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US announces $215m food assistance to African countries

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that the US government would provide an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance in Nigeria, Algeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritania,.

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Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga Part of History as FIFA Names Women to Referee at World Cup for First Time

Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga is one of the female match officials appointed as FIFA announced women referees would officiate at a men’s World Cup finals for the first time at the.

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PUBLIC VOTING FOR AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARDS (ABLA) 2022 COMMENCES ONLINE

…winners to be honoured on 4th July 2022 in London, UK Portsmouth, United Kingdom/ May 20, 2022 The African Leadership magazine has recently unveiled a shortlist of nominees for 13.

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Time for accelerated change is now: Social security can save 15M children from becoming child labour statistics in 2022 – Unicef

In what seems like a united effort, the topic of the implementation of stringent and secure social security policies has become an important point during the 5th Global Conference on.

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5th Global Conference: Education and skills training to tackle child labour

During the 5th Global Conference on Child labour in Durban, inadequate education and skills development was a topic of significant discussion. Thirty-five million children in child labour are between the.

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South African Central Bank eyes digital rand to cut cross-border payment costs

A digital rand in South Africa could cut the high cost of cross-border payments for banks, but a senior central bank official said its introduction is still a few years.

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WHO Concerned Over Polio Outbreak in Southeastern Africa

The World Health Organization, WHO, says authorities in Mozambique have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province has.

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Zimbabwe Unfreezes Bank Lending Days After Policy Change

The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has removed its restriction on bank lending more than a week after the government froze credit to stop speculation against the swiftly depreciating local currency..

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Rwanda pumps $150m to private sector for post-Covid recovery

Rwanda has unveiled an additional $150 million in funding for businesses to stimulate growth and mitigate the prolonged impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. The funds, drawn from.

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US seeks African partnerships on climate change, health

The US is seeking to create more “mutually beneficial” partnerships with African countries in addressing climate change, health and economic growth, US Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and.

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