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World Bank Group Approves US$285 Million Grant for Ongoing Ebola Crisis Response

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$285 million grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts underway in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as well as to help.

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International Football Stars Unite in the Fight against Ebola

The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, are joining forces with global health experts to help.

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Guinea Bissau Looks to Strengthen Ties with Cuba

“On this day, we are paying tribute to Amilcar Cabral and this allows us to always remember that there were Cubans who gave their lives and who stayed there in.

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Ex-Im Bank Finishes Fiscal Year Strong, Providing over $5 Billion to Finance U.S. Small Business Exports and Supporting over 160,000 American Jobs

Washington, D.C. – The Export-Import Bank today unveiled its total authorizations and the value of the U.S. exports it supported in Fiscal Year 2014, including its strong support for small.

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Countdown to the 2nd Africa-Middle East-Asia Women Summit, Dubai 2014

The Africa-Middle East-Asia Women Summit (AMEAWS), an unprecedented tripartite summit; aimed at bringing together, the most influential and prominent women as well as key stakeholders in the Africa, Middle East.

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Diplomat Kafando Named As Burkina Faso’s Interim President

A special committee has chosen Michel Kafando as Burkina Faso’s interim president, to lead the country until elections next November. Authorities in Ouagadougou were under international pressure to restore civilian.

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World Prematurity Day: UN Stresses Importance of Improving Children’s Health

Marking the fourth World Prematurity Day, the United Nations has underscored that the complications of preterm birth outrank all other causes as the world’s number one killer of young children..

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Zambia: Late President Michael Sata’s son Mulenga Joins Succession Race

Late President Michael Sata’s son Mulenga has also joined the swelling race for the Patriotic Front presidency and is this morning expected to file his nomination at cabinet office. Mulenga.

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Nigerian Speaker Drops Presidential Bid

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has given up his ambition to contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, his.

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UK Government Drawing Up £30bn of Spending Cuts for Post-General Election 2015

Cabinet insiders are claiming that the UK Treasury has charged senior Whitehall officials with the task to see where the government can cut £25bn-£30bn of spending, which are intended to.

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