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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Telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa has become Zimbabwe’s first billionaire. According to a report by Forbes, Masiyiwa, 57 is now worth $1.7 billion. Masiyiwa controls Econet Group, a Zimbabwe-listed mobile phone company that also has investments in financial services, insurance, e-commerce, renewable energy, education, Coca-Cola bottling, hospitality and payment gateway solutions.
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Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has drafted a law governing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Rwanda which will soon be forwarded to the Rwanda Law Reform Commission for review, reports the New Times. The draft bill was prepared along with the National Biosafety Framework, biosafety policy and regulations according to
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Everyone who uses Facebook will have come across some pretty strange posts in their time. Random friend requests, being added to groups you did not ask to join, and tags that allow "friends" to clog up your timeline with posts or photos you don't necessarily want. But a Nigerian man
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