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AfDB OKs funds for rehabilitation of Burkina Faso, Togo corridor
Report pushes for development-focused approach to mining in Africa
World Bank helps address Nigeria infrastructure deficit with new $200M fund
Donors help Ghanaian health agency distribute treated bed nets
2nd phase of UN-backed campaign against polio, measles in Afghanistan to start September
Security Council extends mandate of UN monitoring group in Eritrea, Somalia
The Nation: Christine Lagarde’s promise to ‘listen more’ to Asia ‘not good enough’
Afghan soldiers deliver aid to Helmand province flood victims
Should the international community also follow a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on coups?
Bangladeshi finance minister: World Bank decision on Padma bridge ‘needs review’
Short on funding, WFP cuts down food size for IDPs in Pakistan
Aung San Suu Kyi highlights issues of ethnic minorities in first Parliamentary speech
Nepal eyes half a million ‘improved’ cookstoves in next 5 years
Europe should set ‘more ambitious’ goals on CO2 emissions — report
Upon government’s invitation, UN special rapporteur on human rights to visit Myanmar July 30-Aug. 4
Irish foreign affairs minister Eamon Gilmore to explore trade opportunities on Uganda, Kenya visit
Community in Ukraine anticipating Peace Corps-built playground
IDB-approved $15M loan goes to solid waste management project in Peru
UN expert: ‘I was shocked by the child mortality rate in Kiribati’
UN Security Council hails progress of Somalia transition, highlights remaining challenges
France is now full member of Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Private sector-led growth key to Palestinian territories’ development – World Bank
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