Tag Archives: AFRICA

**Says 17 African Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC By 2030, nearly nine in 10 extremely poor people will be Africans, and half of the world’s poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected settings, the World Bank has said. Speaking on Thursday in Washington DC during the opening press briefing at the World Bank/IMF …

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Tayo Olanipekun with Agency Reports Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called for conscious efforts that will deepen African regional market by African investors and governments for rapid growth and development of the continent’s economy. Speaking in London on Monday during “One to One Conversation” at the on-going 5th annual Financial Times African Summit, Dangote said the key to …

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Tayo Olanipekun Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have called for “greater” African private sector involvement and investment in healthcare. In the preliminary findings from their forthcoming “Healthcare and Economic Growth in Africa” report,they noted that neither government nor existing public-private partnerships are effective enough. They made this known last Thursday alongside United Nations …

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By Tibor P. Nagy Jr. After having the honor of serving my country as a diplomat for more than 30 years – 22 of them in eight different African countries – this week I have the opportunity for the first time to underscore U.S. interests in and commitment to the continent at the United Nations General Assembly. In dozens of …

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Africa could have as many as 10 teams competing at the 2026 World Cup after the allocation for places at the expanded 48-nation competition was ratified by the FIFA Council during their meeting in Bahrain, ESPN reports. Africa is guaranteed nine places, up from the current five, while a 10th nation will enter a six-team play-off tournament to decide the final two …

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