By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer – Mon Dec 6, 2010 NEW YORK – Facebook is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million-plus users to make it more of a reflection of their real lives and emphasize one of the site’s most popular features, photos.   Facebook said in a blog post Sunday the changes are […]

By Agency Reporter Monday, 6 Dec 2010 The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a new three-year economic monitoring programme for Senegal and said the country‘s fiscal deficit would be allowed to rise temporarily to accommodate its huge infrastructure needs. The IMF‘s Policy Support Instrument for the West African country, according […]

By Stanley Opara with agency report Monday, 6 Dec 2010 Africa Finance Corporation, a development bank partly owned by seven West African countries, plans to announce its first investment in Nigeria‘s electricity industry soon, the corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Andrew Alli, has said. ”Nigeria is becoming attractive to foreign investors,” […]