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[allAfrica] Cape Town -Peter Moyo, the chief executive of Old Mutual Limited and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited, has been suspended by the Old Mutual Board who said the decision was based on the "breakdown in trust" between Moyo and the board.

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Last night, Africa’s leading financial services company, Old Mutual, announced the launch of their new and exciting music hub in Johannesburg’s vibey Newtown.

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[This is Africa] South Africa's youngest legislator ever, 21-year-old Itumeleng Ntsube of the African National Congress, was sworn into office on 23 May as a member of the National Council of Provinces, the country's upper House of Parliament.

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Africa Day presents an opportunity to discuss challenges from the perspective of opportunity, says Dr Richard Munang.

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BBC Africa staff read extracts from Binyavanga Wainaina's satirical essay in tribute to the late writer.

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The 2019 edition of the Africa Oil & Power (AOP) Conference is set to highlight the role of the continent’s energy sector in job creation and economic growth. The event, which is described as the official conference of South Africa’s Department of Energy, will this year showcase the energy industry as a lucrative investment option

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With growing support from allies, infrastructure improvements, and the right promotional support, Angola has the opportunity to become a leader in the tourism space domestically and globally.

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[VOA] Foreign observers of Malawi's presidential, parliamentary and local elections issued a preliminary assessment Thursday, saying that although the process was peaceful, it lacked a level playing field.

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the country’s tax collection body, has won a case against Italian Dam Construction company Co-operativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) di Ravenna, seeking a Ksh166 million (about $1.64 million) Value Added Tax Refund. In a judgment delivered this week by Kenya’s High Court Judges Lady Justice Pauline Nyamweya and John Mativo,

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Dangote Cement is raising 50 billion naira in the fifth, sixth and seventh series of its 150 billion naira Commercial Paper (CP) programme. The series 5 is for 93 days tenor with effective yield of 12.38 percent, while series 6 is for 178 days and has effective yield of 13.08 percent. The series 7 is for 269

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[VOA] The United States says it is greatly disappointed with South Africa's decision to send a former Mozambican finance minister home instead of to the U.S. to stand trial on fraud charges.

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[This Day] The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Shimon Ben-Shosan, said Thursday that his Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, and the President, Mr. Reuvin Rivlin, could visit Nigeria soon, 61 years after an Israeli PM came to Nigeria in 1958.

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[VOA] The Somali government says it's not ready to take any action that could threaten its relationship with its neighbor Kenya. The announcement comes amidst simmering tensions over potential offshore oil deposits and an incident where Somali government officials and diplomats were denied entry to Kenya this week.

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[VOA] East African countries are set to ban skin-lightening products that contain hydroquinone, a medical agent linked to health problems when used in high concentrations. The East African Legislative Assembly last week passed a resolution calling for a region-wide ban on the manufacturing and importation of products containing hydroquinone.

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Vodacom and Kenya’s Safaricom will partner to acquire the intellectual property rights to the popular M-Pesa mobile financial services platform from Britain’s Vodafone. The Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom, Bob Collymore said the 12 million euro ($13.4 million) deal will let both purchasers make significant savings in royalties paid to Vodafone and expand the service to new African

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[VOA] Central Africa Republic is observing three days of official mourning for the victims of Tuesday's massacre, which left more than 50 people dead in a town near the border with Chad.

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[VOA] Sudan's public prosecutors have called for the dismissal of the director of the National Intelligence and Security Service after agents prevented police from arresting former security chief Salah Abdallah, known as Salah Gosh.

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The TV star talks about getting the presidential nod, her new sparkling wine and sending 300 Black girls to university by 2020.

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Certain Nigerian Universities revived the sum of 100 million naira from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to carry out research in telecommunications and Information Communication Technology (ICT). The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who spoke at the endowment of professional chairs for some universities, said that the funds will help in enhancing research that

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -South Africa's women's national soccer team are off to the FIFA Women's World Cup in France - and for the first time will earn the same as their male counterparts.