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- 14 Apr
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- AFRICA: Cyclone Idai that cut a deadly swath through Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month is expected to cost the three countries more than $2bn, the World Bank has said.
- AMERICAS: A refugee fund set up by the World Bank, the United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank approved a $31.5 million grant for Colombia to aid Venezuelan migrants and refugees.
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- 12 Apr
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- AFRICA: The Nigerien city of Diffa was on lockdown after suspected IS-linked Boko Haram militants launched an attack, killing police, taking hostages, and blowing themselves up with suicide vests, officials said.
- AMERICAS: Washington and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they reach, including establishing new “enforcement offices,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
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- 04 Nov
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- AFRICA: U.S. President Donald Trump intends to end trade benefits for Mauritania on Jan. 1 for not making sufficient progress on ending forced labor practices, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said.
- AMERICAS: The arrival of more than a million Venezuelans fleeing unrest in their country could lead to economic growth in Colombia, if the country takes the right steps to manage the crisis, the World Bank said.
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