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South Sudan inaugurates EU-funded bridge in Warrap State

Built at a total cost of US$6.5mn, the bridge is expected to boost farm-to-market access and commercial activities in the region. (Image source: WFP Espionola Caribe)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) have officially handed over the completed Kwacjok Bridge to the Government of South Sudan that links Lunyaker, Kwacjok and Kangi regions for long separated by the Jur River
AfDB supports skills development in Eskom’s Medupi power plant

At the peak of the Medupi construction, 20,000 people were employed at the plant and its supporting activities. (Image source: Robert Balog/Pixabay)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has supported the skills development in Eskom’s Medupi Power Plant in South Africa
AfDB's 54th annual meeting to be held in Equatorial Guinea

The meetings aim to bring together about 2000 delegates to provide a unique forum for governments, businesses, civil society, think tanks, academia, and the media worldwide, to dialogue on critical issues concerning Africas development. (Image source: AfDB)
Equatorial Guinea will host the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 54th Annual Meeting from 11-14 June 2019, under the theme of ‘Regional integration for Africas economic prosperity’
Roberto Azevêdo pledges support for Africa’s economic integration
Addressing the African Group of WTO members in Geneva on 3 June 2019, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo stressed his commitment to supporting Africa’s continued economic integration through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and through the WTO