Tanzania

AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East and Horn of Africa

0 Visits: 1804 | Thursday April 02, 2020 - 16:01:30
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 2, 2020/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert locusts that are threatening livelihoods and food security.


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In Zanzibar, the African Development Bank gives a second chance to young students

0 Visits: 2455 | Tuesday March 10, 2020 - 22:36:51
Amid the gently swaying palm trees of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar sits a school with a difference. The Raha Leo Alternative Learning Centre provides training to young students who may have otherwise missed out on education altogether.

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Somalia: UK supercomputer to combat Africa's worst locust outbreak in decades

0 Visits: 1589 | Monday March 02, 2020 - 23:39:46
A supercomputer funded by UK aid is helping countries in East Africa to tackle devastating locust outbreaks by tracking the insects' movements around the continent.

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AMISOM fetes senior police officers for service to Somalia

0 Visits: 2237 | Thursday January 16, 2020 - 22:06:08
Mogadishu—The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday feted senior police officers from Zambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone for outstanding service to Somalia during their tour of duty.

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