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Reportage by Sabrina Yohannes – Tesfanews – After his first marathon victory at the Beijing world championships in 2015, Eritrea’s Sabrina Yohannes Ghirmay Ghebreslassie mused on the fact that his family had objected to his taking up running.“My parents wanted me to be a great student but I wanted to be a great athlete,” he quipped at the time. “Today’s victory will be a great surprise to them.” “They had special ambitions for me in school, to go to the university,” Ghebreslassie told RunBlogRun in an interview after he won the 2016 TCS New YorkRead More
The scourge of terrorism perpetrated under the mantle of religion; the upheavals, huge loss of life and destruction of property that it entails are not, indeed, new in the annals of the political history of mankind. But it has assumed new dimensions in this century. As such, it is breeding instability in various parts of our world; posing as it does a serious threat to international peace and security and causing increasing consternation among powerful and weak nations alike. The phenomenon accordingly warrants a profound appraisal and serious approach thatRead More
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. OSMAN SALEH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF ERITREA, DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON APPRAISAL OF THE GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSON NEW YORK, 27 SEPTEMBER 2017 Mr. President, It is a great honor for me to address this Assembly on behalf of the Eritrean people and government who for the past half a centuryare resolutely fighting for human dignity and regional stability. They have been at the forefront of the struggle to combat and eradicate human traffickingRead More
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Oslo: Abiy shares the nobel with Afewerki
In his speech in Oslo on the occasion of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, sharing
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution.
The decision was announced at the end of the fifty-sixth ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held on Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria.
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The African Development Bank Group on Monday organized a workshop to share its approach to private sector funding through its new policy on Non-Sovereign Operations (NSO Policy).
The policy provides the general framework and modalities required for Bank lending and investment without sovereign guarantee to private and public entities that meet specific eligibility requirements on non-concessional terms.
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The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has secured a major agreement with the African Development Bank that will see the international funding organisation include the use of seven FIDIC standard contracts for the next five years.Afdb
The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group has approved an €8 million grant drawn from the European Union’s Africa Investment Platform (EU-AIP) to support the preparation of the Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project. The plant will be situated on the Ruzizi River between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and will supply electricity to the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda.
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« Nous venons pour réaffirmer notre partenariat avec la Banque africaine de développement et son leadership dans la mise en œuvre effective et rapide du projet Inga 3 », a déclaré, lundi 13 janvier à Abidjan, Sele Yalaghuli, ministre des Finances de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC).
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The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has secured a major agreement with the African Development Bank that will see the international funding organisation include the use of seven FIDIC standard contracts for the next five years.
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Franklin CUDJOE@lordcudjoeIMANI: Why CSOs Oppose the New Biometric Voter System: The Full Story
19th January 2020
Highlights:
The Electora… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago20 January 2020
Marc ONA ESSANGUI@onamarc#Gabon: Marcel Libama empêché de quitter le territoire par les autorités aéroportuaires. @TournonsLaPage s’indigne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7 hours ago20 January 2020
JasonNjoku@JasonNjokuI always almost miss flights. It's like a habit. It's weirdly exciting in a random way. Mrs Njoku hates it. In 2019… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…13 hours ago19 January 2020
Franklin CUDJOE@lordcudjoeThere are other committee members, a crack team of thinkers and doers, apart from me and smarter than me😃😎. Doing o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…17 hours ago19 January 2020
Zwelinzima Vavi@Zwelinzima1What will sink Ramaphosa is what is sinking the ANC in every elections - the failure to address the most basic econ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…22 hours ago19 January 2020
JasonNjoku@JasonNjokuRT @mattturck: Some stories rarely get told:
* Startups that turn down a big M&A offer and fizzle out in obscurity years later
* VC fir…23 hours ago19 January 2020
JasonNjoku@JasonNjokuRT @GoodguySteph: This is how church weddings look like in Nigeria. The 1,500 people are waiting for you at the reception23 hours ago19 January 2020
Michel Sidibé@MichelSidibeRT @ONUinfo: #Mali🇲🇱: l’ONU🇺🇳 condamne une attaque qui a tué au moins 14 civils dans la région de Mopti.
