Category Archives: Africa Accelerate Project News
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Burundi general shot dead dropping child off at school
Leave a commentApril 25, 2016 by Author
A security advisor to Burundi’s vice-president has been shot dead while dropping off his daughter at school. General Athanase Kararuza …
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Sharp rise in Boko Haram child bombers
Leave a commentApril 12, 2016 by Author
The UN child agency has declared that Boko Haram’s use of child bombers has increased over the last year with …
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Al-Shabab supporter executed in Somalia
Leave a commentApril 11, 2016 by Author
A Somali reporter who helped terrorists al-Shabab kill five fellow reporters has been executed by firing squad. Hassan Hanafi, once a …
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Chase Bank Kenya placed under receivership
Leave a commentApril 8, 2016 by Author
Kenya’s central bank on Thursday placed Chase Bank Kenya under receivership for 12 months to protect depositors, creditors and the …
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Kenya marks first anniversary of Garissa University massacre
Leave a commentApril 3, 2016 by Author
Thousands of Kenyans gathered at the college on Saturday, with about 100 taking part in a run to commemorate the …
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Guinea confirms two new cases of Ebola
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2016 by Author
Two new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Guinea, almost three months after it celebrated the end of the outbreak. …
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World Bank invests £3bn in Sierra Leone’s fishing industry
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2016 by Author
The World Bank recently announced that it would invest $4m (£2.8m) into Sierra Leone’s fishing industry, a sector that provides …
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Al Qaeda responsible for Ivory Coast hotel terrorist attack
Leave a commentMarch 14, 2016 by Author
Al Qaeda’s North African branch has claimed responsibility for a terror attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort on Sunday …
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Sierra Leone Solar Park Unveiled
Leave a commentMarch 11, 2016 by Author
Sierra Leone’s Energy ministry on Thursday announced the launching of a 6-megawatt Solar Park project situated in Newton in the …
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Boko Haram finance centres closed after government investigation
Leave a commentMarch 6, 2016 by Author
Four cattle markets in northern Nigeria, where stolen animals were allegedly being sold to finance the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, …
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