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Sudafrica Regno Unito
From floods to disease, disaster risk rising in surging African cities
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania, WorldMany ideas are emerging about how growing African cities can cut their risks. Among them: organise slum dwellers to improve the infrastructure or simply sort out which risks are the key ones, experts say.But plenty of ideas on how to sort ...
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Kenya
Kenya joins Africa’s big projects funder AFC
Pan-African multilateral infrastructural financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has admitted Kenya as its 15th member.
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Kenya
Kenya: Showdown as Raila Odinga goes to court
The Opposition says 'links' between the tender winner and the Kenyatta family could compromise the August elections.
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Kenya
Kenya: IEBC campaign to target young voters
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), in partnership with IFES, has rolled out a campaign to educate, engage and motivate the youth to participate in the August 2017 General Election.
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Thailandia
SET up 1.83 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.12% at the start of trade this morning.
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Thailandia
Improving economy lifts local tourism
The Thai tourism industry is expected to continue growing in the second and third quarters of 2017, thanks to an improving domestic economy and an influx of tourists seeking to avoid high-risk countries.
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USA
Samsung speeds up VR biz in US
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's top tech firm, is accelerating its move to boost its virtual reality business in
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USA Nigeria Regno Unito
Nigerian yam for export to UK, US next week
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja A total of 72 metric tonnes of yam will leave the shores of Nigeria for United Kingdom and the United States of America next week, the Federal Government has said. It stated that the commencement of the raw food exportation from Nigeria would be done through the ...
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Nigeria
LASG pledges waivers on import, export licences
Anna Okon The Lagos State Government has promised to grant prospective investors complete tax holiday from federal, state and local government taxes, rates customs duties and levies. The state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mr. Rotimi Ogunleye, stated this on Thursday during the inaugural edition of the Business Consultative ...
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Nigeria
Food security: Ogun gets 20,000 tonnes of fertilizer
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government says it has taken delivery of 20,000 tonnes of fertilizer meant to boost food production across the state from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo, said this on Monday during the inauguration of the sales of ...