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No end to grievances of Military-Veterans unless launch their political party
Bengaluru, India
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African Development Bank signs Letter of Intent with Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 14, 2016 – During the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) held in Nairobi, Kenya, the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for business cooperation with Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK) on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The signed LOI covers
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AfDB approves a US $2-million grant to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau to fight the Zika virus outbreak
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 14, 2016 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on September 8, 2016 in Abidjan, approved two grants of US $1 million each, to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau as emergency assistance to support the implementation of National Preparedness and Response
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"I want the superiority of one ethnic group to end" - Ethiopia's Olympic Silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa talks to Al Jazeera
Oromo marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa does not expect a hero’s welcome in Ethiopia, despite winning Silver at the Rio Olympics last month. Instead he’s claimed that the Ethiopian government will have him killed for crossing his wrists in a ‘X’ above his head as he neared the finish
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The End of China Inc?
In The End of China Inc?, Al Jazeera’s 101 East travels to Shenfu, one of hundredsof new cities in China built during the boom years that are now deserted. Scores of abandoned high-rise buildings stretch for kilometres - a ghost town of epic proportions. Presenter and senior reporter Steve
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Calls from UK, US to stop arming Saudis, sanction Alkhalifa
In a bizarre move the British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has defended UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen is not �in clear breach� of international humanitarian law, despite turning the country into rubble and killing more than 10,000 civilians including over
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Not bad bargain if Kashmir can be got by Islam in $ 2 Billion
Bengaluru, India
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400,000 Tunisians to benefit from AfDB water program
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 9, 2016 – Phase II of an African Development Bank-funded water program in Tunisia will improve water services for about 400,000 rural Tunisians. Approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors on September 6, 2016, this program is designed to provide clean drinking water
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The African Legal Support Facility signs MoU with IP3
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 9, 2016 – The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Institute for Public Private Partnership (IP3) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation related to capacity building services offered in African countries. Cooperation between the ALSF and IP3 will facilitate the exchange of
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Water central to achieving High 5s and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 9, 2016 – The Senior Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank for Inclusive and Green Growth, Prof. Kevin Urama, has underscored the critical role of water in achieving long-term poverty reduction and economic growth in Africa. Speaking at a gathering of world
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By ditching Pak government about Kashmir, USA is paving way for ISIS in SAARC
Bengaluru, India
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G20 financial work on right track: PBOC
G20 members agreed on a multi-pronged approach of “using all policy tools-monetary, fiscal and structural-individually and collectively” to support growth, and this marked a milestone in the G20’s recent history of macroeconomic policy coordination.