Kenya is among five African countries bidding for the hosting of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), which is currently hosted at the African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The country's Mining Cabinet Secretary, Hon Dan Kazungu, has expressed optimism that Kenya is well placed to win the
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US President Donald Trump's comment describing African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as shithole continues to draw criticism for the billionaire leader. In a veiled response to Trump, his envoy to Uganda, Deborah Malac on Sunday made a tweet many believe was trashing Trump's attitude towards Africans. "Have served in
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American President Donald Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African nations. Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on immigration reform. He has now told reporters: "I
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Liberia’s ruling party expelled outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, saying she violated the party’s rules by not supporting her vice president in last month’s election, Associated Press reported, citing a party official. The Unity Party accuses Johnson Sirleaf of sending people to campaign against the party, Mohammed Ali, assistant secretary-general for
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Rwanda and Tanzania have agreed on joint construction of a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Isaka (northwestern Tanzania) to Kigali, a move which will facilitate movement of goods between the two countries, reports the New Times. The agreement was reached following a meeting between President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian
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Merck Foundation (MF) (www.Merck-Foundation.com), a non-profit company and subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany (www.Merck.com), and the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia’s oldest and most established institution of higher learning, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today aimed at providing fellowship training for post-graduate medical trainees from Africa and other developing countries.
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Before his foul-mouthed comments about African countries, US President Donald Trump had praised the continent as a place of "tremendous business potential". He made the comments during a speech to African leaders at an event in New York in September. “In this room, I see partners for promoting prosperity and
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Doctors are prescribing pregnant women antibiotics that may harm their developing babies more frequently than in years past, the Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) warned in a study published Thursday. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in pregnancy, especially in the first term. Of the many antibiotics that can effectively
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Jose Mourinho has hit back at Antonio Conte by saying he has nothing but contempt for the Chelsea manager. Conte has waged a bitter war of words with Mourinho, branding him ‘a little man’ and ‘fake’ after the Manchester United boss brought up his rival’s match-fixing controversy in Italy. He
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The name is enough to spread mayhem among South African traders. And all Viceroy Research is willing to disclose is that they’re three people working out of New York to protect investors. Stocks including Africa’s largest generics drugmaker and biggest real estate investment trusts were sent reeling this week on speculation
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