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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met today (May 21, 2018) with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu on the margins of the G20 Ministerial in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Deputy Secretary welcomed President Ramaphosa’s new
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Africa’s development agenda must focus on the socio-cultural and commercial interests of Africans and the upliftment of Africa’s trade and economic ecosystem, said Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano and a former Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, during his address at the 2018 Annual Meetings
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The response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from over, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as it announces an expansion of its operation. “We must remain vigilant and we need to continue strengthening community based-
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Violence in Libya continues to have a devastating impact on health care in the country, with hospitals and other medical facilities bombed, shelled and looted; medical personnel targeted, attacked and even taken hostage or arbitrarily detained; and patients at times denied prompt life-saving care or attacked while getting treatment,
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In response to the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO is working with the Ministry of Health, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), UNICEF and other partners including the Ministry of Health of Guinea, to conduct vaccination against Ebola for people at high risk of
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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies will lead a South African business delegation to the Viva Technology Conference and Exhibition (VivaTech) that will take place in Paris, France from 24 to 26 May 2018. The VivaTech conference and exhibition is dedicated to innovation and digital transformation focused
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Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Libya: Thank you very much, Madam President. Thank you to Ambassador Skoog for his briefing. And let me also very much welcome the briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (May 21, 2018) announced the appointment of Joyce Msuya of Tanzania as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. She will succeed Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his leadership and dedicated
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A vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of Ebola is soon to begin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thanks to UK aid and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The vaccine was developed in trials funded by the Department of International Development (DFID) and Wellcome after the last major
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Les lauréats des Trophées African Banker 2018 ([http://AfricanBankerAwards.com](http://africanbankerawards.com/)) ont été annoncés lors d’un prestigieux dîner de gala à Busan, en Corée du Sud. Les Trophées, organisés chaque année en marge des Assemblées générales annuelles de la Banque africaine de développement, rendent hommage à l’
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Winners of the 2018 African Banker Awards ([http://AfricanBankerAwards.com](http://africanbankerawards.com/)) have been announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Busan, South Korea. The Awards, held annually on the fringes of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, celebrate excellence in banking and finance on the African
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– Mobiliser les ressources domestiques pour financer l’industrialisation du continent – L’Afrique et la Corée veulent ouvrir de nouveaux axes de coopération L’émir de Kano, Sanussi II Lamido, ancien gouverneur de la Banque centrale du Nigeria, a exhorté mardi à Busan, en Corée, les États africains à faire plus