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Nigeria: Govt Defends $21.7bn Loan, Says Funds Meant for Productive Ventures

[This Day] The federal government yesterday defended its proposed $21.7 billion external borrowing plan, insisting that the funds would finance productive investments in infrastructure and other critical sectors to stimulate economic…

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Liberia: Gold to Be Refined At Home, Plans Wealth Fund and State Mining Company - Boakai

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia will require gold to be refined domestically before export, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai said Wednesday. He also announced a sovereign wealth fund funded by a fixed share of mineral revenues and…

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Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Highway Workers Begin Strike Over Pay Cuts, Alleged Maltreatment

[Leadership] Workers of Hitech Construction Company handling Section 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project have embarked on strike over alleged unfair treatment, salary cuts and the demand for the reinstatement of the State…

Tinubu to present 2027 budget before year end

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Tinubu to present 2027 budget before year end

President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2027 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly before the end of 2026. The Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this on Wednesday when she…

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Africa: Unitaid Extends Investment in Hepatitis C Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs

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Africa: Unitaid Extends Investment in Hepatitis C Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs

[UNITAID] Hepatitis C is curable. But every year, nearly one million people still acquire the infection. People who inject drugs are among those most affected, often without access to the equipment and services that could help prevent it.

Israel’s ‘Houdini’ and his latest escape

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Israel’s ‘Houdini’ and his latest escape

Ever the political survivor, Benjamin Netanyahu retains a chance at a fresh term even after the failures of October 7

The past decade has demonstrated that PE at scale is a differentiated asset class — not a better form of capitalism

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The past decade has demonstrated that PE at scale is a differentiated asset class — not a better form of capitalism

Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack

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Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack

Netanyahu could launch fresh bombing campaign with US while he serves as caretaker prime minister during coalition talks, security experts say

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How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil

Facing a money-laundering probe, the losing presidential candidate said he had never thought of leaving. The next day he was gone

‘The more you earn, the less you keep’: readers react to the budget

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‘The more you earn, the less you keep’: readers react to the budget

From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them What the budget means for you Louie, 24, a chef living in London, says a lot of people have…

Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low

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Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low

Campaigners say costly new funds will lead to higher bills, which company denies A group of creditors to troubled Thames Water are poised to vote on whether to grant an emergency £2.4bn loan to keep the company afloat, as campaigners raise…