@UNPeacekeeping | @UN_MINUSMA | @…1 day ago19 January 2020
Zwelinzima Vavi@Zwelinzima1He died heart broken! The clever and cruel ones expropriated his world title belt without compensation and expropri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago19 January 2020
Marc ONA ESSANGUI@onamarcRT @laurylndong: #Gabon, le pays est dans un état de délabrement très avancé dans tous les secteurs, le gouvernement dépense des milliards…2 days ago18 January 2020
Zwelinzima Vavi@Zwelinzima1Expanding the horizons of working class unity! pic.twitter.com/bDVnCSOcKF2 days ago18 January 2020
Franklin CUDJOE@lordcudjoeI have seen various media headlines on the creation of the Foreign Exchange Developments Committee. Herh! This one… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago18 January 2020
Michel Sidibé@MichelSidibeRT @linerenaud: Quelle joie d'être nommée aux Lauriers de l'Audiovisuel, dans la catégorie interprétation féminine, pour "Huguette", téléfi…2 days ago18 January 2020
Michel Sidibé@MichelSidibeRT @linerenaud: Chaque année j’ai le plaisir de vous adresser mes vœux. Ayant débuté à 15 ans, c’est la 77ème fois (ne calculez pas !
😉) qu…2 days ago18 January 2020
Franklin CUDJOE@lordcudjoeI commend the Vice-President for initiating port reforms. The paperless system has indeed shaped Ghana's trade faci… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago18 January 2020
El-Ghassim Wane@elghassimwRT @NixiiB: Academic/Research friends: can you please hit me with your favourite Africa research-related blogs and websites?2 days ago18 January 2020
Michel Sidibé@MichelSidibePartenariat Sino-malien. Félicitations aux experts chinois que nous avons reçus dans le cadre de l’«opération lum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago17 January 2020
Michel Sidibé@MichelSidibeDans l'optique de la promotion du concept « Hôpital propre » et du renforcement du partenariat public privé que nou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago17 January 2020
Franklin CUDJOE@lordcudjoeThe Police must hurry and be thorough in finding the killers of Ahmed Suale.3 days ago17 January 2020
El-Ghassim Wane@elghassimwWill Peacekeeping Weather the Crisis of Multilateralism? | IPI Global Observatory theglobalobservatory.org/2020/01/will-p…4 days ago16 January 2020
Zwelinzima Vavi@Zwelinzima1Anger and renewed protests shake Iran. Mass opposition can end the regime: socialistworld.net/2020/01/15/ang…4 days ago16 January 2020
Marc ONA ESSANGUI@onamarc#Gabon: Ces dépenses superflues que le Gabon s’autorise en période de crise | Gabon Media Time @PresidentABO gabonmediatime.com/ces-depenses-s…4 days ago16 January 2020
El-Ghassim Wane@elghassimwRT @Yale: Yale President Salovey on ‘the promise of transnational ties’ to African institutions
bit.ly/2FUlsC6 via @VenturesAfri…5 days ago15 January 2020
Marc ONA ESSANGUI@onamarc#Gabon : «Touche pas à ma terre» s’intéresse à la dette publique et à Noureddin Bongo - Gabonreview.com |… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 days ago15 January 2020
Louise Mushikiwabo@LMushikiwaboRT @OIFrancophonie: Revivez les moments forts de la cérémonie des vœux de l'#OIF, qui a lancé, en musique et en images, la saison de célébr…5 days ago15 January 2020
Marc ONA ESSANGUI@onamarc#Gabon : OUVERTURE DE L'ATELIER DE PLANIFICATION CV4C youtu.be/EBy4HTVpabQ via @YouTube5 days ago15 January 2020
El-Ghassim Wane@elghassimwRT @AaronMG: Ethiopia to start construction of new international airport “bigger than Paris’ CDG” within six months in area b/n Bishoftu an…5 days ago15 January 2020
El-Ghassim Wane@elghassimwRT @BrookingsGlobal: These are the 6 big ideas that Africa should focus on over the next decade: brook.gs/35DOv7p #ForesightAfrica6 days ago14 January 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala@NOIwealaRT @Mo_IbrahimFdn: #MondayMotivation from Mo Ibrahim💪🏿"I thought I knew #Sudan. The young people really surprised me. That gave me hope. Th…6 days ago14 January 2020
EricWainaina@EricWainainaIt’s been a hard day’s bark. pic.twitter.com/bmIr2VTh2p7 days ago13 January 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala@NOIwealaRT @JessRPosner: Great to spend some time dreaming about disruptive, community-led futures and the power of adolescent girls with @NOIweal…1 week ago12 January 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala@NOIwealaSad to learn of the passing away of one of our foremost literary icons, Prof Chukwuemeka Ike, erudite, versatile, a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago12 January 2020
