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Africa Central Africa World 

Opinion: Ebola in Congo – incompetence, mistrust and greed

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This Thursday marks a sad anniversary. One year ago, on August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With a death toll today of almost 1,800, it has become one of the worst epidemics since Ebola was discovered in 1976. The worst occurred in 2014, when the virus caused the death of more than… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

16-year-old Nigerian girl scores A in all WAEC subjects

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A 16-year-old Nigerian girl, Ugboaja Chizobam Stephany has emerged as the best West African Examination Council (WAEC) candidate of 2019. She scored As in all subjects including data processing, Mathematics, further mathematics, physics, chemistry, English and biology. The girl from Imo state has already been offered 100% scholarship to study abroad by a Nigerian living in diaspora. Local media reports… Read More
Africa Business Ghana World 

Meet the top Ghanaian Media Business owners

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Known as the 4th estate of government, the Ghanaian media landscape has over the past two decades evolved not only as an avenue for engaging citizens but a lucrative business sector that has produced some successful entrepreneurs and business leaders in Ghana. Even though we cannot evaluate the financial value of the industry in Ghana, Price Water-Coopers in 2017 valued… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

Xoom or WorldRemit: Finding the best money transfer service for Ghana

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The Best Remittance Provider for Africa? Funding personal businesses from abroad and sending money to relatives and friends living in Africa has become a valuable endeavor to individuals living abroad. Fortunately, technological advancement across the globe has made international money remittance swift and efficient. Today, you can send money from USA or Canada in a matter of minutes, through online… Read More
Africa Business World 

Do trade wars affect the prices of digital currencies?

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It is no secret that cryptocurrency prices can be volatile. Those of us who have taken the step to sign up with the likes of Luno to acquire a bitcoin wallet and get in on the action have seen prices soar and then come back down to earth just as quick. The reasons for these rapid increase in Bitcoin’s value… Read More