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Coronavirus: Africa’s debt problems must not be used as a political football, experts say

China and its rivals in the West are using Africa’s debt problems, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, as a political football in their struggle for power on the continent, experts say.Seifudein Adem, a professor of global studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, said that ballooning national debt had been a major concern for many African countries even before Covid-19, but had now been brought front and centre.While it was encouraging that major creditors were seriously considering…




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‘Officers and gentlemen’ shaping Kenya’s Horn of Africa policy

Amisom KDF forces have recorded remarkable success, especially in restoring peace in areas under its control.




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Prince Harry's friend predicted he is going to be a great dad one year ago

Prince Harry's warmth and affection as a loving father was something that his friend Mike Tindall had predicted almost one year ago




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One of world's oldest men marks 116th birthday in South Africa

CAPE TOWN: South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister."I have lived this long because of God’s grace," said Blom, possibly one of the oldest men in the world.Lighting a...




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Cousins to Prescott: Franchise tag 'can be your friend'

Kirk Cousins knows a thing or two about playing under the franchise tag, having done so in the 2016 and 2017 seasons before signing a lucrative three-year, $84 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.




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Video Friday: Startup Unveils Agile Robot Dog That Costs Less Than $10k

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Video Friday: Robot Startup Refraction AI Testing Contactless Food Delivery

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The Search Is Over. This Boyfriend And Girlfriend Had The Best Halloween Costumes Of The Year.

Of all the Halloween costumes out there, this guy and his girlfriend blew everyone away.




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India sends medical assistance to five friendly nations

"Responding to their requests for assistance in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, India has sent Indian Naval Ship Kesari to Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles, carrying on board two medical assistance teams, consignments of Covid related essential medicines and essential food items," the MEA said in a statement.




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Andy Cohen Says His Son Benjamin and Anderson Cooper's Son Wyatt Will Be 'Best Friends'

A lifelong friendship awaits Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's sons. The 51-year-old TV host took some time while in quarantine to answer a few fan questions on his Instagram Story on...




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Andy Cohen Says His Son Benjamin and Anderson Cooper's Son Wyatt Will Be 'Best Friends'

A lifelong friendship awaits Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's sons. The 51-year-old TV host took some time while in quarantine to answer a few fan questions on his Instagram Story on...




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Aussie sporting brawls - No.7: Footy’s brutal ‘friendly’ turned changerooms into hospital wards - and nearly killed a coach

A fortnight after Carlton’s 1987 VFL premiership, Robert Walls’ troops flew to London for a ‘friendly’ exhibition game against North Melbourne. The match would turn into arguably the most unfriendly match the code has ever seen, punching its way into foxsports.com.au’s ‘Biggest brawls in Aussie sport’ countdown.




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Andy Cohen Says His Son Benjamin and Anderson Cooper's Son Wyatt Will Be 'Best Friends'

A lifelong friendship awaits Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's sons. The 51-year-old TV host took some time while in quarantine to answer a few fan questions on his Instagram Story on...




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No Friday surprises, says Alonso

Fernando Alonso said there had again been no major surprises after Friday's free practice session after he finished third fastest behind the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber




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Driver reaction after Friday practice

Driver and team reaction after the first practice sessions for the Korean Grand Prix




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Quora Saga: Guy Falls In Love With Girlfriend's Mother

Dude is definitely an alien. I don't even care if this was pulled out of thin air, and is a work of pure fiction. The resulting rollercoaster is full of strange, curiosity, and humor. Just picturing a dude out in the world that is this level of clueless, and all the while desperately trying to figure out people's reactions to his behavior, is enough to get the laughs rolling. Seriously, well done. Quora is definitely a strange place. Get more of the weirdness from Quora over here with all these ridiculous questions Quora users asked.




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Nightmare Fuel Telepresence ‘Bot May Become Your Last Friend

After this pandemic thing is all said and done, historians will look back on this period from many different perspectives. The one we’re most interested in of course will concern the creativity that flourished in the petri dish of anxiety, stress, and boredom that have come as unwanted side dishes …read more




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'You are still a soldier to me': The forgotten African hero of Britain's colonial army

Jaston Khosa was one of 600,000 men from African countries who fought for Britain. He was quietly buried on VE Day after a life of abject poverty

In a crowded, Zambian slum on VE Day, a family gathered to bury one of the last veterans of Britain’s colonial army. Jaston Khosa of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment was laid to rest on the day the world commemorated the end of the war in which he fought.

