Tag: africa
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Organise yourselves, fix your problems! Macron blasts African leaders
French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, at a press conference after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, challenged African leaders to study their continent’s problems and fix it once and for all rather than depending on foreign nations to do it for them. He noted specifically that France would not be the one to completely…
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Buhari pledges to extend anti-corruption effort across Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, pledged to extend his anti-corruption effort across the African continent to sensitise Africans on the evil effects of corruption on societies. Femi Adesina, the president’s media aide, said in a statement that President Buhari made the pledge in his introductory remarks as the leader of the African…
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High cost of cybercrime in Africa cause for concern
Ken Munyi has decried the high cost of cybercrime in Africa is a cause for concern, and that African businesses need to take more decisive steps to prioritise data protection and enhance enterprise security in order to mitigate the high cost of cyberattacks. TheNewsGuru reports Munyi, Country Manager at iWayAfrica Kenya says the millions of…
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AfDB to support Nigeria, others to boost development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to support Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Morrocco and Algeria with industrial policies to boost development in Africa. Mr Alhassane Haidara, Manager, Industrial Development disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abidjan. According to him, the bank in partnership with UNIDO will help the countries…
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Opinion: On Trump respect for President Buhari
On Monday the last day of April 2018, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari became the first African leader to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House with the US President openly expressing respect for the leader of Africa’s largest democracy. Speaking at a joint press conference with President Buhari, Trump continuously reverbed how he…
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Budget-friendly African destinations to visit
Travelling African destinations is an experience in itself. However, it can also be incredibly expensive especially for Nigerians. From wildlife trekking to luxury safaris and expensive flights, the costs can quickly add up making it impossible to stay within an affordable budget. Fortunately, there are some of Africa’s most popular destinations that are budget-friendly and…
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Lack of modern farming techniques threatens Africa’s food security – FAO
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that lack of modern farming techniques threatens Africa’s food security. Josef Kienzle, FAO’s Leader of the Mechanisation task team, said that unless the governments adopt new technologies of farming, the continent will continue relying on food aid. “There is need for a paradigm shift on intensive…
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Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa-NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual growth rate of about 6.5 per cent Chairman of NPC, Mr Eze Duruiheoma, stated this in New York while delivering Nigeria’s statement on Sustainable Cities, Human Mobility and International Migration at the…
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Buhari mourns Winnie Mandela, says ‘Africa has lost a courageous woman’
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the passing away of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa of a courageous woman. The president noted that she was a woman of uncommon determination, steadfastness and perseverance who held aloft the torch of the struggle against institutionalised discrimination even while her ex-husband, the late…
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Nigeria’s peaceful co-existence crucial to Africa’s devt — USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among ethnic groups in Nigeria to engender development in the nation and in Africa. The USAID Mission Director, Mr Stephen Haykin, made the declaration in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. He spoke on the sidelines of the premier of a…