meet with Nigeria’s Tech Community during a visit to the Co Creation Hub Nigeria,.
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Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) To Roll Out Africa’s Cheapest Car By June
25/02/2014Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) has revealed that it is currently working on the assembly of Africa’s cheapest car in its Thika plant.
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Africa Needs ‘Marshall Plan’ To Tackle Employment Challenge – Tony Elumelu
17/02/2014Africapitalism proponent and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu, has said that Africa must do more to tackle the threat of.
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Africa Needs $40bn To End Energy Poverty – European Union
14/02/2014The European Union’s Special Representative to the African Union, Mr Gary Quince has said annual investment worth $40 billion is needed to.
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Nigeria: FG Targets N5 Trillion Revenue, Launches Industrial Revolution Plan
12/02/2014President Goodluck Jonathan hinted yesterday that the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) was designed to increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by.
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American/African musician, Akon Kicks Off #AkonLightingAfrica Project To Bring Electricity To 1 Million Homes In Africa
12/02/2014American/Senegalese born RnB singer Akon, in partnership with Give1Project and ADS Global Corporation SA, has initiated the project “Akon Lighting Africa” which aims to bring.
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Sub Saharan Africa Attracts $1.6bn From Private Equity
07/02/2014Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) last year attracted $1.6 billion in private equity investment in what has been described as the highest investment of.
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China Emerges Tanzania’s Major Investor
29/01/2014China’s total direct investment in Tanzania soared from $700 million in 2011 to $2.1 billion last year, turning the world’s second biggest.
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Qatar To Strengthen Economic Ties With Gambia
27/01/2014Qatar is interested in strengthening trade and economic relations with The Gambia, Qatari Ambassador, Mohamed Nasser Al-Kaabi says. The Arab nation and.
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