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Ending Ukraine War ‘Best Thing’ to Mend World Economy: Yellen

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heaped pressure on Russia on Monday ahead of the G-20 summit in Indonesia, saying the best way to end world economic tumult was to stop the Ukraine war.”Ending Russia’s war is a moral imperative and the single best …

ECOWAS launches education support programme in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU— The ECOWAS Commission through its Department of Human Development and Social Affairs (DHDSA) has launched a support programme for Education in countries with emergencies in the Region.The programme is aimed at assisting Member States affec…

UAE, Egypt Ink Deal To Build Mega Wind Farm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt– The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, agreed to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind farms in Egypt, Egypt’s presidency said in a statement, on its website.Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and UAE Presiden…

IGAD Blue Economy Steering Committee Meets for the First Time

(JUBA, South Sudan): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) yesterday concluded a two-day Steering Committee Meeting which brought together the National Focal Persons for Blue Economy and Fisheries Directors along with technical and deve…

UN: Agricultural Automation Can Boost Global Food Production

A new U.N. report finds agricultural automation can boost global food production and be a boon for small-scale farmers in developing countries.The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has just released The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 rep…