Grand Rendez-vous for the Prevention of Violent Extremism in West and Central Africa: Realities...
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland and the Center for Advanced Defense and Security Studies (CHEDS) of Senegal organized in...
Seychelles: Appointment of the Home Care Agency Appeals Board
The Office of the President has today announced the appointment of the Home Care Agency Appeals Board.
The Home Care Agency is set up under the Home Care Agency Act (2022) which came into effect...
Cholera: European Union allocates EUR 1.5 million in emergency funding to Malawi
The EU has released emergency humanitarian funding of EUR 1.5 million to support Malawi in its efforts to address the ongoing cholera epidemic in the country. The current cholera epidemic broke out in February 2022...
EnergyNet partners with Kenya Private Sector Alliance for Africa Energy Forum and Youth Energy...
EnergyNet Ltd (https://www.EnergyNet.co.uk/), an award-winning organizer of energy forums, investment meetings, and collaborative dialogues focused on power generation across Africa and Latin America, has announced a partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)...
Eritrea: Vocational Training to students of College of Engineering and technology
The College of Engineering and Technology has graduated over 270 students in various vocational fields.
According to Mr. Filimon Melake, head of the youth organization at the college, a three-month training program was organized to...
Zimbabwe: Reaching communities at risk of measles with vaccination
Mwenezi Ward 10 Councillor Pilate Sayi is doing his part to ensure no child in his area is left behind when it comes to vaccination. Leveraging his position, he has taken it upon himself...
Kenya is Committed to Clean Energy
President William Ruto has said Kenya is committed to clean energy.
He noted that the country is ready to work with organizations that also champion green energy.
The President said, “the government is committed to creating...
Democratic Republic of Congo/France: Prioritize Rights Issues for Macron’s Visit
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and French President Emmanuel Macron should discuss pressing human rights concerns during Macron's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 4, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. Their agenda should include ensuring...
African Energy Chamber (AEC) Commends S&P Global Commodity Insights for Release of Africa Energy...
Global energy consulting and market research firm S&P Global Commodity Insights has released its latest report, Africa Energy Review and Outlook 2022-23, highlighting key trends shaping Africa’s energy sector and providing recommendations for industry...
Niger joins crucial United Nations (UN) transboundary water-sharing accord
Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region.
The development comes ahead of the UN water summit in...
Uganda: ‘Release funds for seed secondary schools’
Re-voting of Shs80 billion has stalled construction of 15 seed secondary schools under the Uganda Inter-Government Fiscal Transfer Programme II (UGFIT), according to officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports.
The officials led by...
Eritrea participates at 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Eritrea participated today, March 2 at the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which was held in Baku, Azerbajan.
Representing Eritrea, Mr. Michael Hagos, First Secretary of the Embassy of Eritrea in Russia, participated at...
Jeremy Awori leads Ecobank Group as the new Chief Executive Officer
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (Ecobank.com), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, is pleased to announce that Jeremy Awori has officially assumed his role as Chief Executive Officer of...
Young African girls innovating to tackle climate change
More than 50 young women engineers and innovators across the continent have developed technologies to fight climate change and build resilience, Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro has revealed.
This comes...
Binance P2P Now Enables African Users in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Mauritania & Cape...
Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced that it has added support for more African currencies including the Liberian Dollar (LRD), Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL), Gambian Dalasi (GMD), Mauritanian...
Ambassador of Kenya to Thailand paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary for...
On 28 February 2023, H.E. Mr. Kiptiness Lindsay Kimwole, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Thailand paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Sarun Charoensuwan, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Both sides expressed...
Kenya: Women Enterprise Fund Goes Digital
Women will now access cheaper loans in a new Government plan aimed at advancing financial inclusion in the country.
President William Ruto said under the remodelled Women Enterprise Fund (WEP), women will borrow at a...
The Women for Water and Peace Project (W4WP) Provides Assistance to Women Survivors of...
The Women for Water and Peace Project builds on UNCDF’s Blue Peace Initiative, and close consultations with local NGOs to understand water-related community conflict issues, and especially their impact on women and girls who...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Completes the Third Review Under the Extended Credit...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation and completed the third review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with the Republic of Madagascar. The completion...
Training helps more women in least developed countries benefit from trade
Women drive trade in least developed countries (LDCs), with many running small businesses across borders. But they face security risks and significant constraints in accessing productive and financial resources.
To help more women in these...
Eritrea: President Isaias returns home concluding working visit to Saudi Arabia
President Isaias Afwerki returned home in mid-morning hours today, 02 march after a fruitful two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At the meeting President Isaias Afwerki and the Crown Prince and Prime...