The 95-year-old great-grandfather was among 600,000 Africans who fought for the British during World War Two, on battlefields across their own continent as well as Asia and the Middle East. Although their service has largely been forgotten, the mobilisation of this huge army from Britain’s colonies triggered the largest single movement of African men overseas since the slave trade.

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Hebridean island divided after memoir explores darker fringe of Highland life

Neighbours of Tamsin Calidas, who moved to Scotland from London, are keen to put their side as her book I am an Island looks set for success

Tamsin Calidas’s memoir about swapping Notting Hill for a croft on a small Hebridean island luxuriates in its landscape. The heather and the Munros, the raw skies and the wild tides of the Atlantic are lavishly described. The islanders, by contrast, are largely anonymous, thoughtless and cruel.

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931 Dead in West African Meningitis Outbreak: UNICEF

A meningitis outbreak has killed 931 people in four West African countries since January, with most of the deaths occurring in Nigeria, the UN children's fund said Wednesday.




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Renovations for a eco friendly home!

Currently, renovations are going on for making a home ecologivally safe and green. Today, to upgrade their properties in...




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OECD-SADC-IFC-JICA seminar on private sector participation in Africa's infrastructure

This seminar focused on overcoming challenges to private sector participation in infrastructure in Southern Africa.




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OECD-AfDB seminar on addressing policy impediments to private investment in African infrastructure

This seminar investigated how changes made in key policy areas at national, regional and international levels can help generate more and better private investment in Africa’s infrastructure.




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Self-assessment of South Africa's investment regime in relation to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment

This self-assessment report looks at South Africa's investment regime in the light of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment.




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Africa Forum 2014: By Africa, for Africa? Industrialisation and Integration for Inclusive Growth

Organised by the OECD Development Centre in partnership with the African Union, the 2014 Africa Forum will focus on the pan-African agenda of economic and social transformation.




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OECD/South Africa workshop on Steelmaking Raw Materials

Steel is one of the most widely produced industrial products in the world, and the sector depends heavily on a range of raw materials for its production. The aim of this workshop was to better understand the impacts of trade-restrictive raw material policies on the global steel industry and to explore policy approaches that would improve the longer-term efficiency and functioning of these markets.




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OECD Steel Committee says excess capacity and trade friction risks cloud industry outlook

Excess capacity in steel as growth in investment projects outpaces demand will pose risks for the sector for the foreseeable future, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Cape Town on 12 December 2014. The risk of trade conflicts in the industry also appears to have increased of late, they said, and Committee members discussed options for closer co-operation to try and prevent disputes.




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OSAA-OECD high-level event on leveraging pension funds for financing infrastructure development in Africa

Addis Ababa - Part of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, this event explored strategies to leverage Africa’s pension funds and other sources of private financing to develop Africa’s infrastructure. Ways to improve the investment climate in Africa using the recently updated Policy Framework for Investment were also be addressed.




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Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (pdf)

This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion functions.




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Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (Arabic pdf)

This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion function




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Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (French pdf)

This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion function




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Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies: Middle East and North Africa

This report provides an inventory of existing practices among IPAs in eight southern Mediterranean (MED) economies: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia. Each MED country has one national IPA with the exception of Tunisia, where three agencies have investment promotion functions. The survey was therefore conducted with ten different agencies.




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Family-friendly governance in response to demographic challenges

In Hungary, young people want to have bigger families, but concerns over issues like housing and striking a work-life balance appear to be obstacles. In response, the government has introduced a range of family-friendly policies–a vital step in helping families fulfil their dreams and in meeting the challenge of a rapidly ageing population.




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Family-friendly policies a key driver of economic growth

The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and associated increases in female employment have boosted growth in GDP per capita by between 10% and 20%, according to a new OECD report.




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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Rome, Friday 31 January 2020

The Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurría, will be in Rome on Friday 31 January 2020 to present the OECD Review of Italian Capital Markets “Creating Growth Opportunities for Italian Companies and Savers”.




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OSAA-OECD high-level event on leveraging pension funds for financing infrastructure development in Africa

Addis Ababa - Part of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, this event explored strategies to leverage Africa’s pension funds and other sources of private financing to develop Africa’s infrastructure. Ways to improve the investment climate in Africa using the recently updated Policy Framework for Investment were also be addressed.




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