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Barely a week after the Government of Liberia through the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) released the new banknotes to the public; several Liberians are expressing unhappiness over the lack of adequate awareness on the new money across the country.…
Continue readingRwanda has launched a drone delivery network to transport vital blood supplies to far-flung areas of the country. The project will see unmanned aerial vehicles or drones used to deliver small packages by parachute, bypassing traffic or washed-out roads in …
Continue readingThe World Bank has pledged US$1billion to support the agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The amount, according to the World Bank Director for the Africa Region External Communication (AFREC), Haleh Bridi, represents an increase from US$700 million since 2006.
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Continue readingThe African continent has lagged behind in most facets of human development because its largest country, Nigeria, has remained in poverty due to fraudulent activities in public service, a leading anti-corruption campaigner said on Tuesday.
Patrick Lumumba, a former Director …
Continue readingThe Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that Nigeria will soon close the deal on a $3 billion to $4 billion loan from China that will be channelled towards the provision of infrastructure in the …
Continue readingThe first medical supply of remotely piloted aircraft, popularly known as drones, will be launched in Rwanda today. The pioneer project, in Muhanga District in southern Rwanda, will see drones used in delivery of much needed supplies to ensure efficiency …
Continue readingChief Ikedi Ohakim, the immediate former Governor of Imo State, has said that the nation’s economy was HIV positive before the advent of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said this at the 2016 Diocesan Synod of Ikeduru Anglican Diocese, while …
Continue readingEgypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Friday that the economic reforms that are being taken by the state are “hard” but “essential” to save the economy. On the $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the …
Continue readingGabon has cut its 2017 budget by more than 5 percent due to persistently low crude prices and falling oil out put. In a statement released, the cabinet said that next year’s budget will drop to 2.478 trillion CFA franc …
Continue readingMoney exchangers have been cautioned against undercutting the exchange rate of the new Liberian banknotes on the market. The Central Bank of Liberia recently introduced new denominations of banknotes in circulation, replacing mutilated banknotes and controlling the infliction of US …
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