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Download logoRepresentatives from the United Nations today visited Qardho in a show of solidarity with the people of Puntland as citizens participated in a ‘one person, one vote’ electoral process in three districts of the Federal Member State.
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Download logoThe UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, is undertaking an official visit to Mauritius from 22 to 29 October 2021 to assess the country’s human rights record in relation to hazardous substances and wastes.
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Download logoThe Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$ 5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support humanitarian assistance in Cameroon.
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The U.S. Embassy in Cairo is pleased to be the platinum sponsor of Art d’Egypte’s Forever is Now contemporary art exhibition at the Giza Pyramids, and to support the participation and original art works of contemporary American artists Gisela Colon and Sherin Guirguis.
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Download logoSouth Africa is deeply concerned about the apparent ongoing coup and attempts to undermine Sudan’s political transition. We reject and condemn any attempt at an unconstitutional change of government.
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Download logoPouplar South African artists, Kgaogelo Moagi, better known as Master KG and Miss Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi are this year’s UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors for the Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24-31 October 2021).
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Download logoStatement by Will Carter, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Sudan Country Director: “Changes in Sudan’s political leadership should not change commendable policy commitments to protect civilians and ensure aid organisations can still assist people left vulnerable by decades of conflict.
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Having a public health workforce that is able to rapidly detect and respond to disease outbreaks is key for any health system, as recently shown on a worldwide scale with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Download logoFrom 26 to 29 October 2021, Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, will host a regional forum to raise awareness and build the capacity of media practitioners to prevent and combat hate speech in Central Africa.
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Download logoMarethabile Mokitimi feeds about 20 members of her extended family, although most of her biological children are now married. Much of the food is from her farm, Marethabile also buys extra items, to give the family a balanced diet.
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Download logoThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warmly welcomed a contribution of € 400,000 (US$ 478,000) from the government of France (EU) to support Sahrawi refugee children in Algeria. This is the second year that France has made this substantial donation.
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Download logoForeign Minister Heiko Mass issued the following statement today (25 October) on reports of an attempted coup in the Sudan: The reports of another attempted coup in the Sudan are worrying, and the attempt must be clearly condemned.
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“Our priority is to provide the needed guidance to our forces so that the six grave violations against children are prevented. As commanders, we are accountable for these violations if we do not guide and control the forces,” said Major General Patrick Osfaldo Ohiti, the commanding officer of the Irube cantonment site in Eastern Equatoria.
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Download logoThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s Macroeconomics & Governance Division in collaboration with Gambia Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs has concluded a four-day training of Gambia team on Applied Training on Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) in Banjul, The Gambia.
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Dr. Aydar Shakirov, Head of the Gas Market Analysis Department at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will unpack the latest short-term market developments on the global gas market at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition; organized by Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com), the conference will take place in Dakar in December, 2021.
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Download logoA new guide developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will support African countries with the monitoring and reporting of their progress on sustainable urban development.
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On Saturday night Esethu Cenga, 27, won 1.19 million rands for Rewoven, the textile recycling start-up she co-founded in 2018 with Lonwabo Mgoduso and Tshepo Bhengu. The South African development economics graduate and Mandela Rhodes Scholar is the first-ever recipient of the Äänit Prize, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation's (www.MandelaRhodes.org) new award for social Impact.
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Careers in the finance sector are sought-after because they’re generally rewarding and lucrative. Some positions tend to be more popular than others, but there are a few which deserve more attention than they usually receive.
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org) is honored to announce the confirmation of Dr. Falk Bömeke, Head of Division Bilateral Energy Cooperation from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, at Africa’s premier energy event, African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 taking place in Cape Town on the 9th-12th of November.
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Nigeria-based Alabi Samuel Aniolaoluwa won the U21s category award; UAE based siblings Mishal and Mir Faraz, are the winners of the U16s category for their continued campaigning on environmental and social causes in the UAE.
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The U.S. government has donated 336,000 doses of the Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Madagascar as part of the Biden Administration’s global effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigate its devastating social and economic impacts, and build back a world that is better prepared for future outbreaks.
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Under the administration of H.E. President Macky Sall, Senegal has put in place a number of measures to promote the development of local content as part of the country´s long-term economic development program, the Emerging Senegal Plan.
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Twenty-seven Jubaland State officials have completed a five-day training held in Kismayo on the protection of civilians and the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, and conflict-related sexual violence.
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Download logoProminent personalities and members of the board of directors of the prestigious Brenthurst-Oppenheimer Foundation paid a visit, while in Morocco, to the Regional cooperative of "Beni Antar" in the town of Ounagha (Essaouira province), to discover the value of the argan tree, this endemic tree whose dynamics and legitimacy of all its virtues have been enshrined by a World Day, celebrated on May 10 each year by the United Nations.
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