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Facebook: Eight Ways We’re Preparing For Elections Across Africa

By Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, we want to share an update on our work to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the continent. We’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts globally —

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Mercer Strengthens African Foot Print With Strategic Partnerships

Mercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Learning Organisation, a Ghana based Consulting firm.  Through the partnership, Mercer and Learning Organisation will

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Uganda Fails Test To Host UN Global Base As Kenya Wins Lucrative Bid

Kenya has beaten 14 African countries including Uganda to host the lucrative United Nationals Global Shared Service Centre. This is according to the Report of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres titled ‘Global service delivery model for the United Nations Secretariat’ dated 8 January 2019. The report will soon be

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Kenya’s Deputy President Backs Africa’s Borrowing Spree From West, China

Deputy President William Ruto has called on African countries to continue accepting financial help from the West or China as long as it boosts infrastructure on the continent but doesn’t lead to re-colonisation, Daily Nation reports. In a lecture delivered at the UK’s Warwick University on Saturday, Dr Ruto said

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