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Crystal Oderson in Cape Town
South Africa: Vavi's comeback marred by Cosatu implosion fears
Article image Confederation of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) secretary general, Zwelinzima Vavi worries the trade union movement will further fragment, as a key union has been expelled from the body.

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Nicholas Norbrook
Banking: We will benefit from both worlds- Ecobank chief
Article image Banker Albert Essien talks about the management troubles at Ecobank, its plans for consolidation, and how to manage culture and training across a pan-African institution.

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Libya oil production not enough to cover own needs as fighting continues
Article image Libya's oil output cannot even cover its own needs, the National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Monday, as the country struggles with fighting and protests that have hampered production since the 2011 ouster of leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Masimba Tafirenyika
The Ebola fear factor and wake-up call
Article image Despite having being ranked second and sixth among the 10 top countries with the highest economic growth rates in the world in 2013, Sierra Leone and Liberia are among the world's poorest. The Ebola epidemic has exposed the weakness of healthcare systems that have been neglected in many African countries for so long.

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OPEC will not cut output however far oil falls- MEES
Article image Saudi Arabia convinced its fellow OPEC members that it is not in the group's interest to cut oil output however far prices may fall, the kingdom's oil minister Ali al-Naimi said in an interview with the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES).

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Silvia Antonioli in London
Mining: UK data office says NGO has journalist exemption, rejects Steinmetz claim
Article image Britain's data watchdog has dismissed Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's claims against a campaign group which used data to link him and his BSGR mining business to corruption in Guinea, saying the group enjoyed exemptions for journalists.

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