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African Development Bank elects top economist as president to face funding challenges
The African Development Bank Group has elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president. Tah election win ...
Japan sets sights on Africa’s critical minerals, rare earths to cut reliance on China
Tokyo is reasserting a commitment to do more business with Africa as Japanese firms also look to bring new technologies to ...
‘A gathering oasis’: Elder Rasband dedicates the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
Latter-day Saints joyfully celebrate the blessing the first house of the Lord in west Africa’s Republic of Côte d‘Ivoire and ...
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Why did rumours of a coup sweep Ivory Coast this week?
After returning to Ivory Coast in 2022, Thiam re-entered politics and rejoined the Democratic Party (PDCI), the former ...
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Ivory Coast opposition call for election reform ahead of vote
Ivory Coast's former youth minister Charles Ble Goude is cheered by supporters upon his return to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ...
U.S. Says It Wants Trade, Not Aid, in Africa. Cuts Threaten Both.
President Trump’s slashing of foreign assistance threatens road and energy projects that diplomats and experts say align with ...
Mauritania's Tah elected president of AfDB, Africa's top development bank
ABIDJAN - Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) ...
Mauritanian candidate on track to become Africa's next 'super banker'
Mauritania's former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday heading the race to become Africa's next "super banker", ...
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Uganda’s Ojangole to chair Africa’s development finance body
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) Managing Director, Dr. Patricia Ojangole, has been appointed Chairperson of the Association of ...
African Development Bank Elects Mauritania’s Tah as President
The African Development Bank elected Sidi Ould Tah as its new president, installing a former Mauritanian finance minister at ...
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Why did rumours of a coup sweep Ivory Coast this week?
Abidjan residents also denied the claims ... Thiam is appealing the ruling and claims the ban is political. Ivory Coast, Africa’s cocoa powerhouse, has a long history of election violence ...