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Nigeria
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Nigerian barrister jailed for massive fraud

afrol News, 1 July - A Nigerian barrister has been jailed for five years for attempting to cheat Britain £17.5 million through a fraudulent VAT claim and a bogus £100 million aircraft engine deal.

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Zimbabwe
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No more banknote paper for Zim Reserve Bank

afrol News, 1 July - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which has been a big spender of banknote paper due to the country's extreme inflation and constant need to print new and bigger banknotes, will not be provided with more paper from today. This was announced by the Bank's German supplier, which has given into Berlin boycott calls.

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East African tourism still cracks

afrol News, 30 June - Several bottlenecks have continued to hinder the growth of tourism in East Africa, delegates to the First East African Investment Conference in Rwanda were told.

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Cape Verde
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More funds for Cape Verde's rural poor

afrol News, 27 June - Cape Verde Island's poverty eradication drive has been boost by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) pumping of US $4.2 million to the West African country's rural poor communities, bringing the agency's total supplementary loan funding for the programme to US $13.5 million.

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Egypt
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Sudden boom in Egypt property market

afrol News, 20 June - Egypt's real estate market activity increased by 40 percent, according to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, who expected more growth in the market in the coming period. Property is increasingly open to foreign investors and tourists.

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