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  2. East African Federation - Wikipedia

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    The East African Federation ( Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed political union of the eight sovereign states of the East African Community in the African Great Lakes region – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Somalia and Uganda – as a single federated sovereign state. [6]

  3. Olusegun Obasanjo - Wikipedia

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    Operation Tail-Wind. Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo GCFR [1] [2] ( / oʊˈbɑːsəndʒoʊ / ⓘ oh-BAH-sən-joh; Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ] ⓘ; born c. 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its ...

  4. List of largest companies in Africa by revenue - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, the largest company in Africa was Sonatrach with revenue of US$77 billion. List [ edit ] Below are the 100 largest companies by revenue in 2022 (mostly for fiscal year 2021).

  5. Microsoft to shut Africa development centre in Nigeria - AOL

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    May 8, 2024 at 12:25 PM. LAGOS (Reuters) - Microsoft is closing down its Africa Development Centre in the continent's most populous nation Nigeria, which will lead to job losses, a spokesperson ...

  6. East Africa - Wikipedia

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    East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.

  7. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean . It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi); with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa , and the ...

  8. Interswitch - Wikipedia

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    www .interswitchgroup .com. Interswitch is a leading African integrated payments and digital commerce platform company headquartered in Lagos. Founded in 2002 in Nigeria, as a transaction switching and processing company with national focus, Interswitch progressively evolved to incorporate consumer financial services with the successive ...

  9. Nigeria kidnappings break up families, keep children out of ...

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    Kidnappings at schools in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, were first carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram, which seized 276 students from a girls' school in Chibok in Borno State a ...