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Bob Diamond in deal to buy stockbroker Panmure Gordon

Bob Diamond has joined forces with the Qatari royal family to buy Panmure Gordon, the loss-making stockbroker and investment bank.

Banks in stand-off with Etisalat Nigeria over loan

Nigerian banks have opposed a proposal by Etisalat Nigeria to convert part of a $1.2 billion loan from dollars into naira and want Abu Dhabi telecoms group Etisalat and its other shareholders to recapitalise it instead, a source said.

‘Asoriba’ the App bringing church closer to Christians in Africa

At a popular Charismatic Church service in Accra, the capital of the West African nation Ghana, hundreds of worshipers gathered to pray. It’s a regular ritual as they seek spiritual solutions to their problems.

US President Trump proposes massive aid cuts

US funding for international aid and development through the United Nations and its own agencies could be slashed to boost funding for its military...

Nigerians warned against taking soft drinks with vitamin C

A court in Nigeria has directed that the country's Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control should ensure that the Nigeria Bottling Company Plc warns consumers in the country against taking soft drinks with Vitamin C.

IMF delegation to visit Egypt

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund will visit Egypt from April 28 to May 8, Egyptian Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy told Reuters on...

Nigeria inflation eases for first time in 15-months

Nigeria's inflation rate bucked the trend in February to fall to 17.78 percent, its lowest level in 15 months, driven by a slower rise...

Kenya’s central bank finalising licences for two new banks

Kenya's central bank said on Monday it would process requests for licences by two new banks, ending a moratorium it put in place in 2015 on licensing new commercial banks.

Zimbabwe wants new South African electricity supply deal

Zimbabwe is negotiationg a new deal to continue importing power from South African utility Eskom to make up for shortfalls in generating capacity at its Kariba hydropower station, the energy minister said on Monday.

Tanzania gives coal mining licence to Dangote

Tanzania has awarded a coal mining licence to the local unit of Nigeria's Dangote Cement as part of plans to lower the company's production...

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