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AIF Call for IPA 2017 Applications – African Innovation: investing in prosperity

Call for Applications marks the sixth edition of the IPA, running for three months from 27 September 2016 through to 3 January 2017 Africa’s top innovators win a grand share prize of US$150 000 plus attractive entrepreneurial opportunities for nominees and other qualifying participants A truly Pan-African initiative for Africans […]

Wall Street drops as investors brace for presidential debate

September 26, 2016/Reuters By Noel Randewich Wall Street fell on Monday as Deutsche Bank weighed on financials and investors hunkered down for the first debate between U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Big banks led the declines as investors worried that Deutsche Bank might need to add additional […]

MDG Transition Report: Reliable statistics and integrated policy approach key to successful SDG and Agenda 2063 implementation

September 26. 2016/AfDB African countries will need better data, statistics, and policy coordination to ensure successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and congruence with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. This was the consensus of a high-level panel convened on September 21, 2016 in New York on the margins […]