Month: March 2021
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CHINA
CHINANew study exposes previously unknown details about China’s secretive lending practices in Africa
A new study and dataset released on Wednesday has revealed previously unknown details about China’s secretive lending practices in developing countries, 11 of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. China is currently…
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LatestWhite House unveils Biden’s American Jobs Plan with $621 billion in transportation infrastructure and resilience
The White House on Wednesday unveiled President Biden’s American Jobs Plan just weeks after his American Rescue Plan was signed into law to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and its economic…
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LatestAttempted coup thwarted at Niger’s presidential palace days ahead of transition of power
Heavy gunfire was heard outside of Niger’s presidential palace in the capital city of Niamey early Wednesday morning in what authorities have said was an attempted coup. The group’s attack…
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Human Rights
Human RightsU.S. government report says significant human rights abuses took place in Nigeria in 2020
The United States Department of State on Tuesday released its 2020 Country Reports on human rights practices around the world, revealing that last year “significant human rights abuses” took place…
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LatestAttempted coup thwarted at Niger’s presidential palace days ahead of transition of power
Heavy gunshots were heard outside of Niger’s presidential palace in the capital city of Niamey early Wednesday morning in what authorities have said was an attempted coup. The group’s attack…
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Economy
EconomyIMF approves $174.2 million emergency assistance for South Sudan to respond to COVID-19
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved a disbursement of $174.2 million to South Sudan under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) arrangement to respond to the coronavirus…
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LatestUS: Zimbabwe in dire need of human rights reforms
In a recent human rights report issued by the US Department of State, Zimbabwe was criticized for slow improvements in free and fair democratic elections. The statement listed some systemic…
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LatestIN FULL: U.S. government 2020 report on human rights abuses in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a federal republic. The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnically based parties, controlled the government until December 2019 when the coalition dissolved and was…
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Human Rights
Human RightsWitnesses take the stand in trial of Derek Chauvin trial, cop accused of killing George Floyd
The trial of Derek Chauvin, 45, the white police officer facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd on May 25 of…
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LatestUSAID launches new $33 million activity to enhance civil society advocacy in Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced that it had launched a new activity to enhance the ability of Nigeria’s civil society and business membership organizations (CSOs…
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