Louise Mushikiwabo@LMushikiwaboRT @LopesInsights: Europe needs a joined-up policy towards Africa, says the @FT . Their
Editorial got it and is in sync with @_AfricanUnio…1 week ago11 January 2020
Louise Mushikiwabo@LMushikiwaboChaleureuses félicitations à @AranchaGlezLaya, nouvelle ministre des affaires étrangères de l’Espagne! Une amie et une femme bien😊!!1 week ago11 January 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala@NOIwealaThe much anticipated Brookings Foresight 2020 annual report @BrookingsGlobal that outlines Africa’s priorities for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago10 January 2020
Louise Mushikiwabo@LMushikiwaboRT @OIFfrancophonie: Cérémonie des vœux de la #Francophonie haute en couleurs ce soir à la @gaitelyrique: lancement des #50ansdeFrancophoni…1 week ago10 January 2020
Louise Mushikiwabo@LMushikiwaboRT @OIFfrancophonie: .@LMushikiwabo : La #Francophonie est plus nécessaire que jamais mais elle doit continuer à se réformer pour être touj…2 weeks ago09 January 2020
EricWainaina@EricWainainaRT @tetushani: So, as far the plan for this year..I will continue with the osam challenge (one song every month) until December. I'm also b…2 weeks ago09 January 2020
EricWainaina@EricWainainaRT @aleyakassam: There's a beautiful thing floating about the internets that I was invited to be a part of.
I did 70% of the work then imp…2 weeks ago09 January 2020
Acha Leke@achalekeRT @McKinsey_MGI: #Fact: Sub-Saharan Africa has a higher percentage (25%) of women on boards than any other region in the world.
This can…2 weeks ago06 January 2020
EricWainaina@EricWainainaRT @lwalubengo: When life is trying to get you down, fight back. pic.twitter.com/coNbeJeZot2 weeks ago06 January 2020
Acha Leke@achalekeRT @AfDB_Group: Good news for African travelers! In 2019, a record 47 countries improved or maintained their visa openness scores in 2019,…2 weeks ago05 January 2020
Acha Leke@achalekeRT @McKinseyAfrica: Some African countries have made big advances on some aspects of gender inequality. Now is the time for others to follo…1 month ago20 December 2019
Acha Leke@achalekeRT @cohwilliams: Check out the progress on our new Kigali, Rwanda ALU campus. Just a couple months ago we were breaking ground & today our…1 month ago16 December 2019
Aliko Dangote@AlikoDangoteOur employees are our greatest asset, and I am delighted to honor the commitment, dedication and loyalty of our lon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 months ago27 November 2019
Aliko Dangote@AlikoDangoteMy condolences to the families of the children and teachers who lost their lives in the tragic Paynesville fire inc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 months ago19 September 2019
Aliko Dangote@AlikoDangoteIt is time for Africans to put Africa at the center of its own development, by harnessing our entrepreneurial and i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 months ago04 September 2019
Aliko Dangote@AlikoDangoteOur aspirations for a shared and sustainable prosperity can only be achieved when we live in peace and unity, shunn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 months ago04 September 2019
M. Bensalah-Chaqroun@MiriemBensalahالمسؤولية الآن ملقاة على عاتق الذين سيأتون بعدنا لحمل المشعل بالشكل الذي ينبغي، كي يستمر @CGEM_MA في رفع علم المقاو… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…2 years ago24 May 2018
M. Bensalah-Chaqroun@MiriemBensalahنحن بحاجة إلى عقد اجتماعي جديد قوي وكامل وشامل على أساس التوزيع العادل والمتوازن لثمار التنمية. بدأنا هذا المشروع ا… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…2 years ago24 May 2018
M. Bensalah-Chaqroun@MiriemBensalahJe tiens à remercier l’honorable famille des médias, ces médias qui sont aussi des entreprises et sans lesquels nou… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…2 years ago22 May 2018
M. Bensalah-Chaqroun@MiriemBensalahUne entreprise fière de son indépendance, à parfaite distance de toutes les instances partisanes tel que j’ai su le… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…2 years ago22 May 2018
M. Bensalah-Chaqroun@MiriemBensalahNous avons réalisé bcp de choses. Il appartiendra à nos successeurs de reprendre le flambeau, par le bon bout, pour… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…2 years ago22 May 2018
