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  2. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ( BCBS) [1] is a committee of banking supervisory authorities that was established by the central bank governors of the Group of Ten (G10) countries in 1974. [2] The committee expanded its membership in 2009 and then again in 2014. As of 2019, the BCBS has 45 members from 28 jurisdictions ...

  3. 2011 East Africa drought - Wikipedia

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    Occurring between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region. [7] Said to be "the worst in 60 years", [8] the drought caused a severe food crisis across Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya that threatened the livelihood of 9.5 million people. [6] Many refugees from southern Somalia fled to neighboring ...

  4. Assembly of the African Union - Wikipedia

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    Rural Econ. & Agri. The Assembly of the African Union, which is formally known as the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government ( AU-AHSG ), is one of several decision-making bodies within the African Union. The other bodies are the Pan-African Parliament; the Executive Council, consisting of foreign ministers of the AU members ...

  5. Horn of Africa drought (2020–present) - Wikipedia

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    The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [4] [5] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. [6] [7] As of 2023, the region is now in its 5th failed rainy season [8] and a 6th failed ...

  6. United States National Security Council - Wikipedia

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    The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 – 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.

  7. Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian interference ...

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    The first volume of the report was released on July 25, 2019, and the fifth and last volume was released to the public on August, 18, 2020. The Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation extended more than three years, includes interviews of more than 200 witnesses, and reviews more than one million documents.

  8. Middle East and North Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region. While still referring to most of the Middle East (or West Asia without East Thrace or the Sinai peninsula) and North Africa together, it is widely considered to be a more defined and apolitical alternative to the grouping of ...

  9. Presbyterian Church of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    dozens. Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is a Presbyterian denomination headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. In Kenya, 10% of the population is Presbyterian. [clarification needed] [2] It was started by missionaries from Scotland, most notable of whom was Dr John Arthur. It has its headquarters in Nairobi South C .