Development
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Africities summit wraps up with pledge to accelerate urban renewal
THE 9th edition of Africities Summit, held in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, concluded on Saturday with delegates endorsing new…
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As the backbone of the continent, intermediary cities absorb most of the urban population growth, according to a new report
ON the occasion of the Africities 2022 Summit, taking place from May 17 to 21, in Kisumu, Kenya, the African…
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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $300 million financing accord to fund recovery of conflict-affected areas
ETHIOPIA and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement amounting to $300 million in support of the reconstruction and…
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More than one million African children protected by first malaria vaccine
MORE than a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first…
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Infant mortality in Africa: downward trajectory and a safer future
A LOT of progress has been made in Africa over the last few decades, but there can be few examples more…
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African Development Bank approves historic health infrastructure strategy
THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org) has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030, a historic first…
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African Union receives $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen delivery of Agenda 2063
THE African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen…
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‘Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others’
AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic for…
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Uganda: Civil society challenges government on health sector funding
MEMBERS of civil society are disappointed with the Budget Framework Paper for financial year 2022/2023 saying it fails to address…
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Nigeria commits to pay off $28.7m capital arrears in Shelter Afrique
NIGERIA has pledged to pay the full capital arrears of $28.7m in Shelter Afrique, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed…
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