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Obama Makes Last Attempt to Persuade Congress to Close Guantanamo

President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite strong opposition from lawmakers who do not.

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S. Sudan Peace Partners to Form Transitional Gov’t in March: Official

  The South Sudanese government and its opposition faction have agreed to form an interim government in the first week of March, an official has recently said. Information and broadcasting.

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UN Calls for Solutions to Drought

The United Nations has recently called for find long-term solutions to the problem of drought and lack of water for communities. Monique Barbut‚ Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to.

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Burundi: Peace Gets a Shot

The Burundi ruling party is to hold talks with some opposition groups to try to end months of violence, President Pierre Nkurunziza has recently said after meeting UN secretary-general Ban.

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Ethiopia: Ministry Urges Association to Beef up Quality Service Effort

The Ministry of Health has recently urged the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) to strengthen contribution to providing quality and equity health service by conducting problem-solving research, offering capacity building.

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CBN Moves to Strengthen DFIs, Launches Final Operating Guidelines

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has recently reiterated the bank’s commitment towards making the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in.

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Kenya: Diaspora Remittances Rise by Sh12Bn in 2015

Kenyans abroad have sent home Sh12 billion more in 2015 lifting total remittances to Sh156 billion. According to data from the central bank, remittance inflows through the formal channels reached.

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New Global Funding Instrument Invests in Women Conflict Recovery

A new multi-partner effort will be launched today to assist the international community to respond to complex peace and security challenges and to direct investment in sustainable peace. The Global.

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