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Alexander Abad-Santos, theatlanticwire Ever wonder what our nation looks like to folks from afar? In this feature, Home News From Afar, we look at how a uniquely American story–the kind of news we have trouble explaining even to ourselves–is being … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, Nigeria, West Africa, World Entertainment
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Tagged Air France, IndepthAfrica, Jeremy Weate, Kardashian, Kim, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian in Nigeria, Kim Kardashian line in nigeria, Kim Kardashian nigeria photos, Kris Humphries, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers
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She just endured a 20 hour flight after jetting to Nigeria for less than a day. So it was no wonder Kim Kardashian looked exhausted as she touched down at LAX airport on Monday. While she had a full application … read more »
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Tagged Jeremy Weate, Kim, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian back from Nigeria, Kim Kardashian in Nigeria, Kim Kardashian live in Nigeria, Kim Kardashian photos in Nigeria, Kris Humphries, Lagos, Los Angeles International Airport, Nigeria, United States
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The new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, began an African tour Tuesday with a call to Ivory Coast to “choose peace” in order to foster economic growth. Kim, 52, a Korean-American physician and anthropologist, took up his … read more »
Posted in Article, Cote d'Ivoire, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Laurent Gbagbo, World Bank, World Bank Group
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Patrick Bond The sickening signs of Kim’s retreat in the face of power were unmistakeable beginning in early April, just after his nomination was announced by Obama. The situation for the many constituencies hopeful about Jim Yong Kim’s ‘election’ as … read more »
The unsurprising announcement that the Board of the World Bank had voted in favor of the American candidate, Jim Yong Kim, presents an opportune moment to reflect upon the soft power structures that shape global public policy in the early … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, bank, BRIC, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jim Yong Kim, José Antonio Ocampo, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, United States, World Bank
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Patrick Bond After the tragedy of Obama, the new World Bank president could well be a farce. It’s simply a matter of considering the underlying power relations. PART 1: BEFORE That 66th birthday month of his, March 2012, was auspicious … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jim Yong Kim, Joseph Stiglitz, Kim, New Hampshire, Nigeria soccer news, Rolling Stone, travel to africa, World Bank
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THE Coordinating Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who recently lost a bid to clinch the World Bank presidency, has reiterated her readiness to work with the eventual winner, Dr Jim Yong Kim. Okonjo-Iweala, while giving … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, African news, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, World Bank
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African nations have had their hopes dashed with the selection of Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, side-stepping the chance to put an African woman with 20 years’ financial experience into the top job. Much of Africa had … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala, United States, World Bank
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The World Bank on Monday named as its next president Jim Yong Kim, a global health expert and the president of Dartmouth College, in a widely expected appointment that continues the longstanding tradition of an American leading the Washington-based development … read more »
By OMOH GABRIEL WITH the withdrawal of Colombian ex-finance minister, Jose Antonio Ocampo, from the World Bank Presidency race last Friday, the die is now cast between Dr. Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American. Kim who is … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, IndepthAfrica, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Ocampo, Okonjo-Iweala, United States, World Bank
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Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it appears to have broken apart shortly afterward, U.S. officials said. Tokyo, which had threatened to shoot down the rocket if it appeared to be … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, IndepthAfrica, Kim, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, United Nations
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As the United States attempts to convince North Korea to cancel a planned launch of an ICBM that is supposed to put a satellite in orbit, several Far East nations are making preparations to intercept the missile if it flies … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, China, Delta Air Lines, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Kim, North Korea, South Korea, United Nations Security Council resolution, United States
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The unprecedented challenge posed by developing countries to the U.S. grip on the World Bank presidency will test industrial nations’ commitment to an open selection process, former Colombian finance minister and nominee Jose Antonio Ocampo said on Tuesday. “We are … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Center for Global Development, Dartmouth College, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, United States, World Bank
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By Felix Salmon Don’t tell the people at Euromoney, but I’ve liberated my article about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from September 2005, when the magazine gave her its genuinely prestigious Finance Minister of the Year award. It’s here, on my Tumblr, since … read more »
Imagine if President Obama appointed radical Noam Chomsky, who has denounced capitalism as a “murderously destructive catastrophe,” to head up a committee on economic growth. That’s less of a stretch than it may seem, considering Obama’s nominee to head the … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Barack Obama, Cuba, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Noam Chomsky, United States, World Bank
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US wont support Okonjo-Iweala for the presidency of the World Bank because “The president (Obama) was looking for a candidate who could command broad support across the world,” US Treasury Secretary, Geithner told Reuters in an interview released on Saturday. … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Barack Obama, indepthafrica africa news, Jim Yong Kim, Kim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Timothy Geithner, United States, World Bank
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The body of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has been laid in state in a glass coffin as weeping mourners filled public squares across the country. State television showed still images of the ‘dear leader’s’ body in the open … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kim, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, Kumsusan Memorial Palace, North Korea, Pyongyang
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme. A tearful television announcer … read more »
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Tagged Barack Obama, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kim, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, South Korea
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