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Speaking on Tuesday night , Ben Carson said he was not yet ready to quit the race. However, a statement released today has made his position less clear Ben Carson has told supporters he “does not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results” and that he is dropping out of a presidential debate scheduled for Thursday in Detroit. Carson’s future participation in the 2016 race for the White House was unclear. The retired neurosurgeon has not suspended his campaign.  “I will discuss more about the future of this movement during my speech on Friday at CPAC,” Carson, 64, said in a statement, referring to the conservative political action conference convening at the weekend outside Washington DC. “I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America,” Carson’s statement said. “This grassroots movement on behalf of ‘We the People’ will continue.” Trump releases healthcare plan and Carson pulls out of debate – as it hap...

-First meeting in Dar es Salaam focuses on local finance challenges in African LDCs In collaboration with the Financing for Development Office of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Government of Tanzania, UNCDF launched a global series of expert group consultations on municipal finance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 29 February – 1 March 2016. The meeting brought together a unique set of practitioners, local government representatives, academics, policy makers and the private sector from African countries, as well as UN entities and other development partners. In an interactive format, experts exchanged their experiences and suggested policy measures on how municipal governments especially in the Least Developed Countries can access long-term finance to implement the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “According to figures from the United Nations, 1.2 billion people live in over 650 secondary cities in developing coun...