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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says Africa’s largest economy will have to pay $4bn extra interest this year if parliament rejects a loan-to-bond swap request on the central bank’s overdrafts to the government. Buhari made the comments in his budget speech to parliament after signing the 2023 budget into law on Tuesday. In his speech on […]
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Her decision is part of her 4Rs initiative – Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding. She acknowledged parties had the right to hold rallies but she urged them to be “civil” and not to “trade insults.” Mr Magufuli had banned rallies in between elections in what was seen as an attempt to weaken the opposition. He […]
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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced the country will hire a record 3,000 new teachers to try to bridge a wide education gap. The move follows a four-fold increase in the Somali ministry of education’s budget for 2023. But critics note funding for education is still poor, and that insecurity and poverty have pushed the […]
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The streets of Tunis nearly came to a standstill on Monday, as public transport workers walked off their jobs in protest against delays in payments. Transport workers gathered outside the prime minister’s office in Kasbah square, accusing the authorities of ignoring their sector’s many problems. They singled out particularly the delay in disbursing payments. The […]
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Olyvia Fadeyi is a mycologist – she studies fungi at Toui-Kilibo reserve in Benin – and is teaching the women from the village of Yaoui how best to harness the economic value of this strangest of crops. Opportunities for women in areas away from the urban hubs are few. Just 13% of women in Benin […]
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Economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to gather momentum in 2023, though SA, Nigeria and Ghana will continue to pose a significant risk to the region’s overall performance, according to Fitch Solutions. The unit of Fitch Group, the global financial information services company, expects Sub-Saharan Africa’s overall growth to accelerate to 3.6% in 2023, […]
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Grammy-nominated Kenyan musician Bien-Aime Alusa of popular group, Sauti Sol, has co-founded a digital streaming and payment platform, HustleSasa to help artists recover from revenues lost to the coronavirus lockdown. HustleSasa, which officially launched in November 2021, allows the singer-songwriter and fellow creatives to stream music or sell branded merchandise, concert tickets, food, fashion and […]
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An African safari is the ideal vacation destination for your family and more so if you are nature and travel enthusiasts. What could be more thrilling than an African wildlife safari in a place of unrivaled exotic beauty, unlike anything your family has ever seen or experienced? Travel to a faraway place and experience the […]
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Many still see Africa as nothing more than a backwater continent that lacks the infrastructure to become a part of the globalized world. While such statements might not be far from the truth in some respects, looking at the speed at which the continent and its people are progressing paints a picture of coming success. […]
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The unique ecosystems along Africa’s great rivers are home to a staggering array of wildlife, impressive ancient cities, and temples, as well as fascinating tribes and cultures that flourished on their banks. A great alternative to a traditional safari is a safari cruise. And by that, I mean an epic river voyage that will show you […]
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There have been countless occasions where Africa has pushed its nations to reduce dependencies ever since the continent’s quest to become self-sufficient and self-reliant came into play. The same is the case with strengthening its Medical, Pharma & Healthcare sector and lessening dependence on other regions. To support the cause and create a commercial networking […]
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Having said that there has been so much buzz going around for Africa’s largest, most established and prominent agricultural show – 6th Africa Agri Expo happening next month on February 8th & 9th in KICC, Nairobi, Kenya, peers from the industry are keenly looking forward to the two-day networking, knowledge sharing, brand building and thought-provoking […]
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