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The new African Growth And Opportunity Act
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was first authorized in the U.S Congress in 2000, to promote export-led economic growth and...


How renewable energy in South Africa is quietly stealing a march on coal
Solar, biomass and wind energy systems are popping up all over the country and feeding clean energy into the strained electrical grid The...


Ivory Coast to push forward with infrastructure spending
Ivory Coast plans to steam ahead with a post-war strategy of fostering economic growth through heavy infrastructure investments, the...


Ivory Coast cotton output rises 11 percent in 2014/15
Ivory Coast cotton output rose 11 percent to a record 450,000 tonnes in the 2014/2015 tonnes compared with the previous season on the...


NYU confronts stereotypes with exhibition of racially charged art
When the late British writer, art connoisseur and friend of the Queen, Sir Harold Acton, bequeathed his family’s Italian villa to New...


Barack Obama Sr's grave has makeover amid hopes the US president may visit
The burial site of Barack Obama’s father is being revamped by tourism officials with his son set to appear at a Nairobi summit, his first...


The many dimensions of Africa's digital divide
With the African Internet Summit under way, the continent still awaits a revolution that could be critical for providing economic...


Nigeria swears in President Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari has assumed office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Nigerians are hopeful their new leader can stamp out corruption and...


Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina elected as African Development Bank president
Nigerian agriculture minister whose campaign focused on inclusive growth and regional integration will succeed incumbent Kaberuka after...


Ivory Coast confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak: OIE
Ivory Coast has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu last month among backyard birds in the central town of Bouake,...
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