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African economies meet the "new mediocre"

Just as Africa seems ready to come to the dance floor, the lights come up, the bar runs dry and everyone starts looking for their coat.

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Regional security will play its part in Nigeria's presidential contest

Whatever the outcome, national elections due in Nigeria in February will dominate the region's political calendar.

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Nicholas Norbrook

Running a development bank needs political will - Donald Kaberuka

With African development banks needing money to spend, Donald Kaberuka, AfDB chief, says he would rather see the pools of African savings being invested in low-yielding instruments, and sometimes even outside Africa, invested in local development banks for a good return.

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Sulaiman Momodu

Ebola: The frightening sight of a deadly virus

In countries such as Liberia, where medical facilities are inadequate and the ratio of doctors to people is 1 to 100,000, shortage of personal protective equipment and the lack of skilled local health workers have contributed in making situations worse.

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Tinishu Solomon

Ethiopian air force pilot defects to Eritrea with crew

Ethiopia's Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an airforce pilot has defected to Eritrea.

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REUTERS

2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon's Song left out of squad

Cameroon have left in-form West Ham United midfielder Alex Song out of their 23-man squad for next month's African Nations Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea which was named on Tuesday.

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REUTERS

Kenya: EU to lift export taxes on flowers as Valentine's day looms

The European Union will grant an early return to duty-free trade in a range of agricultural products from east Africa, its ambassador to Kenya said on Wednesday, in a "Christmas gift" for Kenyan flower growers ahead of Valentine's Day.

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REUTERS

Ghana infrastructure plans threatened as oil prices fall

Oil producer Ghana could struggle to pursue its plans to build schools, roads and hospitals if global oil prices fall further, President John Mahama has acknowledged.

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