External review finds deeper rot in World Bank ‘Doing Business’ rankings
Sept. 21, 2021 Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings…
Cambodia bat researchers on a mission to track origin of COVID-19
Sept. 20, 2021 Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a region where a very similar virus was…
Covid-19: Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine is safe, trial generates robust immune response in kids ages 5 to 11
Sept. 20, 2021 Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech has announced results from a Phase 2/3 trial showing a favorable safety profile and robust neutralizing antibody responses in children 5 to 11…
French minister in Mali to pressure junta over Russian mercenaries
Sept. 20, 2021 France’s Armed Forces Minister arrived in Mali on Sunday to pressure the military junta to end talks to bring Russian mercenaries into the country and push it…
World needs to spend another $100trn on UN fight against global woes – report
Sept. 17, 2021 Global goals tackling poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change face a $100 trillion funding shortfall and are likely to be missed unless 10% of global economic output…
IMF chief called out over pressure to favor China while at World Bank
Sept. 17, 2021 World Bank leaders, including then-Chief Executive Kristalina Georgieva, applied “undue pressure” on staff to boost China’s ranking in the bank’s “Doing Business 2018” report, according to an…
S.Africa’s Top Court Rejects Ex-Leader Zuma’s Bid to Overturn Jail Sentence
Sept. 17, 2021 South Africa’s top court ruled on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend…
COVID-19: International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver Vaccines
Sept. 17, 2021 The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) met with the CEOs of leading vaccine…
Guinea declares end to Marburg virus outbreak
Sept 17, 2021 An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Guinea is officially over, health authorities said on Thursday, less than six weeks since West Africa’s first ever case…
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
Sept. 17, 2021 West Africa’s main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition – its toughest response yet to a…