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The Executive Directors of the World Bank have unanimously selected David R. Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term beginning on Tuesday, 9 April 2019. The Board expressed its deep gratitude to Interim President Kristalina Georgieva

Libyan army commander Khalifa Hifter on Thursday ordered his forces to march on Tripoli, the capital of the U.N.-backed government, sparking fears of a major showdown with rival militias. The order posted in an audio recording online came as U.N. Secretary-General

The Senegalese city of Diamniadio is a hotbed of diplomatic activity as African leaders join citizens for the investiture of President Macky Sall. Sall emerged winner of elections held onFebruary 24. beating four other aspirants with 58% of votes cast. The

A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in US federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court by

Information indicates that ,former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh “orchestrated the embezzlement of nearly $1bn (£762m) of public funds”, a report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) claims. Mr Jammeh, currently in exile in Equatorial Guinea, has not responded

The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is appealing for urgent funding to cater for displaced Cameroonians largely concentrated in the twin Anglophone regions. According to a recent statement from the outfit, out of 437,000 people currently displaced in the country, about 351,000

Australia’s Muslim community criticized the role of politicians in the creation of an environment that fueled anti-Muslim sentiment and demonization of the Muslim community for years, as they expressed their sorrow over the recent terrorist attack targeting two mosques in Christchurch.

Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique faces a “second disaster” from cholera and other diseases, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, while relief operations pressed into rural areas where an unknown number of people remain without aid more than 10 days after the storm.