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Idriss Deby, Chads 30-year president AFP 2/6/2021 AFP © REGIS DUVIGNAU Allies: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Deby at a summit on the Sahel in Pau, southern France, in January 2020 Chadian President Idriss Deby has been a decades-long pillar of support for the West despite criticism over his hardline rule and failure to ease poverty. The 68-year-old, whose party on Saturday backed him for a sixth term, has been in office since seizing power 30 years ago,...

Sat 06th February 2021 | 04:39 PM Chadian President Idriss Deby has been a decades-long pillar of support for the West despite criticism over his hardline rule and failure to ease poverty NDjamena (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Feb, 2021 ) :Chadian President Idriss Deby has been a decades-long pillar of support for the West despite criticism over his hardline rule and failure to ease poverty. The 68-year-old, whose party on Saturday backed him for a sixth term, has been in offi...

The Straits Times Meet the Sporean women redefining success on their own terms In the second of a three-part series celebrating SG women, we follow three leaders in their fields who are challenging traditional notions of success and shaping a new era for the Singapore woman Ms Kim Underhill, 57, fled an abusive marriage 26 years ago with her two primary school kids in tow. Undaunted, she ploughed through her difficulties and turned her hardships into opportunities — not just for her family bu...

Economics Correspondent Just before Christmas, the UN Human Development Index 2020 ranked Ireland joint second in the World across a range of indicators which measure quality of life, just below Norway. There was a minor kerfuffle on Twitter. Hurrah, shouted some. Bah, shouted others. Quality of life means many things to many people. Some aspects are measurable; some not. One aspect is prosperity. And normally, income is used to measure that. Economists can make a stab at guessing what that is....

Economics Correspondent Just before Christmas, the UN Human Development Index 2020 ranked Ireland joint second in the World across a range of indicators which measure quality of life, just below Norway. There was a minor kerfuffle on Twitter. Hurrah, shouted some. Bah, shouted others. Quality of life means many things to many people. Some aspects are measurable; some not. One aspect is prosperity. And normally, income is used to measure that. Economists can make a stab at guessing what that is....

Introduction In this keynote, I will touch on several critical issues that impinge not only on the historical location of Ogun State and her development achievements, but also on her fundamental role as an economic corridor in the redefinition of governance in Nigeria. I will further characterize the governance insights to be derived from Governor Abiodun’s leadership style, and then draw significant lessons that could aid future possibilities. In the 2018 Human Development Index (HDI), Ogun ...

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DEWA’s AI services anticipate, shape the future Tue 02nd February 2021 | 05:00 PM DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 02nd Feb, 2021) DubaiElectricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has made significant achievements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has come a long way in this area since 2017. This is by developing a roadmap for AI and launching a set of services and initiatives that use this promising technology. DEWA’s efforts in AI have consolidated the UAE’s glob...

UN Resident Coordinator Coumba Mar Gadio Diplomats are international citizens. For the period they are in Zambia, they are actually Zambians. They are the eyes and ears of the world in Zambia. Their job is to objectively shine light on what is happening in the country. If they keep quiet, the world will think everything is fine in Zambia. Notwithstanding their diplomatic postings and their need to respect local politics, diplomats have a responsibility to maintain an international order that re...

Elie Smith and Katarina Hoije, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Rebels in the Central African Republic vowed to step up attacks over support they say the government is getting from Russia in return for resources in the diamond-rich country, fueling fears of a return to full-blown conflict in one of the world’s least developed countries. A loose alliance of six rebel groups called the Coalition of Patriots for Change ambushed the capital, Bangui, last week, firing rocket-propelled grenades at ...