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Africa, the world and COVID-19: The perspective of Macky Sall, President of Senegal

Macky Sall /

<Macky Sall>  Photo Source: https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-01-03—senegal–macky-sall-breaks-the-silence-on-the-3rd-mandate—rfi-.BkDslV731I.html With an estimated population of 1.3 billion, Africa is affected by COVID-19 at a time when several of its countries, despite the challenges of underdevelopment, are on a path to emergence, while others continue to grapple with terrorism. COVID-19 is thus eroding the momentum of some, aggravating the situation of others […]

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Will we learn lessons for tackling climate change from our current crisis? – Ban Ki-moon

Ban-ki Moon, Laureate /

<Ban Ki-moon> Crises tend to bring out some of the best and the worst in us. We have watched in awe and admiration as health care professionals have responded with superhuman dedication to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have heard neighbors serenading each other across balconies. Car manufacturers are retooling to produce respirators and face masks

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Opinion: The pandemic is no time for fiscal distancing – Akinwumi Adesina

Adesina /

<Akinwumi Adesina> These are very difficult days, as the world faces one of its worst challenges ever: the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it seems almost no nation is spared. As infection rates rise, so does panic across financial markets, as economies drastically slow down and supply chains are severely disrupted.     Extraordinary times call for

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Sunhak Peace Prize Overview Brochure

Sunhak Peace Prize /

The Sunhak Peace Prize honors individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to peace and human development, conflict resolution, and restoration of balance in the relationship between humanity and the natural environment.⠀This brochure contains information about the winners of the 1st to 4th Sunhak Peace Prize.⠀The brochure is available in English, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese,

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Macky Sall

“Africa is not only a continent of the future but it is a continent of the present” – Macky Sall

Laureate, Macky Sall /

“Now, Africa is not only a continent of the future but it is a continent of the present since Africa has so many opportunities, it is 30 million km2 and we must build everything, roads, give electricity to more than a billion people. We need networks of all kinds, pipelines, buildings, people need to be

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“Fighting inequalities means ensuring that there is equality” – Macky Sall

Macky Sall /

“My ambition is always to do more and do better. Over the past six years, we have stabilized this growth at more than 6.6% and it is this stabilized growth over time that will create economic emergence. And we have also fought a lot against social inequalities and that has been very important in my

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited South Sudan

“I respect culture, tradition and religion, but they can never justify the denial of basic rights” – Ban Ki-moon

Ban-ki Moon, Laureate /

“Some will oppose change. they may invoke culture, tradition or religion to defend the status quo. Such arguments have been used to try to justify slavery, child marriage, rape in marriage and female genital mutilation. I respect culture, tradition and religion, but they can never justify the denial of basic rights.” – Ban Ki-moon /

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Taiba Ndiaye Project, the first wind power project in West Africa

Macky Sall /

The Taiba Ndiaye Project is the first wind power project in West Africa.  About 158 megawatt (MW) of electricity will be produced from the plant, 80 kilometers from Dakar!! This is about 15 percent of current Senegal’s electricity consumption and is expected to greatly improve Senegal’s electricity supply. The project, which was pushed as part

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Democracy and peace will only be achieved through education – Dr. Sakena Yacoobi

Sakena Yacoobi /

Facebook, Afghan Institute of Learning 2019.12.24 “Democracy and peace will only be achieved through education, by involving young, old, students, doctors, lawyers, artists, civil society – all the change-makers who have the power of influence. If they cooperate/work as a team we can build a nation of diversity.”  – Dr. Yacoobi 

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