Nigeria Launches Africa First Digital Currency eNaira
26/10/2021Nigeria on Monday, October 25, 2021, became the first African nation to launch a digital currency – the eNaira – a move its leaders said will expand access to banking,.
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Enlightened Climate Policy for Africa
26/10/2021By Aloysius Uche Ordu, Arunma Oteh, OON, and Jeanine Mabunda Lioko As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is.
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Mali to Confirm Post-Coup Election Date in December
25/10/2021Mali’s interim authorities will confirm a date for post-coup elections after national reform consultations in December, a representative of a U.N. Security Council delegation said after talks on Sunday.
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WHO Issues Plan To Prevent Sexual Abuse After Congo Scandal
22/10/2021The World Health Organization issued its plan on Thursday to prevent any further misconduct by aid workers deployed in its field operations after WHO staff took part in a major.
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Nigeria, Turkey to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
22/10/2021Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have signed several bilateral agreements that will see its volume of trade increase to over the U.S.$1 billion in a major.
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Work Should Not Bear A Gender-Specific Stamp – Caroline Abel, Governor, Central Bank Of Seychelles
22/10/2021Ms. Caroline Abel was first appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) on 14th March 2012, becoming the first woman in Seychelles to hold the position. She was.
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Africa Calls for Climate Finance Tracker After Donors Fall Short
20/10/2021African countries want a new system to track funding from wealthy nations that are failing to meet a $100-billion annual target to help the developing world tackle climate change, Africa’s.
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Mozambique Becomes First Country To Receive Emission Reductions Payments From Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
19/10/2021Mozambique has become the first country to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—commonly known as REDD+.
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Biden Announces Donation Of Additional 17 Million J&J Doses To African Union In Meeting With Kenyatta
18/10/2021The United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union. President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan.
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