02:33 GMT 25th April 2012
The honours bestowed upon Governor Akpabio indicate qualities that he was born with, asserts his deputy Nsima Ekere
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02:28 GMT 25th April 2012
Umana Okon Umana, Secretary to the State Government, says Governor Godswill Akpabio has transformed Akwa lbom State for ever
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02:22 GMT 25th April 2012
Last month Governor Akpabio received a Sun award at a glitzy ceremony in Lagos, the latest in a long list of honours
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02:00 GMT 25th April 2012
South Korea's Samsung has launched a series of projects earmarked at equipping African students with skills for the 21st century. By Jon Offei-Ansah
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01:50 GMT 25th April 2012
Microsoft is one of the companies transforming education in Africa via the use of new technology. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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01:44 GMT 25th April 2012
Zimbabwe has shortlisted eleven bidders for the expansion of its Hwange and Kariba South power plants, with a winner expect ed to be announced in the third quarter of this year, its energy minister said late March.
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01:34 GMT 25th April 2012
BG Group's major gas discovery in Tanzania brings it a step closer to bankrolling a rwo-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant along the prolific east African coastline, promising billions more worth of investments and raising hopes of the area's export potential.
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01:18 GMT 25th April 2012
Ethiopia's export earnings rose 16.6 per cent in the eight months to February compared with the same period a year earlier, helped by rising revenue from gold and oilseed sales, while earnings from coffee dropped, ministry of trade data showed last month.
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05:49 GMT 30th March 2012
World leaders gathered in London last month in a last ditch attempt to bring peace to the troubled nation. But while the verdict has been mostly positive, some are concerned that the views of the Somali people themselves have gone unheard. Tamam Jama Ahmed reports
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05:46 GMT 30th March 2012
Despite being hailed as the next big thing by investors, Africa continues to receive negative media coverage. Jon Offei-Ansah asks why
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05:42 GMT 30th March 2012
Ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak has a four month wait to hear the outcome of his trial for murder and corruption. By Tamam Ahmed Jama
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05:38 GMT 30th March 2012
The new government needs to do more to check inter-communal violence in Jonglei state, says a recent report. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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05:33 GMT 30th March 2012
South Africa rejects mines nationalisation plan saying state control or ownership of the mines would not work, leaked ANC study reveals. By Bill Corcoran, Cape Town
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05:29 GMT 30th March 2012
Zambia is becoming a magnet for African investors, with South Africa taking the lead and the likes of Nigeria and Egypt following. By Nawa Mutumweno, Lusaka
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05:24 GMT 30th March 2012
After running the London streets as a young gangster, Erick 'the Eagle' Ochieng managed to turn his life around thanks to Jesus Christ and boxing. He talks to Oliver Barrett
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