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Mauritania: Campaigning Kicks off in Run-up to Polls

Electoral campaigns have started across Mauritania as politicians seek to woo 1.4 million voters in the upcoming parliamentary and municipal polls slated for Sept. 1. Several political parties held rallies in different parts of the northwest African country. Mauritania’s ruling Union for the Republic Party of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz listed its many “achievements” […]

AfDB garners $29.2 billion in its investment forum in Rabat

Curtains fell on the Africa Investment Forum in Rabat which helped the African Development Bank (AfDB) mobilize a total funding of $29.2 billion for 47 projects, covering critical areas such as water supply, energy, transport, mining, pharmaceuticals, private equity, tourism, and infrastructure. The event drew 2,300 investors and delegates from 83 countries, AfDB chief Akinwumi […]

Rwanda inks deal with AU to host AMA headquarters

Rwanda is the house of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) after the Eastern African country signed Saturday an agreement with the African Union (AU). Minata Samate Cessouma, the AU’s Commissioner for health, humanitarian affairs and social development, and Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Health minister penned the deal in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. “AMA will play […]