Ghana’s former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to punish them for the government’s handling of an economic crisis.
Donor countries committed $23.7 billion to replenish the bank’s concessional lending arm, known as the International Development Association (IDA), a World Bank spokesperson told AFP, marking a slight increase from the roughly $23.5 billion pledged during the last fundraising round three years ago.
Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Nandi-Ndaitwah, mwenye umri wa miaka 72, anakuwa rais wa kwanza mwanamke wa nchi hii tajiri kwa madini, ambayo imekuwa ikiongozwa na SWAPO tangu uhuru kutoka Afrika Kusini ya ubaguzi wa rangi mwaka 1990.
Rais Joe Biden aliwasili Angola siku ya Jumatatu kwa ziara yake ya kwanza ya rais iliyosubiriwa kwa muda mrefu katika Afrika Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara na atatumia safari hiyo ya siku tatu kukabiliana na ushawishi wa China kwa kuangazia mradi kabambe wa reli unaoungwa mkono na Marekani.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the SWAPO party that has led the mineral-rich country since independence 34 years ago had just over 54 percent of votes, according to an electoral commission tally of nearly 66 percent of votes.
Rais anayeondoka madarakani nchini Marekani,Joe Biden anaanza ziara yake nchini Angola kuanzia Jumatatu, akitimiza ahadi muhimu aliyoitowa 2022 ya kuimarisha mahusiano na bara la Afrika kwa kuitembelea nchi hiyo.
Tebogo received his award after becoming the first African to be crowned Olympic champion in the 200m, crossing the line at the Stade de France in 19.46 seconds, edging out the American Kenny Bednarek and favourite Noah Lyles.
Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia’s 1990 independence from South africa.
The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.
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