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U.S. agencies welcome launch of ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment’ meant to rival China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ in Africa and elsewhere
Many have pointed out that the move by the United States and G7 members is meant to rival China's Belt...
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United States investing in new Senegal vaccine manufacturing facility and $2 billion Angola solar project, says Biden
The United States government has facilitated a new partnership between two American firms and the government of Angola to invest...
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G7 leaders formally launch ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment’ as Biden announces $2 billion solar project in Angola, new vaccine plant in Senegal and subsea cables stretching from Southeast Asia to Horn of Africa
United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and G7 leaders on Sunday formally launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and...
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Hariana Verás, Angolan journalist making waves in the United States
Hariana Veras is an accomplished and renowned Angolan journalist, producer, TV host, and White House Correspondent. A pioneer in her...
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World Bank data show Burundi has world’s poorest economy and 25 of 28 countries with lowest per-capita GDPs are in Africa although the continent has more natural resources than anywhere else on earth
The East African nation of Burundi has the lowest per-capita Gross Domestic Product out of every country in the world...
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Special Online Briefing with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba speaks about how the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted food security...
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70% of 10-year-olds in developing countries in ‘learning poverty’, ‘unable to read and understand a simple text’ due to prolonged COVID school closures that were not based on science. They risk losing $21 trillion in lifetime earnings, new report says
Due to prolonged COVID-19 school closures that eventually turned out not be based on science, 70% of 10-year-olds in mainly...
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U.S. government set to pass broad law that will punish African governments and nationals working with Russia amid invasion of Ukraine
The United States Senate is set to pass an Act that will punish African governments working with Russia amid the...
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More loans: IMF board approves release of $215.78 million to Senegal and increases country’s ‘stand-by’ loan by $172.6 million, from $650 million approved last year to $776.67 million now
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved the release of $215.78 million to Senegal and...
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More Loans: World Bank approves $2.3 billion program to address food insecurity in Eastern and Southern Africa with first phase targeting Ethiopia and Madagascar where 30 million people are food insecure due to severe drought
The World Bank Group announced on Wednesday that it has approved a $2.3 billion program to help countries to address...
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