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A new fund and an incentive scheme will help redress the racial imbalance in South African film financing. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/Fo-IdtUyNfU/cinema-black-and-white.html

GENEVA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The death toll in the Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,459 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries by the end of Nov. 18, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/ijR9Q1O4Nlw/idAFL6N0TB40P20141121

Ghana’s public sector debt is literally on hot-air balloon, rising from GH₵52,125.91 million at the end of December, 2013 to GH₵69,705.9 million at the end of September 2014. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/3miNCZDfnvg/ghanas-public-sector-debt-on-hot-air-balloon.html

A cholera outbreak in Ghana has claimed nearly 250 lives and infected more than 25,000 people since the beginning of the year, health officials said. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/0mmzdStttFg/ghana-cholera-kills-hundreds.html

LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s overnight lending rate fell to 9.75 percent on Friday, from 18 percent at the previous close, after government monthly budget disbursals flowed into the banking system, dealers said. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/ElxSdiCDlAE/idAFL6N0TB3JK20141121

Specializing in Supreme Court advocacy; how Supreme Court arguments differ from any other; and what the Court does, whether interpreting the Constitution or a statute. “Just the way they say, ‘Battle plans never survive contact with the enemy,’ oral argument plans never survive contact with the Court.” In this six-part interview, Eric Schnapper — Supreme […]

LAGOS, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s overnight lending rate fell to 9.75 percent on Friday, down 825 basis points from the previous day’s close after government monthly budget disbursals flowed into the banking system, dealers said. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/316A23EFx9U/idAFL6N0TB3GY20141121

NAIROBI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. – – – – – EVENTS: SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s Treasury holds weekly auction for 3-month, 6-month 9-month and 1-year Treasury bills. SOUTH AFRICA – Treasury holds […]

The petition of the day is: Harris v. Viegelahn 14-400 Issue: Whether, when a debtor in good faith converts a bankruptcy case to Chapter 7 after confirmation of a Chapter 13 plan, undistributed funds held by the Chapter 13 trustee are refunded to the debtor (as the Third Circuit held in In re Michael), or […]

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