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Why 2015 HIV Prevention Funds Will Be Slashed In Angola
Written by Manuel Soque and Colin McClelland | From Bloomberg Angola may spend less than half the money it did in 2013 to fight HIV next year as declining oil prices reduce revenue and donors scale...
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48 Hours In Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
Located in the Western Cape, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve is the most accessible safari destination for those whose time in South Africa is limited to the area around the Mother City –and those who don’t...
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15 Things You Shouldn’t Miss In Chicago
A Chicago hot dog is different from other hot dogs. You need to try one, but before you embarrass yourself asking for ketchup ... a Chicago hot dog is a beef dog in a poppy seed bun, topped with yellow...
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Number Of Ebola Cases Now Highest In Sierra Leone
Written by Elizabeth Barber | From Time Sierra Leone has the highest number of Ebola cases of any country, according to the most recent World Health Organization statistics. Sierra Leone has seen 7,780...
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How Spending $1.75B Will Propel Cameroon’s Economic Growth
From Reuters Africa Cameroon will spend an extra 925 billion CFA francs ($1.75 billion) over three years to boost economic growth, the government said after the first cabinet meeting presided over by...
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Too Many Going After A Few Big Private Equity Deals In Africa
Africa’s private equity market is overcrowded with too many people going after the same few large deals, but there’s a lot of opportunities in smaller deals, a stakeholder says. Nick Tims is managing...
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China To Better Regulate, Monitor Foreign Aid
“The world is changing rapidly, new circumstances arise when it comes to China’s foreign aid efforts,” Zhang Xiangchen, Ministry of Commerce assistant minister told CCTV Africa. “As president Xi...
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BP To Inject $12B Into Egypt Oil Sector
Reporting by Shadi Bushra, Ali Abdelatti and Ron Bousso | From Reuters British oil major BP (BP.L) plans to invest more than $12 billion in Egypt over the next five years, and to double its gas...
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Forecast For Technology Trends Across Africa In 2015
An increasing number of technology ventures in Africa are tailoring solutions to ensure inclusiveness across the range of devices operating in different markets, including older feature phones,...
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What Next For Kenya’s Beleaguered Sugar Industry?
Kenyans love sugar. The East African country has one of the highest per-capita consumption rates in Africa — about 400 grams per week, or the equivalent of around ten 12-ounce cans of Coca Cola. It’s...
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Load Shedding: South Africa Wrestles With Energy Privatization
South Africa’s national utility Eskom was forced to implement “stage 2 rotational load shedding” over the last few weekends to augment its lack of diesel fuel for reserve power. In fact, November was a...
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Unbelievably Affordable Fine Dining Restaurants In South Africa
Sometimes when you travel far, your entire vacation budget goes to the plane ticket and you’re stuck eating off food carts the rest of your trip. But that will not be the case if you’re a tourist in...
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Why Nigeria Is Set To Become Africa’s Prime Tech Hub
From Quartz There’s too much money in Nairobi. That’s one way to explain why some venture capitalists are setting their sights elsewhere. Largely off the back of Mpesa, the hugely successful mobile...
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Seychelles An Official World Trade Organization Member
From Seychelles News Agency A 19-year-long process for Seychelles to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) came to an end yesterday when the island nation’s Minister for Finance Trade...
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Ghana To Explain $1B Eurobond Expenditure
Written by Dasmani Laary | From The Africa Report Ghana has been forced to reveal how it spent $1 billion raised from a Eurobond after claims by the opposition that the government used the money to...
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Illegal Gold Mining Activity Spikes In Mali
CCTV Africa reports that since 2012, the number of unregulated gold miners has heightened in Mali. Everyday citizens have found their way to excavated work sites, where they stay for long hours...
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IMF Wants South Africa To Fix Structural Constraints
From The International Monetary Fund South Africa can celebrate significant progress in its first 20 years of democracy, but faces the challenge of reviving a weak economy and addressing elevated...
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Bubbly Brilliant: The Sparkling Wines Of J.C. Le Roux
I’m at House of J.C. Le Roux to find out more about Méthode Cap Classique, or MCC as it is known locally. People have referred to it as the “poor man’s champagne,” but this proudly South...
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An A to Z Of Moroccan Arts and Crafts
Moroccan craftsmen have been creating finely decorated items for centuries. The influence of the country’s Islamic heritage and the richness of the Arabic script are seen in the beautiful everyday...
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AFKI Commodities Report: Oil Prices Hit New Lows After OPEC cuts 2015 Forecast
Crude oil prices fall to fresh five-year lows after OPEC cuts its 2015 demand forecast. Gold finds support amid safe-haven buying. Among soft commodities, cocoa gains while cotton falls from 3⅟2-week...
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