UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to provide emergency aid to thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled Barahle
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UK Environment Agency releases more flood warning as Storm Eunice continues
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Year 2 of The Earthshot Prize: HM Ambassador meets Greek Official Nominators
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UK’s fishing industry awarded a share of £1.4 million
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Saudi Arabia reports 1,376 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24-hour
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Coronavirus: New Case Studies show Significant Rise in Vaccination Rates in Sub-saharan Africa
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Establishment of GBV desks in police stations to be finalised next month – Police Minister, Bheki Cele
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Uganda’s Parliament passes Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021
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President Kenyatta condoles with the family of former Mwingi Central MP Joe Mutambu
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Aggravated robberies, carjacking increased by 13.8% in South Africa – Police Minister
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African Development Bank Group and Africa50, in partnership with African Union Commission and AUDA NEPAD, to create Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa with global partners
The Alliance will: catalyze bankable, greener infrastructure projects at scale and speed; raise up to $500 million of early-stage project development and project preparation capital
There’s Significant drop in reported crime – South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele
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Mr Sharma met Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and key ministers in Hanoi, welcoming 2050 Viet Nam’s net zero commitment
COP26 President Alok Sharma visited Viet Nam and Indonesia as part of the UK’s work to progress commitments made in the Glasgow Climate Pact at
Liberia: African Development Fund approves $12.13mn savings to fund additional works under Bank-sponsored Fish Town-Harper Road Project
The African Development Fund’s Board of Directors, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, approved funding of $12.13 million on Wednesday to fund additional activities