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Nigerian govt. terminates concession contract on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

The Nigerian federal government Monday terminated the concession contract for the strategic 

IMF approves US$78.9m credit facility for Liberia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday approved a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Liberia in an amount equivalent to the Special Drawing 

‘Bribes demand by East African state regulators slow down trade’

East African state agencies and tax bodies charged with regulating trade are the biggest barrier to trade, new survey by Transparency International (TI) and a trade

Relief in Nigeria as fuel subsidy stays in 2013

 Fears of an impending fuel price hike in Nigeria, raised last week by President Goodluck Jonathan, have been doused by the same President, providing much relief to the

Rio+20: UNECA to support African states to implement outcomes

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Monday assured a consultative meeting of high level experts from governments, the private sector and civil society in Addis

Airtel completes largest network transformation in African telecoms history

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, says it has undertaken an end-to-end network transformation

‘76% of transactions in Lagos cashless’

Some 76 per cent of business transactions in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos are being carried out using cashless facilities, according to a survey carried out by the country's 

Kenyan airline grounds fleet over South Sudanese forex crisis

South Sudan's oil shutdown has claimed the fortunes of Kenya's medium-sized regional airline, Jetlink Express, which was forced to ground nearly eight aircraft 

Nigeria’s organised labour warns govt against fuel price hike

The umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the federal government against increasing the price of petrol, after President Goodluck Jonathan hinted at a possible price

Britain suspends budget support to Uganda

The United Kingdom has suspended aid to Uganda after initial investigations into the misuse of aid in the office of the Prime Minister revealed diversion of funds

Man ‘strays’ into runway at Lagos airport

A man suspected to be mentally unstable strayed into the runway of the domestic wing of Nigeria's main gateway Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and narrowly escaped

African women fish processors meet in Côte d’Ivoire Monday

The African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA), a West African NGO, is due to hold a conference Monday in the Ivorian town of Grand Bassam 
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