Development
Malawi is likely to achieve only four of the eight MDGs namely: Reduce child mortality; Combat HIV, malaria and other diseases; Ensure environmental sustainability; and Develop global partnerships for development. However, close scrutiny point to alarming statistics: Rural poverty in Malawi remains widespread.
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UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism
Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving…
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Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but…
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“De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance”, African Development Bank’s Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum
(L-R) Rémy Rioux, CEO of Agence Française de Développement; Akinwumi Adesina, president…
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Sudan crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says
The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple…
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MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African…
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Ghana: African Development Bank approves $23.04 million for modern Floating Dock Facility
View of stern and rudder of a ship in floating dry dock…
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DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of…
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Child malnutrition: the African Development Bank steps up action to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
The Bank is continually stepping up initiatives to ensure that thousands of…
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Sudan: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction
A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised…
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Eswatini: a new Eco-green City planned with the support of the African Development Bank’s UMDF
The African Development Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund is partnering with…
