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Journalists and Founder of the cancer advocacy organization: Rowaca Cancer Group
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WFP needs $100 million to feed refugees in Uganda
Head of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, said during Thursday’s visit to the Imvepi refugee settlement that his agency needs $100 million to feed the people for the remaining part of the year. “We need the money and we… Read More ›
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Senegal’s economic outlook is broadly positive, according to IMF Review
Following the fourth IMF review Senegal’s economic performance, the Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa, says Senegal’s economic outlook is broadly positive and risks remain manageable. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the… Read More ›
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Top Nuclear Scientists Discuss Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles at IAEA International Conference
Some 700 nuclear engineers, scientists and decision-makers from more than 30 countries are meeting this week in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for high-level discussions on fast reactors (FRs) and related fuel cycles, which hold out the promise of providing clean and sustainable… Read More ›
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Lightning sparking more boreal forest fires
A new NASA-funded study finds that lightning storms were the main driver of recent massive fire years in Alaska and northern Canada, and that these storms are likely to move farther north with climate warming, potentially altering northern landscapes. The… Read More ›
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Lawlessness is Africa’s obstacle to economic stability and progress
By Alpha Bedoh Kamara ‘What’s the biggest challenge for Africa in 2015?’ a 2014 assessment of Africa’s economies and challenges by the World Economic Forum cite three major challenges facing the continent: Education and skills development; building sustainable governance systems;… Read More ›
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Nigeria: CAN accuses the authorities of plotting to make Nigeria an Islamic country
The Nigerian authorities and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are locked in a war of words over the allegation that the authorities plot to turn the country into an Islamic State. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, is reported… Read More ›
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UN opens international probe into alleged abuses in DR Congo’s Kasai provinces
The United Nations today opened an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 countries, adopted the resolution… Read More ›
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Sierra Leone Governments annihilating pragmatic citizens
By Alpha Bedoh Kamara The actions by the Government of Sierra Leone regarding the arrest and detention of the Leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, are intended by the government to silence its critics. Mohamed Kamarainba… Read More ›
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$224.2 Million for Sierra Leone
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Sierra Leone for US$224.2 million, or 78 percent of Sierra Leone’s quota) in support of the authorities’ economic development… Read More ›
