African governments in the grip of Eurobond fever should look closer to home to secure financing vital to their economic development as borrowing costs on international debt markets rise, the president of the African Development Bank said.
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African countries should borrow closer to home, AfDB president says
- Reuters
Facebook chief courts Africa's politicians, entrepreneurs and developers in first trip
- Mark Anderson
Facebook's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is wrapping up his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa.
South Africa's Famous Brands buys British burger chain at lower price after Brexit
- TJ Strydom
South African fast food group Famous Brands bought Britain's Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) for 2.1 billion rand ($143.3 million), saving nearly a fifth on the price due to the weaker pound in the wake of Brexit, the firm said on Thursday.
The art of midwifing elections in Africa
- Zipporah Musau, Africa Renewal
Many countries in Africa conduct general elections regularly. Electoral management bodies have the responsibility to ensure free and fair elections. But what are their score cards so far?
Saudi Arabia deports 39 female Ghanaian pilgrims without male guardians
- Dasmani Laary
At least 39 female Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims travelling for Hajj in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca have been repatriated because they had no male relatives escorting them, a statement from Ghana's Pilgrims office (PAOG) said on Monday.
Decriminalizing of drugs, the only pathway
- Olusegun Obasanjo, Ricardo Lagos, Ruth Dreifuss - Former Presidents of Nigeria, Chile and Switzerland
Drug trafficking and the black market are, to a large extent, a direct consequence of the international drug control system and the national laws that are derived therefrom.
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