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Ghana’s agricultural sector contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) fell to 19.9 per cent in 2014 from the 21.6 per cent the previous year, data from the country’s statistical service has shown. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/izeHWC5WdHY/ghana-agriculture-prospects-slump.html

YAOUNDE, Jan 21 (Reuters) – A German kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamist militants in northern Nigeria’s Adamawa State in July has been released following an operation by Cameroon’s military and its allies, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/3_ACUqJ1GHA/idAFL6N0V03NW20150121

Zimbabwe’s largest listed company, Delta Corporation Limited, posted a 20 percent drop in lager beer sales for the first nine months to December last year as the country’s mounting economic problems begin to bite. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/yrja4ihkC6U/zimbabwes-beer-producer-delta-sees-drop-in-revenue.html

* Naira market to shut down on volatility (Adds dealers meeting, naira close) Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/AxewW3BxltQ/idAFL6N0V029S20150121

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. – – – – – EVENTS: KENYA – The central bank auctions 182-, and 364-day Treasury bills. The bank will also sell two bonds to raise a total 20 billion shillings. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian […]

The petition of the day is: Zoll Lifecor Corporation v. Philips Electronics North American Corporation 14-619Issue: Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in blocking all appellate review of United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) decisions made under 35 U.S.C. §§ 312 and 315, when the only limit in the statute is in Section 314, […]

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke to French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday about the status of the investigation into the recent deadly shootings in Paris and about supporting peaceful elections in Nigeria, the White House said. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/TQftUI-mfWo/idAFW1N0P001S20150121

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How do Americans react when they learn that one of the most important events in their lives is surrounded in a media blackout? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/TFZoDd3nLOU/story01.htm

On Wednesday morning, after opinions are released at ten o’clock, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on the issue of how difficult it will be to prove discrimination in home sales or rentals, in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project. Arguing for […]