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Food commodities exchange AFEX plans an African expansion
AFEX plans to enter Côte d’Ivoire first in 2022, with the other three countries to follow in 2023, says Balogun from Abuja, where the exchange […]
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Kenya policemen guilty of manslaughter in British aristocrat’s death
Four Kenyan policemen were found guilty of manslaughter on Monday in the death of Alexander Monson, the son of a British aristocrat who was found […]
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EU ruling protects developer Bernard McNamara’s pension from creditors
Boom-era property player Bernard McNamara’s multi-million euro pension pot is protected from his creditors following an EU court ruling. The British high court declared Mr […]
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Could Anambra outcome deny Igbo presidency?
On 13 October 2021, when President Muhammadu Buhari presented Nkem Okeke, the deputy governor of Anambra State, with the APC flag at the presidential villa, […]
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State seeking to raise €750m in treasury bill auction
The State is seeking to raise up to €750 million through the auction of Irish treasury bills on Thursday, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) […]
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Gabon’s forests nourish the Sahel and Blue Nile. What happens if they vanish?
As oil dwindles, Gabon is looking for new sources of revenue. It wants to be paid for preserving its virgin rainforests — which is equivalent […]
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Kainos upbeat on opportunities as revenues rise by a third
Revenues rose by a third to £142.3 million (€ 166.7 million) for Northern Irish software company Kainos during the first six months of the year. […]
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Ethiopia: New crackdown sees ‘many thousands’ of Tigrayans arrested
Thousands of Tigrayans have been detained in a wave of mass arrests under a state of emergency introduced in Ethiopia earlier this month, which witnesses […]
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Premier League nears record sale of US TV rights for about $2bn
The English Premier League is nearing the sale of its US television rights for about $2 billion, setting a new overseas record, the Financial Times […]
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Infrastructure component of ‘contract of the century’ pinned down
The DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi continues to re-evaluate the “contract of the century”, which Joseph Kabila’s administration signed with China in 2008. This agreement provided […]