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Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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PACCI Advocates for Policy Diversification and Private Sector Engagement to Enhance AfCFTA Success for SMEs

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📰 PRESS RELEASE PACCI | ENG &FRN | JAN 17 In the ongoing Conference on AfCFTA Implementation Strategies: Towards an AfCFTA Implementation Peer Learning Community, held in Nairobi, Kenya on January 15-19, 2024, PACCI played a…

Benin: a book fair offers another look at African history

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In Cotonou, the Obelisk aux dévoués stands in the Mathieu Gardens to salute the memory of Benin's dead. In the past, successive presidents of Benin would lay a wreath on the graves of French soldiers who died in the name of colonization. For…

Dangote group cooperating with financial crimes agency, says no accusations of wrongdoing

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The Dangote Group has expressed readiness to assist Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in its investigations, following the commission’s visit to the company’s headquarters on January 4. The Group said it was cooperating…

Somali president signs law “nullifying illegal” Ethiopia-Somaliland deal

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On Saturday (Jan. 06), Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying the memorandum of understanding signed between the Government of Ethiopia & Somaliland. The symbolic move comes as Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali…

DR Congo: Constitutional court confirms Felix Tshisekedi’s victory in presidential poll

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The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)has confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi's landslide victory for a second term in office****in the central African nation's held presidential elections. In its ruling on…

IMF approves disbursement of $60.7 million to Mozambique

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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has successfully concluded the third review of Mozambique's three-year loan program. This development enables an immediate disbursement of approximately $60.7 million to Maputo,…

Boeing faces global scrutiny following Alaska Airline incident

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Boeing finds itself grappling with renewed safety concerns as federal authorities announce a temporary grounding of select Boeing 737 Max planes following a distressing incident involving an Alaska Airlines jetliner. The Federal Aviation…

Will Kenya’s renewed privatisation push succeed?

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President William Ruto has announced that 35 state-owned enterprises are slated for privatisation, thrilling stock market executives but dismaying opponents. A recent change in the privatisation laws of Kenya has empowered the National…
  According to the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, “the Private Sector is the core pillar for achieving the AfCFTA goals, because the Private Sector creates jobs, fosters innovation and enables fair…

Nigerian president outlines first budget after reforms

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Nigeria's president said Wednesday economic growth and national security were among his main concerns as he outlined his first budget since coming to power and launching an ambitious reform agenda. In a speech to lawmakers in the capital…