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‘Mobile phone firms in Nigeria to spend US$282m to fuel generators in 2012’

Against the backdrop of the worsening electricity situation in Nigeria, mobile phone companies will this year spend 45.9 billion naira (US$282m) to power generators

Ouagadougou to host regional seminar on Africa’s economic development

The Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, will Tuesday host a regional seminar on "Geographical information as one of the keys to economic development in Africa",

MPs back Nigerian govt ultimatum to foreign airlines on discriminatory fares

Nigerian parliamentarians have expressed their support for the government's ultimatum to foreign airlines to end the discriminatory fares they charge on the Nigerian

Nigeria sacks 3 top electricity sector officials over persistent power failure

With the usually-epileptic electricity supply in Nigeria going from bad to worse in the past three weeks, the federal government has sent three top officials of the power

China to finance dam project in Mauritius

China will finance the construction of a dam at Côte-d’Or, in central Mauritius, to help the Indian Ocean Island nation conserve more water, 

Congo moves to combat illegal logging in the Congo Basin

The Congolese government on Thursday launched a project in Brazzaville to combat illegal logging in the Congo Basin.

World Bank gives Ghana US$30 million for infrastructure development

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an International Development Association (IDA) interest free credit of US$30 million to kick-start

African leaders urged to promote regional integration, investments

Participants at the NEPAD Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday have called on African countries to accelerate regional integration, technology, economic

Rwandan President Kagame lauds World Bank’s Ezekwesili

Rwandan president Paul Kagame has lauded Nigerian Obiageli Ezekwesili for her contribution to the development of Africa since 2007 when she became deputy

Korongo Airlines to begin flights on 18 April

DR Congo's private airline, Korongo Airlines, financed by Brussels Airlines and the Belgian industrial group Forrest International (GFI), will take off on 16 April 

ECOWAS member states tasked on regional industrial policy

The ECOWAS Commission has charged trade, industry and private sector experts, in conjunction with other stakeholders, to sensitize and mobilize member

Angola’s national carrier, Boeing sign US$600m aircraft deal

Angola's national carrier TAAG and US aerospace and defence corporation Boeing have signed a US$600 million agreement for the purchase of three brand
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