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LeAD Campus – Global Leaders for Africa’s Development Certificate Programme Accepting Applications for Second Course

February 17, 2017/Sciences Po Executive Education Sciences Po Executive Education (www.SciencesPo.fr/executive-education), in partnership with the French Development Agency, the University of Cape Town, the Higher Institute of Management in Dakar and the AfricaFrance Foundation, is pleased to announce the start of the second LeAD Campus course on 2 April. Sciences […]

AfDB approves new $28.2-million funding injection in Shelter Afrique

17/2/2017/AfDB African Development Bank supports the African housing sector through Shelter Afrique US $20-million loan approved, after a recent US $8.2-million equity injection Shareholders agree to pay up their share of capital commitments by the end of 2017 On February 1, 2017, the African Development Bank disbursed an equity investment […]

South Africa’s Zuma says govt will act against banks accused of forex rigging

Jacob Zuma, South African President Photo Credit:The National Interest 16/2/2017/Reuters South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma told parliament on Thursday the government would come down hard on the local banks accused in a report by the competition watchdog of rigging the rand currency. “This matter is still under investigation… government is […]