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Cocoa beans to attract additional $400 from 2020/21 season

Cocoa beans to attract additional $400 from 2020/21 season

From the 2020/21 cocoa season, every tonne of cocoa beans from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire that will be sold on the international market will attract an additional $400 as a living inc…...

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Maroc Telecom Finalizes the Acquisition of Chad’s Largest Network Operator

Maroc Telecom Finalizes the Acquisition of Chad’s Largest Network Operator

Rabat – Maroc Telecom has announced that the acquisition of Tigo Tchad, Chad’s largest network operator, has been finalized.Tigo Tchad is a subsidiary of Millicom, an internationa…...

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Ghana selected to host AfCFTA secretariat

Ghana selected to host AfCFTA secretariat

Ghana was on Saturday selected as the country to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).A review committee said the West African nation was awarded…...

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China-Africa cooperation in high gear, powering global growth

China-Africa cooperation in high gear, powering global growth

by Xinhua writer Zhu ShaobinNAIROBI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The China-organized trade expo facilitates the flow of African products to a bigger market, said Gerard Sina, owner of a Rwan…...

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The future of AI research is in Africa

The future of AI research is in Africa

In the last few years, the machine-learning community has blossomed, applying the technology to challenges like food security and health care.Sitting in a hotel lobby in Tangier, Mo…...

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Nigeria to join Africa’s free trade agreement

Nigeria to join Africa’s free trade agreement

Africas biggest economy has belatedly agreed to join a huge free trade agreement aimed at boosting manufacturing across the continent.Nigeria will sign the Africa Continental Free T…...

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Kenya Airways, GE ink fuel-saving deal

Kenya Airways, GE ink fuel-saving deal

Kenya Airways (KQ) has moved to check on its fuel bill by inking a contract with US firm GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, which will provide realtime digital data on …...

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Lagos has become one of Airbnb's fastest-growing markets globally

Lagos has become one of Airbnb's fastest-growing markets globally

It’s unlikely that Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling economic hub, ranks very high on the bucket list of tourists who want to visit Africa.Unlike cities in South Africa, Mauritius or Moro…...

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Implementing Industry 4.0 Technologies in Africa’s Manufacturing Environment

Implementing Industry 4.0 Technologies in Africa’s Manufacturing Environment

African manufacturers are aspiring to raise their standards to increase efficiency of their enterprise operations through the comprehensive uptake of sophisticated technology such a…...

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West African countries choose new 'ECO' single trade currency

West African countries choose new 'ECO' single trade currency

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)As part of its plans to make Africa a more integrated continent, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have adopted the name ECO for …...

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