The President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of Dr Axel van Trotsenburg…
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President Biden announces historic vaccine donations to Africa
Today, President Biden of the United States is set to announced a historic vaccine donation including purchase and donate half…
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China hands over medical supplies to improve health Ethiopia
Today, the Chinese Government, through its international aid agency, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDAC), has handed over medical…
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ECA’s Songwe echoes Africa’s expectation from G7 summit
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations (G7) including the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the…
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African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination
PRESS RELEASE – As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47…
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Global leaders confer on clean, healthy future for all
Over 20 leaders, including ministers of health and energy, heads of international organizations and senior representatives from civil society institutions…
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Guinea: African development bank approves $430,000 grant for ebola emergency relief project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $430,000 grant to Guinea to fight the…
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Africa gets sanitation, hygiene champion
The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has appointed Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the Republic of…
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UN Ethiopia kicks off World No Tobacco Day campaign
The United Nations in Ethiopia on Monday kicked off activities to mark the 34th World-No-Tobacco Day with a call to…
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Nissan provides finance to fight against COVID-19 in India
In response to the COVID-19 crisis in India, spurred on by a second wave of cases, Nissan has contributed USD…
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HEINEKEN USA, Waze to reduce drunk driving
HEINEKEN USA, in conjunction with Waze, the world’s leading traffic and navigation app, today announced a partnership in the U.S.…
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WHO supports people quitting tobacco
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to…
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