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Sudan starts trading devalued pound to end black market

May 21, 2012 By

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese foreign exchange bureaux started trading Sudanese pounds at a devalued rate on Monday as part of an effort by officials to curb illegal trade and stablise the currency. … [Read More...]

S.Africa’s rand recoups losses, bonds edge up

May 21, 2012 By

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand strengthened from last week's 5-month lows against the dollar on Monday while government bonds edged … [Read More...]

Morocco to auction 4G licence in fourth quarter

May 21, 2012 By

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will launch a tender to sell at least one 4G licence in the fourth quarter to help reach its 10-year goal of providing … [Read More...]

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Egypt: MP Criticizes Speaker’s Support for Muslim Brotherhood Candidate

May 21, 2012 By

[Aswat Masriya] MP Essam Sultan criticized Speaker of People's Assembly Saad … [Read More...]

Egypt: Complementary Constitutional Declaration Comes Under Fire

May 21, 2012 By

[Aswat Masriya] Presidential candidate Khaled Ali held a conference on Monday to … [Read More...]

Egypt: Armed Forces Council Calls for Peaceful Elections

May 21, 2012 By

[Aswat Masriya] The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) called upon … [Read More...]

Banking/Insurance

Ghana: NIC Holds Conference On Micro Insurance

May 21, 2012 By

[Ghanaian Chronicle] As a means of protecting household and small business in the … [Read More...]

Sudan: Central Bank’s Decision On Currency Exchange Rates Draws Ire of Finance Minister

May 21, 2012 By

[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Central Bank of Sudan's (CBS) decision to allow Forex … [Read More...]

Zambia: Investing in Human Capital Key – Chibiya

May 21, 2012 By

[Times of Zambia] BARCLAYS Bank Zambia has said high quality human capital is vital … [Read More...]

Business

Congo-Kinshasa: Government Enforces Law to Curb Conflict Mineral Trade

May 21, 2012 By

[Global Witness] Global Witness welcomes a move by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week to enforce a … [Read More...]

Nigeria: Seventy Thousand People Ask Oil Giant Shell to Clean Up Its Mess

May 21, 2012 By

[Friends of the Earth] Amsterdam - On the eve of the annual general meeting of oil giant Shell, Friends of the Earth … [Read More...]

South Africa: The Military Veterans Act of 2011 – Promising More Than Can Be Delivered?

May 21, 2012 By

[ISS] On 20 April the Mail and Guardian newspaper in South Africa reported that approximately 250 former MK and … [Read More...]

Commerce

East Africa: Rwanda Launches National EAC Policy

May 21, 2012 By

[News of Rwanda] International community and specific member countries are very determined to see their interests … [Read More...]

East Africa: U.S. Commerce Official On Development Partnerships

May 21, 2012 By

[State Department] Remarks of Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael C. Camuñez at U.S.-East Africa … [Read More...]

Namibia: Increasing Cargo Volumes Through Walvis Bay

May 21, 2012 By

[Namibia Economist] There has been an air of excitement and expectation around the offices of Woker Freight … [Read More...]

Currencies

Zimbabwe: ‘Return of Zim Dollar Inevitable’

May 20, 2012 By

[Financial Gazette] THE return of the Zimbabwe dollar, … [Read More...]

Sudan: Central Bank Allows Forex Bureaus to Determine Own Exchange Rate

May 18, 2012 By

[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - Foreign exchange (Forex) … [Read More...]

Zimbabwe: April Inflation Rises to 4,3 Percent

May 17, 2012 By

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S headline inflation has … [Read More...]

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Development

Kenya: Kitale to Get 3,000 Trees

May 19, 2012 By

[The Star] Kitale Municipal Council is planning to … [Read More...]

Kenya: Nairobi Park Diary – Gazelles Galore

May 19, 2012 By

[The Star] The green grassy plains are looking … [Read More...]

Kenya: Friends of America Foundation Luncheon

May 19, 2012 By

[The Star] Feed Africa and feed her forever, make her … [Read More...]