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AFCON 2021: Super Eagles in high spirits ahead of Benin, Lesotho encounters

·March 23, 2021
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By Joy Okosieme Nigeria’s senior men team’s camp is teeming with her superstars as the countdown begins for the final round of qualification matches for the 2021 Africa Cup…

Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president

·March 20, 2021
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Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in Friday as the country's first female president, two days after the death of President John Magufuli, one of Africa's most prominent Covid-19…

John Magufuli: Tanzania’s ‘bulldozer’ president

·March 17, 2021
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John Pombe Magufuli, the son of a peasant farmer who became Tanzania's president in 2015, has died aged 61. Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, he went on to become…

Africa Skills Hub, partner with Canada World Youth to launch Women’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihoods Initiative (WELI)

·March 10, 2021
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The Africa Skills Hub, a youth employment organization and business incubator in Ghana will partner with Canada World Youth – Jeunesse Canada Monde (CWY-JCM) with support from Global Affairs Canada…

AfDB supports capital markets in Nigeria with $400,000 grant to SEC

·March 6, 2021
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By Joy Okosieme The African Development Bank Group on Friday, March 5, 2021, signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to strengthen securities…