Ghana’s Parliament Pressured To Back Arms Trade Treaty
Ghana is pressuring its parliament to to endorse the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). According to Colonel Seth Ohene Asare, Chairman, Ghana National Commission on Small Arms (NACSA), about 90 percent of...
View ArticleInflation in Kenya Expected to Reach 10 Percent
Written by Margaret Wahito | From Capital FM An investment advisor is projecting that Kenya’s inflation rate will go up in the first half of 2014 and peak around 10 percent by June. PineBridge...
View ArticleFascinating Traditions To Honor The Dead Around The World
Every culture has unique customs to help honor the dead and grieve those who have passed. While many customs and traditions to honor the dead transcend geographic and cultural boundaries, the following...
View ArticleAngola Joint Venture: Standard Chartered And The State
In an Angola joint venture Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with ENSA, Angola’s state-owned insurance company, to open a corporate bank . Foreign companies investing in Angola must have local...
View ArticleIs Africa An Emerging Hub For Astronomy?
U.S. partners are needed to strengthen human and technological resources in Africa as the continent makes advances in astronomy, AfricaScienceNews reports. Africa is emerging as a hub for astronomy,...
View ArticlePlatinum Refinery Proposals Under Review in Zimbabwe
With ore in tow, platinum producers in Zimbabwe submitted proposals to build refineries across the country, Bloomberg News reported. According to the report, submissions were accepted up until January...
View ArticleExports Help Trim Mauritius Trade Deficit
From Reuters The Mauritius trade deficit narrowed 23.2 percent in November to 7.99 billion rupees ($264.13 million) helped by higher exports, official data showed on Monday. The overall value of...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Sees More Listing In South Africa This Year As PE’s Exit
Goldman Sachs Group, US based global investment and banking firm, said it expected the number of public offering in South Africa to jump this years lifted by private equity investors exiting their...
View ArticleAfrica’s Richest Man, Dangote, Considers Buying Oil Fields In Nigeria
From Bloomberg Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, is considering the purchase of Nigerian oil fields as international companies plan to sell onshore assets in the...
View ArticleAfrica’s Largest Telecom Operator MTN Launches 4G Network In Zambia
MTN subsidiary in Zambia has commercially launched Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, making it among the first on the continent to launch the next generation mobile service technology, CIO East...
View ArticleEgypt May Take Renaissance Dam Dispute With Ethiopia To UN
From AlMonitor After all attempts to solve the Egyptian-Ethiopian crisis over the Renaissance Dam at the negotiating table ended in failure after a third round of negotiations on Jan. 4, with Egypt...
View ArticleLiberia’s $17 Million Budget Shortage Due to Lack of Economic Diversity,...
Rooted in withheld payments contributing to Liberia’s 2013/2014 budget, finance minister Amara Konneh says numbers aren’t evening out — and the budget is already short of $17 million. According to The...
View ArticleSounds And Beats: African Musical Instruments
The unique sounds and beats of African music have gained popularity globally but have been delighting Africans for millennia. Much of this is due to the enormous repertoire of instruments used, using...
View ArticleKenya Turns Down South Sudan Troop Deployment Resolution
Written by Jemimah Wangui | From Capital FM Kenya does not intend to send troops to South Sudan despite a resolution by the United Nations Security Council for the deployment of a 5,500-strong force...
View Article10 Things Besides Coffee To Give You A Morning Rush
Coffee! Java! Espresso! Buzz! Crash! By 11 a.m., you’re stuck in the office wishing you had a fifth cup of coffee. It gives you great energy, but you’re an addict. Face it. In the most harmless of...
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10 Funny Habits Of Happy People
You might feel funny talking about it, but you won’t care when you see how happy these funny habits could make you feel. These are some of the habits of happy people. sociallyjen.com Going to the dog...
View ArticleExpanding To Africa? Risk Management A Cost Of Doing Business
When Impele Consulting Group, a U.S. company based in Arizona, decided to expand internationally, company leaders chose Cape Town to serve as its hub. Impele custom-tailors consulting solutions for...
View ArticleMandela Statue Bunny Attracts International Attention
A bronze rabbit tucked inside the ear of a recently unveiled Nelson Mandela statue in Pretoria prompted South African authorities to order its removal in the interest of preserving the statue’s...
View ArticleMorocco Government Officially Cuts Gas, Oil Subsidies
From Albawaba Morocco said on Friday it had ended subsidies of gasoline and fuel oil and had started to cut significantly diesel subsidies as part of its drive to repair public finances. But the...
View ArticleWill Zimbabwe Become Africa’s First Paperless Economy?
Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe’s only known billionaire and founder of its largest wireless network operator, wants to turn his company’s mobile money technology into the country’s primary method of...
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