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Anna Bjerde, World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Delivers Keynote Address at the African Water Forum

Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, recently delivered a keynote address at the African Water Forum, where she discussed critical water management issues in Africa

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