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2 Sep 19
Children in Africa will make up more than half of global poverty by 2030, according to the think-tank Overseas Development Institute and charity Save the Children.
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27 Aug 19
The Palestinian Authority has agreed a deal with the Israeli government in a dispute over the transfer of tax revenues.
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23 Aug 19
Economist Abdalla Hamdok has been sworn in as prime minister of Sudan, and promised to solve the country’s economic crisis and end violence.
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20 Aug 19
National leaders from Southern Africa have called on the West to remove sanctions on Zimbabwe, which they said was now “ready to engage with the rest of the world”.
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19 Aug 19
Sudan’s ex-president has admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a detective has told a court at the start of a corruption trial.
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19 Aug 19
Great strides have been made in developing energy, infrastructure and trade routes in Southern Africa, the African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said.
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16 Aug 19
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has won the latest round in his legal battle against an anti-corruption watchdog.
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12 Aug 19
Struggling South African state power utility Eskom wants the majority of its 440bn rand ($29bn) debt transferred to the country’s government.
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5 Aug 19
Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
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1 Aug 19
The international community needs to “step up” and fight the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the UK government.
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31 Jul 19
More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
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30 Jul 19
A team of South African experts has said some land should be expropriated but has held back from full-scale nationalisation.
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30 Jul 19
Judges have given Donald Trump’s plan to build a controversial wall along the US border with Mexico a shot in the arm.
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29 Jul 19
Bahrain will be a testbed for new guidelines on the procurement of artificial intelligence in the public sector in partnership with the UK.
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29 Jul 19
Iraq has been warned that its fiscal position is expected to deteriorate without policy changes as it continues to face “daunting” challenges.
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26 Jul 19
Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog has detained a senior government official for the first time since it was launched earlier this month.
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23 Jul 19
A significant boost to irrigation aims to help Senegal increase agricultural production, employment and incomes in rural areas.
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23 Jul 19
The Asian Development Bank has put itself at the forefront of continuing efforts to boost gender equality in Mongolia.
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23 Jul 19
Lebanese veterans have clashed with security forces in protest against potential cuts to their benefits in the coalition government’s budget.
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23 Jul 19
Global health chiefs say the outbreak of Ebola in the Congo has become an emergency of international concern amid fears that it could spread to other states.
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22 Jul 19
South Africa’s leader has been accused by a watchdog of violating ethics rules in a setback to his anti-corruption drive.
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16 Jul 19
Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
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16 Jul 19
Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa will gain access to solar power under a new multinational financing programme.
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9 Jul 19
The IMF has praised Rwanda’s government for “notable success” in reaching its development aims and sustaining inclusive growth.
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5 Jul 19
A prominent Iraqi cleric has reportedly called for a “slow coup” to replace senior government officials for a failure to tackle growing corruption.
2 Sep 19Children in Africa will make up more than half of global poverty by 2030, according to the think-tank Overseas Development Institute and charity Save the Children.
27 Aug 19The Palestinian Authority has agreed a deal with the Israeli government in a dispute over the transfer of tax revenues.
23 Aug 19Economist Abdalla Hamdok has been sworn in as prime minister of Sudan, and promised to solve the country’s economic crisis and end violence.
20 Aug 19National leaders from Southern Africa have called on the West to remove sanctions on Zimbabwe, which they said was now “ready to engage with the rest of the world”.
19 Aug 19Sudan’s ex-president has admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a detective has told a court at the start of a corruption trial.
19 Aug 19Great strides have been made in developing energy, infrastructure and trade routes in Southern Africa, the African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has said.
16 Aug 19South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has won the latest round in his legal battle against an anti-corruption watchdog.
12 Aug 19Struggling South African state power utility Eskom wants the majority of its 440bn rand ($29bn) debt transferred to the country’s government.
5 Aug 19Africa’s poorest countries made little progress on improving the frameworks necessary to promote poverty reduction and sustainable growth in 2018, the World Bank has found.
1 Aug 19The international community needs to “step up” and fight the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the UK government.
31 Jul 19More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
30 Jul 19Judges have given Donald Trump’s plan to build a controversial wall along the US border with Mexico a shot in the arm.
29 Jul 19Bahrain will be a testbed for new guidelines on the procurement of artificial intelligence in the public sector in partnership with the UK.
29 Jul 19Iraq has been warned that its fiscal position is expected to deteriorate without policy changes as it continues to face “daunting” challenges.
26 Jul 19Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog has detained a senior government official for the first time since it was launched earlier this month.
23 Jul 19A significant boost to irrigation aims to help Senegal increase agricultural production, employment and incomes in rural areas.
23 Jul 19The Asian Development Bank has put itself at the forefront of continuing efforts to boost gender equality in Mongolia.
23 Jul 19Lebanese veterans have clashed with security forces in protest against potential cuts to their benefits in the coalition government’s budget.
23 Jul 19Global health chiefs say the outbreak of Ebola in the Congo has become an emergency of international concern amid fears that it could spread to other states.
16 Jul 19Ethiopia’s government plans a major spending boost in a bid to accelerate the expansion of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
16 Jul 19Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa will gain access to solar power under a new multinational financing programme.
9 Jul 19The IMF has praised Rwanda’s government for “notable success” in reaching its development aims and sustaining inclusive growth.
