Drought: Somali kids ‘face death’
12/02/2016More than 58,000 children in drought-hit Somalia will starve to death if they do not receive urgent support, the UN has recently warned. The situation in the country, where dry.
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Zika Virus Defects is International Emergency- WHO
02/02/2016The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus an international public health emergency due to its link to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, as the U.N..
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Ethiopian Drought: U.S Lends Support
02/02/2016By: Ehis Ayere The United States is providing US$97million in assistance to Ethiopia as part of efforts to aid the relief operations to nearly 11 million Ethiopian people affected by.
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U.N Chief Lauds Ethiopian Government in Mitigating Drought
02/02/2016UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recently praised efforts of the Ethiopian government in mitigating the Eli Nino induced drought. After a visit to some drought affected areas in Oromia Regional.
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New $65Mln Anti-malaria Initiative to Combat Resistance
02/02/2016A new $65 million initiative to boost malaria control and combat resistance to insecticides has recently been introduced as part of efforts to improving access to new, low-cost anti-mosquito sprays.
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BURKINA FASO LIFTS EXPORT SUSPENSION ON TAMBAO MANGANESE MINE
21/12/2015The General Manager of Pan African Minerals (PAM) has recently announced that the Burkina Faso transitional government has lifted the suspension of the company’s manganese export license, which was imposed.
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WORLD BANK APPROVES $3 BILLION LOAN FOR EGYPT
18/12/2015The Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr in a statement, has recently announced that the World Bank has approved a $3 billion loan for Egypt, to be disbursed over the.
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CHINESE TO INVEST U.S.$500 MILLION FOR THE EXPANSION OF NIGERIAN BUSINESSES
17/12/2015The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, has recently disclosed in Abuja, that Chinese investors have committed to invest an additional $500 million into various.
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Central Africa Republic Votes in Crucial Referendum to End Violence
14/12/2015Eligible voters in Central African Republic have recently cast their ballot in a constitutional referendum seen as crucial to ending the nearly three years of violence in the country, defying.
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Pfizer Partners with South Africa to Produce Pneumonia Vaccine
04/12/2015Global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has recently partnered with South Africa’s vaccine manufacturing company, Biovac Institute to produce a potentially life-saving pneumonia vaccine for infants in Cape Town, South Africa. Naledi.
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