Egypt To Lose $320 Million As Higher Incomes In Egypt Will Qualify For Tax Exemptions
The recent amendment in the income tax law to raise the upper limit for the tax exemption income bracket is set to lower tax revenues...
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Rescuers Save 3,000 Migrants In One Day Off Coast of Libya
A boat full of migrants is seen next to Swedish ship Poseidon during a rescue operation in the sea off the coast of Libya in...
Five Ways China’s Economic Crisis Will Affect Africa
Signs of an economic slowdown in China have led to fears of a global recession, including Africa, given the close ties it has built...
Lifeguard From Ghana Learning Lessons In Saving Lives in Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach lifeguard, Travis Johnson, left, greets Felix Uzor, 45, a lifeguard from Ghana, who is in town to shadow the Huntington Beach lifeguards and...
UN Chief Welcomes Signing of South Sudan’s President On Peace Deal
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the signature by President Salva Kiir of the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic...
NEPC Targets Share of $150b Outsourcing Services
TO further boost the nation’s revenue drive, especially through the non-oil sector, Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has unveiled a strategic initiative that will see...
Crisis : Algerian Troops Kill Senior Terrorist Leader ; Somali Forces Kill 20 Al-Shabaab Fighters
Algerian army troops on Tuesday overnight killed a senior leader of an armed group linked to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and his assistant...
Yaya Touré Take To Twitter To Applaud Kenyan Athletes At IAAF World Athletics Championships
Manchester City star Yaya Toure took to social media to applaud Kenyans starling performance at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing where Kenya leads...
Ex-Gambian President’s Wife Wears Electronic Tag After Swindling £20,000 British Benefits
Stian Alexander Lady Njaimeh Jawara is the wife of ex-Gambian president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Lady Njaimeh Jawara was accused of claiming council tax reduction,...
China Offers Scholarship To 67 Kenyan Students….
The Chinese government has this year offered scholarships to 67 Kenyan students for further studies in various disciplines like engineering, finance and environmental science. Chinese...
500 Days On, No Trace of Chibok Girls
By Soji Bamidele and Kristin Palitza Manasse Allen says he is running out of patience. Two of his nieces are among the kidnapped group of...
Balotelli To Have Good Behaviour Clause in Milan Contract
Maverick striker Mario Balotelli will have a good behaviour clause inserted into his contract with AC Milan, banning extravagant haircuts and clothing and committing him...
Ethiopia Launches Space Programme Without Any Aids From The West
An electrical engineer pictured during the construction of the observatory The east African country, which is one of the poorest nations in the world, aims...
Israel Releases African Migrants From Detention Centre
Faysal Hussein from Sudan walked out of Israel’s desert detention center Tuesday already sweating with just a backpack, barely enough cash for bus fare and...
East African Leaders Head To South Sudan To Witness Peace Deal
East African leaders travelled to South Sudan Wednesday to witness President Salva Kiir’s expected signing of a peace deal with rebels, amid threats of United...
Safaricom Increases Charges To Equitel Customers
IN SUMMARY Though Safaricom did not provide specific cases of fraud, it said there was an increase in the number of alleged erroneous or fraudulent...
Egypt Cancels Tender For Smart Electricity Meters
Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has announced the cancellation of a tender for supplying 50,000 smart electricity meters that were needed for the...
Egypt Reveals It Wants To Re-buy Sekhemka Statue As It Launches Attack on Northampton Council
By NickBieberHP  Digsby , Sekhemka The Egyptian government has launched a stinging attack on Northampton Borough Council for selling the Sekhemka statue, describing the move as...
Niger Authorities Seize Counterfeit Dollars, Euros in Raid
Security forces in Niger have dismantled a counterfeiting operation, seizing at least 270 million CFA francs ($470,244) in fake euro and dollar notes, authorities told...
Nigeria To Host The Africa $33bn RemitAfrica2015 Summit
Over 200 delegates and 65 industry stakeholders from more than 25 countries are expected to attend the RemitAfrica2015 event in Lagos in November. MobileMoneyAfrica will...