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Africa: Agricultural Sector Gets US $30 Billion Boost

  By Wanjala Danson, Contributor African leaders, businesses and development partners have pledged more than US $30 billion dollars in investments for Africa smallholder farmers. The investment will go into.

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UNICEF: 50 Million Children Displaced Worldwide

By Margaret Besheer The U.N. Children’s agency warns that the smallest people are often the biggest victims in the global refugee and migration crisis. “There are nearly 50 million children.

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How Donors Will Help Accelerate Universal Health Coverage across Africa

    By Samuel Nabwiiso The World Bank and the Global Fund will invest $24 billion in Africa over the next three to five years to accelerate universal health coverage.

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Kenya Commissions New Terminal at Mombasa, Boosting Capacity of Region’s Gateway

Kenya has recently inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the volume of cargo handled by East Africa’s.

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Ethiopia Working to Become Guinea Worm-Free Country by 2017

Ethiopia is working to become a Guinea worm-free country by next year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). In a joint press briefing Dr. Dadi Jimma, Deputy Director-General of.

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Zimbabwe: Turning around Industry Collapse to Alleviate Poverty

  By: Hamish Mlambo/ Contributor, African Leadership Former Economic Planning Minister Tapiwa Mashakada says Industry in Zimbabwe has been decimated as a result of the collapse of the agro-industrial value.

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How Technology Deepens Cooperation between Africa And India

By Wanjala Danson/ Contributor Nairobi- Kenya recently hosted over 300 tech companies and 2 000 conference participants for the Indo-Africa ICT Expo which took place September 1 and 3. The.

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TICAD: A Model for Shared Prosperity and Collaborative Development

By Ehis Ayere ehis@old.africanleadership.co.uk Japan will over the next three years invest U.S. $30 billion in private and public support for the development of infrastructures and the expansion of education.

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Humanitarian Aid to Reach 800,000 Nigerians in North East  

By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are scaling up emergency operations in northeast Nigeria to reach people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency. Aid groups recently.

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Improving and Keeping the Lights on in Africa

By: Inih Essien, Contributor The word POWER is one that inspires an abundance of mixed emotions among Africans. From despair to resignation to faint hope and outright delusion, the gamut.

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