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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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Mugabe donates $1 million to African Union

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Monday he was donating $1 million to the African Union (AU),…

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World Food Prize goes to African Development Bank president •June 26, 2017

By DAVID PITT* The son of a Nigerian farm laborer who rose out of poverty to earn graduate degrees in agricultural…

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Closing Remarks By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, At the Official Closing Ceremony of the 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, May 25, 2017

The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Honorable Ministers, Governors of the Bank, Distinguished Guests, Partners, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. Chairman, Minister…

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Africa and India – Sharing the Development Journey

By Akinwumi Adesina* Abidjan — Africa, like India, is a continent of rich and compelling diversity. Both continents share a…

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Koffi Klousseh appointed Director of Project Development for Africa50

Casablanca, 2 May 2017 - Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform has announced the appointment of Koffi Klousseh as Director…

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African Development Bank is delivering for Africa: Adesina

Washington, DC,– In an impassioned speech delivered at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 19,…

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AfDB Calls for a “Revolution” in Providing Energy Access Solutions

The African Development Bank (AfDB) brought together more than 180 stakeholders across the off-grid energy sector on Tuesday, March 28,…

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NEPAD-IPPF supports African countries to strengthen regional infrastructure: Approves eight projects for US $14.83 million in 2016

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, February 9, 2017 – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has continued…

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