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  • Fifty Years of the African Union

    AFRICA, 2013/05/06 At the same time as asked to identify what organization's name was represented by the two letters "AU" during a current events quiz, most junior high school pupils at a West African school failed to answer the question correctly. The answers they gave ranged from Africans in Considerate, Africa Unite, and Africans in the United States.

  • Cracks in Investment Law Begin to Show

    ETHIOPIA, 2013/04/23 A possible amendment is in sight for the newly ratified Investment Proclamation, following a study tabled to the Ethiopian Investment Agency's (EIA) board, three weeks ago. The change comes only eight months into the ratification of the new investment law. This new Proclamation restored the previous law which had been in result since 1992 in September, 2012. It made several significant changes to the incentive and tax holidays given to investors and as well gathered the services it provides under a one-stop-shop arrangement.

  • The 7th Portuguese-language Business Conference

    ANGOLA, 2013/04/23 The 7th Portuguese-language Business Conference is due to be held Monday and Tuesday in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and to be attended by 1,200 businesspeople and representatives of the eight member states of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Nations (CPLP).

  • Guelleh reshuffles his cabinet

    DJIBOUTI CITY, 2013/04/21 Djibouti's new prime minister took office on Monday next President Ismail Omar Guelleh reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of rioting in the strategic Horn of Africa country over elections marred by widespread fraud. Guelleh named former defence minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed to replace longtime ally Dileita Mohamed Dileita who had served as prime minister since 2001. Guelleh's Union for Presidential Majority (UMP) won a parliamentary election on February 22 with 49 % of the vote, according to official results that triggered clashes between opposition protesters and police.

  • IMF recognizes Somalia after 22 years

    SOMALIA, 2013/04/14 The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it is recognizing Somalia\'s new government next a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country, part of a general push by the United States, United Nations and the West toward encouraging rehabilitation there.

  • Inventor of Bric talks up Africa

    AFRICA, 2013/04/10 FAST-growing Africa could be a dominant force in the world’s economic landscape for decades approaching if the continent gets its act together, top Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill said on Tuesday in Cape Town.

  • President Yoweri Museveni

    UGANDA, 2013/04/05 President Yoweri Museveni,last week invited BRICS block nations to invest in East African Community(EAC),COMESA and ICGLR as its good for business in African sub regions. The President who is as well the chairman of three regional bodies said this while addressing the 5th BRICS summit in Durban South Africa hosted by President Jacob Zuma.

  • Ready to Align Ourselves With the Brics

    UGANDA, 2013/04/02 Last week, the organisation of nations known as the BRICS (Brazil Russia India China & South Africa), met in Durban. The BRICS, a group of developing and newly industralised nations, want to leverage their huge populations - almost half the world's people at three billion, a combined GDP of $14 trillion (additional than that of the US and combined foreign exchange reserves of a similar amount, to assume better influence in world affairs.

  • Arab League Economic Cooperation a Fantasy

    JORDAN, 2013/03/31 Though international politics may be taking precedent at the March 25 Arab League summit, there are some fundamental Arab realities that have remained constant.

  • Mauritius Leads As The Easiest Place To Do Business In Africa

    MAURITIUS, 2013/03/30 Standing at the 19th position globally, Mauritius has been credited as the easiest place to do business in Africa on the Doing Business statement released by the IFC and World Bank yesterday. South Africa, Tunisia and Rwanda with 39, 50 and 52 positions followed suit as the economies with business friendly regulations on the continent.
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