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AfDB: ECOWAS Chair, Ex-AfDB Director, Others Boost Adesina’s Re-election Bid
Support for the re-election of Akinwumi Adesina as President of African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term in office…
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AfDB: I’m Leaving Purely for Family Reasons, Says Blanke As Bank Announces Resignation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday announced the resignation of its Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development,…
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President of Burundi, Nkurunziza, Dies at 55
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. A government statement says…
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AFDB: APRA Warns Against Undue Interference
The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has said it will frown at any undue interference in the ongoing investigation of…
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Trump ‘Terminates Relationship’ with WHO
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of…
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Africa Has So Far Record 3,500 COVID-19 Deaths
Coronavirus is beginning to gain a foothold in Africa, a continent once perceived as one of the safest grounds to…
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How U.S. is Connected to AfDB Group
The United States is one of the Group of Seven nations holding 28 per cent investment grade equity in the…
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COVID-19: 190, 000 Africans May Die in 2020, WHO Warns
Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures…
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British Prime Minister, Fiancée Announce Birth of Baby Boy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, on Wednesday, gave birth to a “healthy baby boy” in a London…
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Trump Suspends Funding for WHO
President Donald Trump of the United States of America, Tuesday, suspended funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), seeking to…
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