Korea announces $5-billion financial package for Africa at African Development Bank Annual Meetings
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 23 May 2018 – PRN Africa — The Government of Korea and the African Development Bank have…
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Ebola in the DRC: how a global and local response has been mobilised
Nevashan Govender, National Institute for Communicable Diseases The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Democracy in peril: Burundi’s referendum will cement Nkurunziza’s grip on power
Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, Uppsala University; Angela Muvumba Sellström, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) – USPC, and Jesper Bjarnesen,…
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Nigeria set to pass a law against mob lynching. Will it make a difference?
Nigerians don’t trust the police and often resort to mob justice. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde Leighann Spencer, Charles Sturt University “Ole, ole!”…
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Why Trump’s evangelical supporters welcome his move on Jerusalem
Why Jerusalem matters to evangelicals. jaime.silva, CC BY-NC-ND Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida President Trump’s announcement on Wednesday, Dec….
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Tanzania at 56: echoes of the best and worst of Nyerere under Magufuli
Julius Nyerere (second right), his successor Ali Hassan Mwinyi (right) and Mwinyi’s successor Benjamin Mkapa (left) host South Africa’s Walter…
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Restitution of USD 321 million by Switzerland to Nigeria under World Bank oversight: signing of a tripartite agreement
BERN, Switzerland – PRN Africa — In keeping with its policy of returning illegally acquired assets, Switzerland has reached an…
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After Mugabe, all eyes are on Museveni: how long can he cling to power?
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a presidential campaign rally in the capital Kampala in 2016. Reuters/James Akena Justin Willis,…
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Myanmar and Bangladesh strike a shameful deal on Rohingya refugees
Rosa Freedman, University of Reading Many Rohingya people who have fled the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar are now living as…
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AfDB supports Cameroon’s Economic reforms with €180 million loan
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 23 November 2017 / PRN Africa / — The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has…
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Jobs and paid-for schooling can keep Tanzanian girls from early marriages
Many girls in Dar es Salaam’s slums drop out of school because of the costs involved. ICT4D.at/Flickr, CC BY-SA Laura…
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Lessons for South Africa’s Jacob Zuma in Robert Mugabe’s misfortunes
The political troubles of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe comes with lessons for his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko…
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