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Michael Dunford
Michael Dunford became regional director of the United Nations World Food Programme’s Eastern Afr
ica Bureau based in Nairobi in June 2020.
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William Holden
William Holden is an innovative financing advisor at WFP’s IGNITE East African Innovation Hub. He
has 13 years of experience in energy, agribusiness, and sustainable development across Africa and Europe.
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Strategic Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
As economic growth and political change continue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
, many of those countries have been compelled to accelerate advancements that diversify away from hydrocarbons, boost the role of the private sector, and c
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The World in Transition | Africa and the Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization Once Again?
Emerging and frontier markets have become a collective bellwether of global growth and social chan
ge, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in Africa and regions of the Middle East.
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Power Play: Closing the Immense Energy Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy supplies across Africa fall far short of potential demand. In Nigeria, just one example, a
growing population will surpass that of the United States in the next 25 years.
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Building Bridges to Developing Economies: Reports From Field Practice
By 2030, the middle class of the developing world will represent about one-third of the global eco
nomy.
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Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Finalists: Hello Erf
Pictured (left to right): Dawit Ephrem, Birtukan Kassa, Gizachew Mesfin, Alazar Michael, and Dawit L
anteyideru.
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FinTech in Focus - July 02, 2018
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