Day: August 8, 2014
- Africa
A new military push by Somali National Forces and AMISOM to start soon
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that he expected a new military drive by AMISOM and Somali National Forces against Al-Shabaab militants to start shortly. In an interview with Reuters in Washington where he was attending the US-African Leaders Summit this week, he said “Operation Indian Ocean is going to start within the next few days,” adding that “we…
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World Bank pledges US $5bln for energy projects to six African countries
The World Bank has committed five billion dollars for energy projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The commitment is to support President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, which aims to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, said in a statement that the World Bank thinks that “the US Power Africa…
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