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Barclays and Absa to combine African assets for expansion
Barclays PLC and South Africas Absa Group will combine their Africa-based assets to accelerate the expansion of both groups across the African continent
Obama joins chorus of condolences for Ethiopia’s Zenawi
US President Barack Obama has joined a host of international figures in offering his condolences to Ethiopia after the death of the country’s Prime Minister on Monday
Nissan to give Africa a taste of its Datsun brand
Nissan Motor Company will expand its business in Africa by rolling out its Datsun brand and doubling it South African production capacity over the next few years
African green technology projects to get first set of funds
African countries have been embracing the “green growth” path to address their economic, environment and social challenges. (Image source: Accretion Disc/Flickr)
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Sefa) has approved its first grant of US$825,000 to finance green technology projects
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