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Muhammadu Buhari sworn-in as new President of Nigeria

May 30, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn-in for his second term as President of Nigeria in a ceremony at the Eagle Square in Abuja. He won 56% of the votes to defeat his main rival Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples’ Democratic ..

Iraq remains India’s top supplier of Crude Oil in 2019

May 3, 2019

According to data released by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Iraq remains India’s top crude oil supplier for second year in a row. Key Highlights of India’s Oil import Data India is world’s third largest importer of ..

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AFINDEX-19

March 15, 2019

Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) between the Indian Army and 16 African nations will be conducted in Pune from March 18 to 27. Features of AFINDEX-19 10 personnel, each from the participating nations from the African continent and personnel of Maratha Light Infantry of ..

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Indian Africa Field Training Exercise

January 26, 2019

Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) will be held at Aundh Military Station and College of Military Engineering, Pune from 18 March to 27 March 2019. The modalities for the IAFTEX were discussed in the conference held between 23-24 January ..

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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019: Key Facts

January 24, 2019

The United Nations report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019 has been released. The important findings of the report are: The report estimates that Global growth is expected to remain steady at 3% in 2019 and 2020, after an expansion ..

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Pakistan named among top 3 sources for money laundering in UK

May 22, 2018

United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in its report has listed Pakistan among top three sources for money laundering in the country. The other two countries are Nigeria and Russia. The NCA is non-ministerial UK government law enforcement agency. Key ..

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Fact Box: 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB)

May 22, 2017

The 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from May 22-26, 2017. This is for the first time that this meeting is being held in India. This meeting is expected to ..

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Nigerian journalist Didi Akinyelure wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award

July 20, 2016

Nigerian journalist and presenter Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. As part of the award, she will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September 2016. It will provide her opportunity ..

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