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Mauritania: Govt. earned US$ 69.13 million from oil in 2013

Mauritania earned US$ 69.13 million from the sale of 2.45 million of barrels of oil in 2013,

Ethiopia/AU: Kenya hosts African Institute for Remittances

The African Union (AU) Executive Council has accepted Kenya's offer to host the African Institute for Remittances (AIR), which is due to take off this year and become 

South Africa: ‘Reinvest mining revenues in people’

Multilateral development organisations have called on the private sector in Africa to join forces with them in ensuring that the revenues from mining are reinvested

Libya: Flights resume at Sebha international airport

Flights have resumed at the Sebha International Airport, following the disturbances which Libya's southern city witnessed in January, the local media reported

South Africa: Experts to deal with SA’s growing electricity demand

The South African Department of Energy is implementing a new Integrated Resource Plan to enhance power generation capacity and promote energy efficiency.

Mali: France donates data centre to Malian customs

France has donated a data centre, built at a cost of one billion francs CFA, to Mali for use by the Customs department of the African country, PANA reported from here

Mali: Political crisis hits Mali tourism

The political crisis in the West African state of Mali, following a military coup and the seizure of large swathes of the north by rebels and jihadists, hit the tourist 

Senegal: AfDB ‘commits 60% of all lending to infrastructure in Africa’

The African Development Bank (AfDB) commits 60% of all its lending to the development of infrastructure in Africa, with the aim of interconnecting countries

Ethiopia: Advanced analytics in telecoms to catalyse demand for big data in 2014

Regional cloud providers as well as enterprise-focused telecommunication companies are well positioned for the increased demand for advanced analytics and Big Data 

Nigeria: Govt. moves to revive iron, steel sub-sector

The Nigerian government has concluded plans to develop and implement a comprehensive 'Backward Integration Policy' that will revive the moribund iron and steel

Ethiopia: African nations growing in self-reliance, says report

A growing number of countries in Africa has reached a point when they can end their dependence on external aid and fund their continuing development from their 

Ethiopia/AU: AfDB props up capacity building for African infrastructure

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) Wednesday signed an accord, worth US$ 8.9 million, as capacity building
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