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China, Africa highlight growth’s role in promotion of human rights

China, Africa highlight growth’s role in promotion of human rights

China and Cape Verde, two countries significantly different in size, equally understand the importance of development to the realization of human rights.Addressing a side event duri…...

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Chinese-built toll road mobilizes trade, economy in Ethiopia

Chinese-built toll road mobilizes trade, economy in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The newly inaugurated Chinese-built 220-km toll road that connects landlocked Ethiopia to ports in Djibouti will meet Ethiopias growing import-expor…...

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Rwanda, China sign $42.8m deal for road expansion

Rwanda, China sign $42.8m deal for road expansion

The 10.3km-long road will be expanded from a two-way, two-lane road to a two-way, four-lane road to help ease traffic flowThe governments of Rwanda and China Tuesday signed an agree…...

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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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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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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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