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African Mineral Skills Initiative launched at ADF Forum in Addis Ababa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and mining firm AngloGold Ashanti Tuesday announced the formation of the African Mineral Skills Initiative (AMSI)

Nigerian airline denies bomb threat on board aircraft

The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation on Tuesday dismissed as hoax, stories that made the rounds early in the day, of a bomb scare on an Arik Airline flight travelling from 

African economies progress on World Bank group business rankings

Many African economies have made it to the top 50 list of the world's best places to do business, with Rwanda retaining its dominance as Africa's best place

‘Overfishing costs Africa one million tons of fish annually’

Overfishing cost Africa about a million tons of fish per year, according to a document from the eighth International Conference on African Development, which opened

President Jammeh cracks down on ‘illegal’ foreign currency transactions

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has launched an operation against dealing in foreign exchange, especially the United States dollar, whose sharp rise has been blamed for the hike

EIB launches 4 million-euros MicroMed programme in Tunisia

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Luxembourg have launched a "MicroMed-Tunisia" programme with a budget of 4 million Euros, according to a 

Safaricom named Kenya’s top tax payer

Kenya's leading mobile phone communications firm, Safaricom, on Monday emerged the top tax payer in the country for the 2011/2012 financial year.

Mining royalty agreements in Africa need to be revisited, UNECA official says

The Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Abdalla Hamdok, has bemoaned the low percentage that Africa is getting from mining 

Experts finalize 2 draft documents on ECOWAS quality policy

Experts on quality issues met in Niamey, the Nigerien capital, last Wednesday to finalize two draft documents on quality policy and standards harmonization procedures

Mauritians launch Mauritius-Africa Business Club

A group of Mauritian intellectuals and businessmen have launched a Mauritius-Africa Business 

Media tasked on ensuring transparency in Africa

As Africa tries to grapple with the paradox of great mineral wealth existing side by side with pervasive poverty, journalists on the continent have been urged to provide necessary 

Bharti Airtel becomes 4th largest mobile operator in the world

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, has moved up one notch in the world wide ranking to 
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