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Nigeria beats Algeria in bid to host $5 billion Africa Energy Bank

Oil and gas rich Nigeria has defeated Algeria and other competitors, after it was chosen as the host of the newly created Africa Energy Bank, worth $5 billion. In hosting the new lender, Nigeria will become “at the forefront of Africa’s energy future,” said Nigerian oil minister Heineken Lokpobiri. The new bank aims to address […]

East Africa’s planned railway gets boost as four EAC states join the Kenya-Uganda project

Four East African Community (EAC) member states — Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan — have joined the joint project by Kenya and Uganda to develop a modern railway to ease movement of goods on the Northern Corridor. The decision was made during a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee on […]

Syria: Al-Qaeda network to disband, Al-Nusra supports move  

There are emerging reports that worldwide renowned terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, will soon be disbanding so that its members can be free from their oath of loyalty to the group and join the Islamic State jihadist group. The claims are yet to be confirmed by al-Qaeda but it is believed that the group has lost significance […]