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World Bank Approves US$32 Million Credit for Nigeria

09/01/2004 ANA 0

Washington, 8 January, 2004— Responding to the government’s request for assistance in sparking greater bottom-up economic growth, the World Bank has approved a US$32 million credit to Nigeria for micro, small, and medium enterprise development. […]

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CAMEROON: Repairs start on vital bridge

06/01/2004 ANA 0

Douala, 6 January, 2004— The anglophones of southwestern Cameroon have lived in an uneasy alliance with the francophones that dominate the rest of the country since 1961, but the heavily used bridge that joins the […]

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ZIMBABWE: Pensioners hurt by record inflation

28/12/2003 ANA 0

Harare, 26 December, 2003— As the official inflation rate hits a record 620 percent, all Zimbabweans are feeling the pinch, but it is the country’s pensioners that are especially hard-pressed. ”Ten years ago pensioners lived […]

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ETHIOPIA: Africa-China cooperation boosted

19/12/2003 ANA 0

Addis Ababa, 17 December, 2003— China-Africa summit ended in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday with promises of trade deals, debt reduction and increase in political cooperation. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhoaxing told journalists […]

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MADAGASCAR: On the road to recovery

16/12/2003 ANA 0

Antananarivo, 15 December, 2003— Aggressive attempts by Madagascar to curb corruption and kick-start economic development have begun to bear fruit after a political crisis in 2002 threatened to undo many of the economic gains made […]

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