December 8, 2014

UN: $16.4 billion needed to aid most vulnerable

The United Nations appealed Monday for $16.4 billion to pay for global humanitarian needs in 2015, saying it needs that money to help 57.5 million of the world's most vulnerable people.
December 5, 2014

Remembering an Icon.

Nelson Mandela death: South Africa marks first anniversary Events are being held across South Africa to mark one year since the death of Nelson Mandela, including […]
December 4, 2014

Nigeria Signals Revenue to Plunge as Benchmark Oil Price Cut

  First published in bloomberg.com By Chris Kay and Emele Onu Dec 4, 2014 10:26 AM GMT+0100; Photograph by: Chris Goodney/Bloomberg On Nov. 16, Finance Minister […]
December 1, 2014

Namibia e-voting

  Namibia’s Electronic Election. Namibians go to the polls on 28 November to vote for a new president and parliament in the southern African country. The […]
November 28, 2014

Nigeria says too much boom time oil savings spent on state governors

 Nigeria says too much boom time oil savings spent on state governors –  By Camillus Eboh and Julia Payne  – Reuters ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance […]
November 26, 2014

Nigeria devalues naira and raises rates after oil price slide

Nigeria has devalued the naira, saying a drop in oil prices had made it hard to defend its currency.
November 3, 2014

Burkina Faso – Country In Chaos

 ‘Country in chaos’: Voices from Ouagadougou On Sunday evening, key opposition figures met Col Zida for talks. Those present included Zephirin Diabre, leader of the Union […]
November 2, 2014

Launch of a Financial Literacy Baseline Survey in Namibia

On 12th June, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. I-Ben Nashandi, on behalf of the Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Minister of Finance together with His Excellency Onno Hückmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, launched the Financial Literacy Baseline Survey results. The launch took place at the Bank of Namibia and was hosted by the Governor Mr. Iipumbu Shiimi.
October 6, 2014

Food Crisis Worsens in South Sudan as Civil War Is Displacing Millions

Five months of war in South Sudan has led to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of more than one million people. But officials warn that the tragedy could just be beginning. A serious food crisis is looming over the country, and the United Nations says that if action is not taken immediately, the consequences could be dire. So many people have been displaced by the fighting that the planting season was disrupted, creating major concerns about the next harvest. Fishermen cannot work the rivers. Livestock have been lost and abandoned. Cholera has broken out in the capital, Juba, and threatens other parts of the county.
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