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The first high-speed train in Africa is flashing along the Atlantic coast of Morocco.The French-made double-decker TGVs are being tested ahead of the launch of a flagship new line connecting Tangier with Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca in 2018. Check also: Morocco Is building The largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant In The World The new trains can reach speeds of 200 miles ...

BANJUL  – Gambia ‘s authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh said on Saturday he was stepping down under pressure from regional armies which entered the West African country this week following his refusal to concede an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Check also: West African Nations Plan To Force Yahya Jammeh Out Of Office Jammeh was due to go into exile under ...

STATE-owned mobile phone network, NetOne, says it has reintroduced low priced data packages as part of its efforts to offer affordable products. In a statement on Wednesday, NetOne said it had captured many new subscribers in the aftermath of the recent aborted attempts to increase mobile data floor prices. Check also: Zimbabwe’s Richest Man Agreed To Buy Neotel For $430 Million ...

Tech start-ups in Africa raised $129-million in funding in 2016, according to a new report, which found a 16.8% increase in the number of successfully funded start-ups over 2015. Check also: Mark Zuckerberg On Nigeria Tour, He Meets With African Tech Leaders ‘South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya remained the three most popular investment destinations on the continent, accounting for 80.3% of ...

West African nations plan to send troops to Gambia to force President Yahya Jammeh from office if he doesn’t step down following his loss in a presidential election last month, said a military official from the region. Check also: Here’s Why I Should Remain The President Of Gambia- Jammeh The winner of the vote, Adama Barrow, who’s in neighboring Senegal, said ...