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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in partnership with GBCHealth and the Aliko Dangote Foundation is bringing together African leaders and other high profile personalities to discuss the continent’s health challenges and opportunities for investment. The partners have organized a meeting themed ‘Africa’s Health and Financing: Pathways to Economic Growth and Prosperity’ which will be held at the …

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Dayo Emmanuel The United Nations is revamping its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel region, in particular outlining a development vision for the region through a prospective socio-economic study by its agencies led by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The initiative is being carried out as complex national and cross-border security …

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  Tayo Olanipekun Indiscriminate harvesting of forest produce will increase the level of poverty accompanied with food shortages in Nigeria and unless something drastic is done about it, the nation will miss out on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is owing to the illegal logging activities causing a yearly loss of 400,000 hectares of arable lands …

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