UN Calls for Solutions to Drought
25/02/2016The United Nations has recently called for find long-term solutions to the problem of drought and lack of water for communities. Monique Barbut‚ Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to.
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Burundi: Peace Gets a Shot
25/02/2016The Burundi ruling party is to hold talks with some opposition groups to try to end months of violence, President Pierre Nkurunziza has recently said after meeting UN secretary-general Ban.
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Ethiopia: Ministry Urges Association to Beef up Quality Service Effort
25/02/2016The Ministry of Health has recently urged the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) to strengthen contribution to providing quality and equity health service by conducting problem-solving research, offering capacity building.
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CBN Moves to Strengthen DFIs, Launches Final Operating Guidelines
25/02/2016CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has recently reiterated the bank’s commitment towards making the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in.
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Kenya: Diaspora Remittances Rise by Sh12Bn in 2015
25/02/2016Kenyans abroad have sent home Sh12 billion more in 2015 lifting total remittances to Sh156 billion. According to data from the central bank, remittance inflows through the formal channels reached.
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Gender
New Global Funding Instrument Invests in Women Conflict Recovery
25/02/2016A new multi-partner effort will be launched today to assist the international community to respond to complex peace and security challenges and to direct investment in sustainable peace. The Global.
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Rwanda: US$ 36.6m Set Aside for Response to El Nino Impact
23/02/2016The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugee Affairs (Midmar) has set aside $36.6 million (about Rwf27 billion) toward efforts to cope with effects of El Nino. This was said by.
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Ghana: Rawlings Urges Transparent in 2016 Elections
23/02/2016Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the new American Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, called on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Presidential.
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British Bosses Say Exit from EU Would Hit Economy and Jobs
23/02/2016The bosses of a third of Britain’s biggest companies have recently warned that an exit from the European Union would put the economy at risk and threaten jobs. In a.
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Saudi Arabia Gives Sudan $5 Billion in Military Aid
23/02/2016Saudi Arabia has recently granted five billion dollar military assistance to Sudan initially dedicated to the Lebanese army, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune on Monday. The diversion of military aid.
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