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Nuova Zelanda
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in New Zealand for visit and trade talks
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in New Zealand for a visit expected to focus on strengthening trade between the two countries.
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USA Iran
Iran to sanction 15 US companies for Israel ties
Iran will impose sanctions on 15 US companies for their support for Israel and its “terrorist actions”, state news agency IRNA said Sunday. The decision, which is largely symbolic because the firms do not do business with Iran, comes two days after the US announced new sanctions on a number ...
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Nigeria
Why CBN can’t extend BVN to finance banks — Investigation
Ifeanyi Onuba The huge cost of implementing the Bank Verification Number policy for microfinance banks’ customers may delay the Central Bank of Nigeria from extending the exercise to the 978 MFBs in the country for now. Top officials in the banking sector confided in SUNDAY PUNCH that the BVN exercise ...
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Nigeria
Swiss prosecutor investigates Addax CEO over Nigeria operations
Geneva Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Chief Executive Officer of Addax Petroleum, Geneva operations, Zhang Yi, over allegations of crime in the company’s business in Nigeria, it was learnt. Although the details of his offence are being kept secret by the company, the management of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited confirmed ...
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Nigeria
Fatima Kyari Mohammed, The Au And Nigeria: Lessons In Diplomacy
The lose of Fatima Kyari Mohammed’s bid for the coveted African Union (AU) post of Commissioner for Peace and Security did not receive much attention within the Nigerian media space. It was rather, the misdemeanor of Nigerian Foreign Ministry officials which allegedly cost Nigeria the strategic post that received lavish ...
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Francia
Repenser la coopération algéro-française…
Repenser le partenariat gagnant-gagnant entre l’Algérie et la France dans la perspective de l’après-pétrole. Telle est la thématique globale traitée par le workshop international intitulé «Economie rentière ou économie pionnière : l’Algérie au carrefour de ses avenirs !», organisé vendredi dernier, à Rennes (Bretagne), par l’association universitaire PRISME. Faisant l’unanimité parmi ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Inside the bitter fall-out rocking prestigious Kalonzo law firm
An acrimonious fall-out of two partners in one of the country's most prestigious law firms has set the stage for protracted suits and counter suits.
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Kenya
Kenya: How previous losers won this year's Sh3.7 billion polls kit tender
Despite losing the 2013 biometric voter registration tender, Safran Morpho ended up supplying the kits after the government settled on direct procurement.
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Kenya
Kenya: Top Water bosses trade barbs over Sh36b dam tender
President Uhuru Kenyatta could be forced to step in to end a vicious war between top officials of Water and Irrigation ministry.
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USA Giappone
Keystone approval spells headache for Canada’s Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to welcome Washington’s approval Friday of a major new pipeline from Canada into the United States, but observers say it creates political headaches for his administration. Trudeau has sought to strike a balance between two competing policies — supporting Canada’s oil and gas sector, ...