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Determined to fight the spread of death and other consequences of malaria, the Nigeria Inter-Faith Action Association, (NIFAA), has collaborated with the World Bank and the Ministry of Health to conduct a nationwide campaign to stop the spread and deaths caused by malaria across the country.
President Zuma finally ended any ambiguity in the government's response to AIDS when he announced changes to improve AIDS treatment this week. But for these policy changes to be real, the new-found political commitment must be accompanied by the commitment of resources.
The organisers of the 2009 trade fair have described this year's event as a successful one compared to the previous one.
The national debt soared to $9.33 billion (about Sh12 trillion) in September, as the government borrowed more from internal sources to fill the gap caused by shortfalls in tax collections, The Citizen can reveal.
There are indications that investors from The Netherlands may have indicated interest in ailing Nigerian banks and may be on their way to hold strategic intervention talks with some of the banks next week in Abuja.
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) will host the third "Home is Best' conference to woo Ugandans in the diaspora to invest at home.
SMALL and medium enterprises now have a way to raise long-term capital to boost their businesses following the relaxation of listing rules by the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE).
GAUTENG government departments have yet to settle the debt they owe to municipalities, despite Premier Nomvula Mokonyane's promise that the money would be paid by the end of last month.
MY PLEA yesterday for Raubex to report on defined management objectives, is a general plea to listed companies. The absence of these objectives doesn't prevent investors from measuring a company's performance but they are additional valuable information, especially when in trying to assess the management investment fundamental.
MOODY's Investors Service warned yesterday that Bidvest , which has signalled that it is on the acquisition trail, had "limited headroom" for a major acquisition due to concerns over the company's debt profile, weak consumer demand and potentially tight profit margins.
The Nigerian state of Kwara has received international attention for its invitation to dispossessed white farmers in Zimbabwe to come to Nigeria. The oil-producing nation - Africa's most populous - currently imports about U.S.$3 billion worth of food to sustain its 140 million-plus people, and the Kwara government hopes the experienced commercial farmers will help the state become food ...
The Minister of Finance, Augustine Nganfuan has announced in Monrovia that an international investment group, the Hamsah Investments Limited and Wall Capital Limited has sued the Liberian Government in a British High Court in London for a Summary Judgment to enforce a 2002 New York judgment for over US$ 20million.
The South-South meeting that closes today in Gigiri, Nairobi, is taking place for the first time since the 1990s.
The country is experiencing low inflationary pressure. This follows a two months consecutive decline in inflation resulting from decreasing food prices.
ESKOM's cash crisis has forced it to consider selling a 30% stake in its R142bn Kusile power station -- which could secure it up to R40bn in private equity.
West African Glass Company Plc has given hints of a possible discontinuation of business activities due to difficulties and challenges confronting its operational activities.
Investors' woes heightened, Tuesday, as the value of their investments on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped further by N45.84 billion.
Nigeria lacks strategic trading partner with the rest of the world in terms of international trade, says Professor Wale Omole.
A medical team has been flown to East Pokot and Turkana East districts after a cholera outbreak killed 27 people.
THE Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has called upon the Tanzanian business fraternity to make maximum use of the Hong Kong free port in order to dominate the Chinese market and other countries in the Far East.
IN a rare feat, the country's economy registered a staggering USD 620.4 million (approx. 806.4bn/-) balance of payment surplus thanks to disbursements from International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the year ending September 2009.
The following is a special briefing with Global AIDS Coordinator Amb. Eric Goosby on the U.S. approach to fighting HIV/Aids and the new U.S. administration's administration PEPFAR strategy.
Liberian Vice-President Joseph Boakai and UN Deputy Envoy Moustapha Soumaré have underscored the unique role smallholder farmers play in guaranteeing food security and alleviating poverty in with a call for increased investment in smallholder farming. The two were speaking at the weekend during a ceremony in 's central city, Gbarnga, to mark this year's World Food Day.
South Africa and Cuba have reaffirmed the need to strengthen their existing relations and further expand cooperation between the two countries.
Eliminating corruption is one of the conditions donors have set for Uganda.
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