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Africa’s IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought

Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in Nairobi to discuss humanitarian, political,.

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Liberia, UNICEF Sign MOU to Promote Women, Children’s Rights

Liberia and the United Nations Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in Liberia. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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UN urges Libya’s rivals to agree on elections this week

The UN political chief urged Libya’s rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva this week, expressing hope this will lead.

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Mauritius’s Padayachy Receives African Finance Minister of the Year Award at the UK House Of Lords

Portsmouth, United Kingdom/ 5th July 2022 The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development of Mauritius, Dr The Honourable Renganaden Padayachy was recently conferred with the African Finance Minister of.

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Congo, Rwanda agree at Angola summit to reduce tension

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have agreed at a summit in Angola to de-escalate tensions from a rebel insurgency, the Congolese presidency.

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Digitisation, Infrastructural Development And Political Reforms- Keys To Africa’s Future

…Takeaways from the 7th Africa Summit and African Business Leadership Awards 2022 Portsmouth, United Kingdom/ 5th July 2022 It was truly a celebration of Africa’s excellence and glamour, achievements and.

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British Council Partners PAU, Cchub, Montfort To Support Innovation In Circular Plastic Economy In Nigeria

Mismanaged plastic waste and unsustainable plastic production are commonplace in the 21st century. Challenges include thin capacity and investment in waste collection and recycling, varying levels of awareness of sustainable.

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Suez Canal announces record $7bn profit in 2021-2022

The Suez Canal on Monday announced a record profit of $7 billion (about 6.7 billion euros) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, after repeatedly raising transit fees for ships through the.

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Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins to tame inflation

Zimbabwe’s central bank said it would start selling gold coins this month as a store of value to tame runaway inflation, which has considerably weakened the local currency. The central.

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Somalia licences first two foreign banks since 1970

The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) has licenced the first two foreign lenders since 1970. Central Bank Governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi said Egypt’s Banque Misr and Turkey’s Ziraat Katli can.

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