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In this March 20, 2013, file photo, Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew attends the Standard Chartered Singapore Forum in Singapore. Singapore's first and longest-serving prime minister Lee Kuan Yew died Monday, the prime minister's office said. He was 91. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91

Created: | Monday March 23, 2015 - 11:55:01
SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore who was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired worldwide for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations while in power for 31 years, died Monday. He was 91.
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Africa's first public-private water fund launched in Kenya

Created: | Monday March 23, 2015 - 11:55:01
In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya on Friday, bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund upstream water conservation through activities such as watershed protection and reforestation.
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African Union, Federal Government of Somalia and partners start second phase of technical discussions on new AU mission in Somalia

Created: | Saturday February 05, 2022 - 11:44:23
Officials of the African Union Commission, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and international partners are meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia, to discuss the mandate, composition, size, structure, and the Concept of Operations (CONOPs) of a proposed new AU mission in Somalia – the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which will replace the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) whose mandate ends on 31st March 2022.
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