Tony Elumelu Foundation brings together leading stakeholders in development of finance sector in Brussels – Details

Tony Elumelu Foundation brings together leading stakeholders in development of finance sector in Brussels – Details

Posted on April 14, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Tony Elumelu Foundation brought together leading stakeholders in the development finance sector, at a case study session in the EU capital, Belgium At a time when Europe’s relationship with Africa is high on foreign policy and developmental agendas and with the European Union beginning to deliver on its 2017 External Investment Plan, targeted at attracting

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Obasanjo: Democracy taking root in Africa

Obasanjo: Democracy taking root in Africa

Posted on March 28, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Nigeria’s former ruler Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy is taking root in Africa, but warned that rising political stars would struggle to unseat old leaders unless they join forces during elections. Obasanjo, who was a military ruler for three years from 1976 and then a civilian leader from 1999 to 2007, said African countries were

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Bill Gates says Africa stays the same while the world grows older

Bill Gates says Africa stays the same while the world grows older

Posted on February 12, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Bill Gates and Melinda, his wife, say 2018 left them with many surprises — both good and bad, but the top of the list is that Africa is not growing along with the world. The co-founder of Microsoft and his wife expressed this view in the 2019 edition of the annual report on their philanthropic

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South Korea ready to partner with Africa on technology

South Korea ready to partner with Africa on technology

Posted on February 9, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

SEOUL, Republic of Korea, February 7, 2019/ — In partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB.org), Korea is ready to step up technology transfers to Africa, officials said in Seoul today. Speaking at a meeting on potential technology partnerships between Korea and Africa, representatives of Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Techno Park, and Korea’s Green Technology

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US lashes out at ‘predatory’ China, Russia in Africa

US lashes out at ‘predatory’ China, Russia in Africa

Posted on December 13, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The United States lashed out Thursday at “predatory” Chinese and Russian involvement in Africa as it announced a leaner footprint on the continent that insists on accountability in trade and peacekeeping. In a speech billed as unveiling a new US strategy on Africa, national security advisor John Bolton echoed Trump’s “America First” philosophy, showing a

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US growing concern over currency swaps between Africa, China

US growing concern over currency swaps between Africa, China

Posted on September 14, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The U.S. is concerned that increased currency swap agreements between China and African nations will reduce visibility into financial transactions and will make it harder to prevent money laundering, a senior U.S. sanctions official said. Marshall Billingslea, the U.S. Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for terrorist financing, told a congressional hearing that while there was greater

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The Secret Chinese Arms Trade in the Horn of Africa

The Secret Chinese Arms Trade in the Horn of Africa

Posted on September 4, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

China is actively positioning itself as a major supplier of arms to the African continent and is stepping up its shipments of weapons to conflict zones through Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. LONDON, United Kingdom, September 3, 2018/ — EXX Africa (https://www.EXXAfrica.com) published a special report on the secret Chinese arms trade in the Horn

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Trump says US ‘deeply respects’ Africa in letter to AU

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Trump says US ‘deeply respects’ Africa in letter to AU
January 28, 2018

 

President Donald Trump said the United States “deeply respects” Africans and will dispatch its top diplomat to the continent, in a letter to African leaders seen by AFP on Sunday

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Bill Gates warns Trump may lose Africa to China with ‘America First’ policy

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Bill Gates warns Trump may lose Africa to China with ‘America First’ policy
January 25, 2018

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78 U.S Ex-Envoys To Trump: Don’t Disregard Africa

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78 U.S Ex-Envoys To Trump: Don’t Disregard Africa
January 23, 2018

Seventy-eight former United States Ambassadors to 48 African countries have expressed a deep concern over reports of President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the continent.

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