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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WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east
The case concerns a 46-year-old woman who died on 15 August in…
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African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
The health ministers, gathering for the seventy-second session of the UN World…
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Burkina Faso: More than 30,000 new electricity connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso established through an African Development Fund project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas…
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Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development Side Event: Re-imagining Resilient and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in Africa
What: Webinar on re-imagining resilient and sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in…
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TICAD8 Official Side Event: Private Sector Infrastructure Development Opportunities in Africa
Date: August 24th Time: 17:00-18:30(JST), 9 :00-10 :30(TUN) Co-organizers: African Development Bank and Japan…
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Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns
Children in Sahel are also facing water insecurity. This crisis has led…
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WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought
The region is in the grip of a historic drought, brought on…
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Josué Komla Guenou: From small-town boy to big-time agripreneur
Today, 41-year-old Josué Komla Guenou is a successful full-time agricultural entrepreneur, proud…
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Save the Date: African Development Fund replenishment meeting
What: African Development Fund replenishment meeting Who: Donor country representatives, African Development…
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South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation
“It takes a village to raise a child. In the same way,…
