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10 Jul 18
The European Commission has approved €90.5m to improve border management and the protection of migrants in North Africa.
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10 Jul 18
The speaker of Ghana’s Parliament has reminded the finance minister he must produce a mid-year budget review before the House rises on 26 July.
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9 Jul 18
The World Bank has approved a $40m grant to improve basic services and social security in Benin.
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9 Jul 18
More than 18,000 Turkish civil servants have been sacked for allegedly posing a security risk to the state.
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3 Jul 18
Iran must complete money-laundering reforms by October, bringing them in line with global standards, an international watchdog has demanded.
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2 Jul 18
Uganda’s social media tax has come into force and is expected to raise billions of shillings in revenue for the government.
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26 Jun 18
The wife of the Israeli prime minister has been charged with fraud over alleged misuse of public funds to order catered meals, the Justice Ministry has said.
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22 Jun 18
The European Union is to give a total of €34m to Uganda and Kenya to help refugees being hosted in those countries.
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22 Jun 18
Nigerian legislators have finally signed off the nation’s much-delayed budget for this year but the president warned their changes would make it difficult to implement.
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21 Jun 18
More than 40 people accused of corruption in a $100m graft case in Kenya, including state workers, were given bail on Tuesday.
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20 Jun 18
Uganda must transform its agricultural sector to drive economic growth and reduce poverty, the World Bank has said.
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15 Jun 18
Corruption across all levels of the Kenyan government is threatening the integrity and basic function of the state, according to the country’s auditor general.
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15 Jun 18
Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
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12 Jun 18
Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare.
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5 Jun 18
Kenyan government procurement and accounting chiefs have been told to stop working in order to take lie-detector tests in a move to root out corruption.
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4 Jun 18
The World Bank is to fund a project aimed at improving public financial management in the West Bank and Gaza that it is hoped will drive private investment.
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4 Jun 18
The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
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29 May 18
Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
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29 May 18
The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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23 May 18
Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
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22 May 18
The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
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22 May 18
The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
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17 May 18
The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
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14 May 18
The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
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14 May 18
Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
10 Jul 18The European Commission has approved €90.5m to improve border management and the protection of migrants in North Africa.
10 Jul 18The speaker of Ghana’s Parliament has reminded the finance minister he must produce a mid-year budget review before the House rises on 26 July.
9 Jul 18The World Bank has approved a $40m grant to improve basic services and social security in Benin.
9 Jul 18More than 18,000 Turkish civil servants have been sacked for allegedly posing a security risk to the state.
3 Jul 18Iran must complete money-laundering reforms by October, bringing them in line with global standards, an international watchdog has demanded.
2 Jul 18Uganda’s social media tax has come into force and is expected to raise billions of shillings in revenue for the government.
26 Jun 18The wife of the Israeli prime minister has been charged with fraud over alleged misuse of public funds to order catered meals, the Justice Ministry has said.
22 Jun 18Nigerian legislators have finally signed off the nation’s much-delayed budget for this year but the president warned their changes would make it difficult to implement.
21 Jun 18More than 40 people accused of corruption in a $100m graft case in Kenya, including state workers, were given bail on Tuesday.
20 Jun 18Uganda must transform its agricultural sector to drive economic growth and reduce poverty, the World Bank has said.
15 Jun 18Corruption across all levels of the Kenyan government is threatening the integrity and basic function of the state, according to the country’s auditor general.
15 Jun 18Inequality continues to be a challenge to the island nation state of Comoros, despite improved living conditions and lower poverty levels, the World Bank has concluded.
12 Jun 18Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare.
4 Jun 18The World Bank is to fund a project aimed at improving public financial management in the West Bank and Gaza that it is hoped will drive private investment.
4 Jun 18The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
29 May 18Fragile states need help to ensure they have the policymaking and public administration capacity to move forward – not just handouts, Sierra Leone’s former finance minister has said.
29 May 18The UK has pledged an extra £5m to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
23 May 18Africa must focus more on industrialisation to boost economic development, the president of the African Development Bank has said.
22 May 18The Zimbabwean government needs to regain the trust of the people to achieve its aim of creating a ‘cashless society’, an Overseas Development Institute research fellow has told PF International.
22 May 18The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
17 May 18The UK has given Malawi £11.9m worth of educational buildings to improve primary and secondary schools.
14 May 18The European Commission has released €1.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help victims of Kenya’s ongoing floods.
14 May 18Zimbabwe’s central bank has banned cryptocurrency trading and processing, its governor has said.
