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March 27, 2019

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to Attend One Planet Summit in Nairobi (allAfrica)

Adesina expected to make major announcement to fight climate change and promote renewable energies The President of the African Development Bank Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the One Planet Summit (OPS 2019), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2019 as part of the 4th session of the United […]

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We can end FGM in my lifetime, says model Waris Dirie (Evening Standard)

Model Waris Dirie today said she believed FGM will “disappear in my lifetime” as she unveiled a new video campaign directed by celebrity photographer Rankin.  The Somali-born activist, who was a victim of female genital mutilation when she was five, hopes the short film will “break the silence around this cruel practice” and make it

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