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A New Chapter: How the Appointment of Israel’s First Ambassador Can Catalyze Somaliland’s Development and Strategic Future

By Jama Ayaanle Feyte The appointment of Michael Lotem as Israel’s first ambassador to the…

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$10,000 Mandela-Era Cheque Fuels Africa Backlash Over Xenophobia in South Africa

By Ajong Mbapndah L A faded $10,000 cheque written in 1994 to Nelson Mandela has…

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Africa’s AI Reality: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What Must Change

By Roger B. Jantio* As the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the…

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Russia Resettling White South African Farmers 

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh  Russia has allocated 500 hectares of land in the outskirts of…

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ACBF appointed African Union specialised agency for capacity development

By Wallace Mawire The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has been appointed as a specialised agency for capacity development by…

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PRESIDENT BUHARI TO ATTEND AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA; SET TO CHAMPION ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN AT REGIONAL LEVEL

By FEMI ADESINA* President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of…

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AfDB Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs

The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at creating 25 million jobs and impacting 50 million youth over the…

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An emotional tribute in memory of former AfDB President Babacar Ndiaye

Babacar Ndiaye, the Bank Group's fifth elected President, who served two terms between 1985 and 1995, passed away on July…

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Official launch of NEPAD’s 5% Agenda initiative for infrastructure financing in Africa

Bridging Africa’s $68bn infrastructure finance gap NEW YORK, United States of America, September 18, 2017/ -- The New Partnership for…

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Africa50 Gains Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo as Shareholders; Highlights Strategy and Investment Pipeline

DAKAR, Senegal,12 September 2017, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, held its third Shareholder Meeting in…

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How AfDB’s investments in youth raise hope for a new Africa

“The future of Africa’s youth does not lie in migration to Europe; it should not be at the bottom of…

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Fitch affirms African Development Bank’s Triple ‘A’ rating with Stable Outlook

Leading global rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA'…

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