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Germany pledges €20 million for transboundary water projects in Niger Basin
The German government has pledged €20 million for the management of transboundary water resources and adaptation to climate change in the Niger Basin member countries for 2024. The nine Niger Basin Authority (NBA) countries are Niger, Benin, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. The German ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Guenther, communicated…
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Lloyd’s pledges £52m to projects to address slave trade role
Wednesday 08 November 2023 11:36 am Lloyd’s of London has pledged to invest over £50m in a host of global development projects as the insurance marketplace looks to address its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade. Three year’s ago Lloyd’s issued an apology for its role in the 18th and 19th century transatlantic slave…
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UK Pledges to Continue Ukraine Support No Matter Who Wins 2024 US Election
Grant Shapps, the United Kingdom’s secretary of defense, vowed on Sunday that the U.K. will continue supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia no matter how the 2024 presidential election in the United States shakes out. Ukraine remains locked in a heated conflict with Russia, over a year-and-a-half since Moscow launched its invasion, citing alleged persecution of…
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Obong-Elect Pledges Action On 25-Year-Old Abandoned Calabar – Ikoneto Road
August 03, (THEWILL) – The Obong-elect of Calabar, HRH Etubom Anthony Asuquo Ani, has pledged action on the over two-decades-old abandoned Calabar – Ikoneto Road. The road project, which was initiated by the administration of General Sani Abacha, was aimed at easing access into some hard-to-reach areas of Odukpani LGA, including Adiabo, Creek Town and…
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Rio Tinto Pledges $150M to Imperial College’s Future Materials Centre | Mirage News
Rio Tinto has committed $150 million to create a Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial College London to find innovative ways to provide the materials the world needs for the energy transition. The ‘Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials’ will fund research programmes to transform the way vital materials are produced, used and recycled,…
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Trudeau pledges more help for Haiti, stops short of offering military presence on the ground
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slate of new supports for Haiti in the Bahamas on Thursday, including humanitarian aid and some naval vessels to help with surveillance. But he stopped short of proposing the kind of military force its de facto prime minister is asking for, as experts urge him to put the brakes…