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Second Phase of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) Capacity-Building Program: A milestone achievement in fostering economic growth and accessing capital markets for African cities

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) (http://www.UCLGA.org) and the African Development Bank…

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s first national polio vaccination campaign since 2011, targeting…

Importance of Economic Integration highlighted at 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit

The Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Ahmed Afif, led the Seychelles delegation…

President Ramkalawan to undertake State Visit to Maldives

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan will undertake a state visit…

African Development Bank Group, Government of Tanzania launch $54 million initiative to drive job creation for youth in Zanzibar’s blue economy

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Republic of Tanzania have launched the Skills…

Refugees fleeing violence trapped and forgotten in Chad due to rainy season

Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad in need of emergency humanitarian response with onset of rainy…

Eritrea: Vocational training for college students

The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch in Sawa and Higher Educational Institutions…

Senegal: Amnesty International calls for independent enquiry into deadly crackdown on protests

The Senegalese authorities must immediately carry out an independent and transparent investigation into the deaths…