Meet Rohey Malick Lowe, Banjul’s First Female Mayoress
14/05/2018It is yet another win for women across the continent as Gambia’s Capital, Banjul, elected its first female mayor, Mayoress-elect Rohey Malick.
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Accolades for Desalegn, Ethiopia’s Ex-PM
25/04/2018It was an evening of accolades and honour for Ethiopia’s immediate past Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn. The federal government honoured Ex-PM with.
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Meet Muferiat Kamil, the New Speaker of Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives
24/04/2018Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representative has a new Speaker Muferiat Kamil. Ms. Kamil who was the country’s former Minister of Women Affairs,.
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Masisi Succeeds Khama as President
29/03/2018Botswana’s Vice-President, Mokgweetsi Masisi will be inaugurated as Botswana’s 5th President since the country gained independence from Britain in 1966, courtesy of.
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Kagame Pledges Support For Private Sector
26/03/2018Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame, has pledged to give political support to the private sector in Uganda and Rwanda to thrive. Speaking from.
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Algeria Offers Tax Incentives in Energy Sector
26/03/2018Algeria plans to offer tax incentives in a planned new energy law to attract more investment and is in discussion with foreign.
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Sierra Leone Elects First Female Mayor Since 1980
21/03/2018Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, has elected a new mayor. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr won the position in the recently held March 7 general elections..
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Ugandan Government Invests in Irrigation
20/03/2018Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi on Monday officially opened the first-ever Uganda Water and Environment Week in Entebbe at the.
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South Africa Demands Australian Minister Retract White Farmer Comments
16/03/2018South Africa has demanded that Australian Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton retract comments that suggested white farmers were being persecuted and deserved.
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Nigeria, Kenya Closer To Interest Rate Cuts
16/03/2018Having seen Ghana cut interest rates in the third quarter of 2017, Nigeria and Kenya are set to follow suit as long.
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