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How Empowering Women Can Help End Poverty in Africa – World Bank

For far too long, women and girls in Africa have faced discrimination and inequalities in the workforce which have not only hurt them, but their families, communities and their countries.

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General Electric Provides $100,000 Grants to University of Ghana Students

Scholarship to cover full tuition for four-year degree Financial aid to needy students to augment the country’s human resource base One hundred students of the University of Ghana will have.

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General Electric Records Significant Progress on Energy and Healthcare Projects in Ghana

125MW expected in 2016, 750MW by 2018 1000 midwives to receive training and portable ultrasound devices General Electric (GE), Global Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt says the global infrastructure giant.

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Rwanda Receives $70 Million Credit From World Bank

Rwanda will receive a $70 million credit from the World Bank to help the government  improve the efficiency, coverage, and harmonization of its social protection system. According to a press.

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Is Investment In Green Energy The Future Of Africa?

Source: AFKInsider For many Americans, green energy might seem costly, difficult, and not incredibly attractive from a financial perspective. Consider, for example, solar panels. Are they a necessity or a luxury?.

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2015 – A Crucial Year for Africa’s Development

Decisive summits in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Paris and New York will make 2015 a year during which Africa’s vision of its own future can start becoming a reality – but.

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Ethiopia Records Reduction in Poverty

Addis Ababa —Progress driven by agricultural growth, investments in basic services and effective safety nets Agricultural growth was the main driver of poverty reduction in Ethiopia since 2000, according to.

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Africa is a key ICT investment destination – IDC

Africa is still a key ICT investment destination if 50 African leaders securing substantive investments in the field of ICT at the recent US-Africa summit hosted President Obama is anything.

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Egypt Sees Fastest Business Growth Over Past Three Months

Business activity in Egypt expanded at its fastest rate in three months in December, a survey showed on Tuesday, with rising output and export demand bolstering a fragile economic recovery..

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World Bank To Provide $1.7bn Support To Nigeria’s Power Sector

As Nigeria continues to make progress on the path leading to a fully efficient power sector, the World Bank would be supporting the Power Sector of Africa’s largest economy with.

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