NAIROBI, March 3 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. - - - - - GLOBAL MARKETS The dollar held broad gains on Friday as the risk of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike slugged sovereign bonds and commodities, even managing to sour Wall Street's party as the reality of rising borrowing costs began to sink in. WORLD OIL PRI

Consumers of spare parts should expect reduction in prices of goods within the coming months.

Democrats say they remain unconvinced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions' latest comments regarding his contacts with the Russian ambassador in 2016. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is leading calls for America's top prosecutor to step down.

Democrats say they remain unconvinced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions' latest comments regarding his contacts with the Russian ambassador in 2016. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is leading calls for America's top prosecutor to step down.

The perennial complaints by governments of public sector wage bills being inundated with corrupt practices such as false claims and ghost names will now be dealt with by the database of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust.

Protectionism under the new United States administration of President Donald Trump poses the greatest potential risk to the New Zealand economy, the head of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said Thursday. Before the U.S. election, Trump had suggested tariffs of 45 percent should be imposed on Chinese imports, while House Republicans were pushing […]

Australian scientists said a ground-breaking research project into one family will unlock the secrets of prostate cancer. Researchers from Melbourne’s Menzies Institute will study the tumors of men from one Tasmanian family which has had 32 cases of prostate cancer in two generations to try and better understand the cancer. The world-first study will examine […]

The UN Security Council on Wednesday “condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” that occurred earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed at least 15 people and injured dozens. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on targets including a police headquarters in the […]

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The brains of obese people could be “wired” to seek out fatty foods, Australian scientists have found. Researchers from the Bio-Medicine Discovery Institute at Monash University are investigating the messaging system between the brain and the body with hopes of discovering the neurological cause of obesity. “There is no question the brain is the key […]

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Although her working relationship with Emklan Entertainment ended prematurely, musician, Dela has indicated that there is no bad blood between her and Quophi Okyeame, owner of the label.

The ongoing prison reform dubbed Project ‘Efiase’ and the 10-Year Strategic Development Plan of the Ghana Prisons Service have received another boost with over GH?24,000 support from CDH Financial Holdings Limited.

Some Members of Parliament on Thursday defied their leadership and carried placards during the presentation of the 2017 budget statement and government policy despite a ban by the leadership of the house.

By Samuel Hinneh Amanda Clack-RICS President speaking at RICS Africa Summit 2017 Credit: Dominic Barnardt {Johannesburg} The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says Africa needs to invest in connecting infrastructure, which is key to drive attracting businesses to stimulate economic growth on the continent.

West Hills Mall, Accra’s trendiest family shopping destination, has announced it has dedicated the entire month of March to invoking the fine things and memories of Ghana’s good old days for the delight of customers and its patrons.

Fit-again West Ham United forward Andre Ayew will be seeking to punish Chelsea ahead of the meeting of the two sides in the English Premier League on Monday.

Fit-again West Ham United forward Andre Ayew will be seeking to punish Chelsea ahead of the meeting of the two sides in the English Premier League on Monday.

ryan huddle/AP images. That grating sound you've been hearing every day, like a dentist's drill coming through your computer, TV, and cellphone, is all about the failing media, the overrated actress, and the stoner-like debate about whether facts exist ...

ryan huddle/AP images. That grating sound you've been hearing every day, like a dentist's drill coming through your computer, TV, and cellphone, is all about the failing media, the overrated actress, and the stoner-like debate about whether facts exist ...