United States (U.S.) Launches SelectUSA Summit Recruitment for Ghanaian Investors
The U.S. Embassy joined the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Ghana yesterday to launch the 2023 SelectUSA Summit recruiting program. The event attracted Ghanaian companies and individuals from a variety of economic sectors to highlight...
Xi, Cote d’Ivoire’s president exchange congratulations on 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday exchanged congratulations on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between their countries.
In his message, Xi said that since the establishment of their...
Lesotho: Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Key to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) have been globally recognised to be key tools to achieving global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Africa Agenda 2063 in creating ‘the Africa we want’ and the SADC protocols...
Uganda: Harmonise positions on Sports Bill – Speaker
The Speaker, Anita Among has deferred the consideration of the Physical Activity and Sports Bill at second reading and directed the Attorney General, the State Minister for Sports, the mover of the bill, Hon....
Accelerating sustainable development around the world: European Investment Bank (EIB) Global at the 5th...
The European Investment Bank (https://www.EIB.org) will join the United Nations (UN) 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5), taking place from the 5th to the 9th of March in Doha, Qatar.
The EIB will be...
Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa
As weekly cholera cases in the affected African countries decline, heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones in southern Africa are raising the risk of the disease spreading and threatening to undermine...
Media accreditation for the Draw for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ now...
FIFA (www.FIFA.com) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for media representatives wishing to cover the Draw for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ is...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, to bring connectivity to 20 million underserved...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech/), a business of Cassava Technologies, announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20 million underserved people in Africa by the end of 2025, with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”...
2023 Presidential Election Results in Nigeria
The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election. This...
How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022
Last year, one of the world’s largest refugee camps quietly achieved a remarkable feat. Nyarugusu refugee camp hosts more than 130,000 refugees, almost three times its original capacity. Despite this, not one woman died...
Meeting of the Heads of Missions of the East Africa Community (EAC) Group in...
On 1st March, 2023, the Heads of Missions of the East Africa Community (EAC) Group in Abuja, had a regular meeting hosted by the Embassy of Burundi. The EAC Group in Abuja is currently...
Philippine Ambassador Tang Presents Credentials as Philippine Non-Resident Ambassador to Tanzania
Philippine non-resident Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania Marie Charlotte G. Tang presented her credentials to President Samia Suluhu Hassan on 27 February 2023 at a ceremony held at the State House in...
Japan: State Minister Yamada’s Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of...
On March 2, commencing at 11:35 a.m. (local time: same day, 03:05 p.m. JST) for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. YAMADA Kenji, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting New Delhi, India,...
Holding of the Plenary Meeting of the Africa Focus Group in Niamey with Morocco’s...
The plenary meeting of the Africa Focus Group under the Global Coalition against Daesh, co-chaired by Morocco, the United States, Italy and Niger, was opened on March 1st, 2023 in Niamey, Niger.
A large Moroccan...
Multichoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky Partner to Create Leading Streaming Service in Africa
Partnership offers growth opportunity in Africa, building on MultiChoice’s footprint across 50 markets, its excellent execution track record on the continent and the successful Showmax brand. MultiChoice (https://www.Multichoice.com) to relaunch Showmax, powered by NBCUniversal’s...
8.7% of users encountered phishing attacks in Africa in 2022, global number of attacks...
Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) anti-phishing system prevented more than 500 million attempts at accessing fraudulent websites globally in 2022. This is twice more compared to 2021 figures. In Africa, 8.7% of individuals and corporate users were...
DLA Piper continues growth in South Africa with two director appointments
Global law firm DLA Piper (www.DLAPiper.com) announces the appointment of two new directors in South Africa. Charles Smith joins the firm’s Corporate practice and Megan Sturgeon joins the firm’s Litigation&Regulatory team on 1 March 2023.
Charles...
Qatar: High Highness the Amir Sends Written Message to President of Kenya
HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a written message to HE President of the Republic of Kenya Dr. William Ruto, pertaining to bilateral relations and means of supporting and developing them.
HE...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Approves US$114.8 Million in Emergency Financing Support to...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of SDR 86.1 million (about US$114.8 million) to South Sudan under the Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)....
Dr Oulie Keita appointed as Greenpeace Africa Executive Director
Mali-born development expert Dr. Oulie Keita has been appointed as Greenpeace Africa’s (https://www.Greenpeace.org/Africa) Substantive Executive Director after an intensive and competitive recruitment process to usher the organisation into a new wave of environmental justice.
Dr....
Egypt: Drop bogus case against Egyptian human rights group
The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Ezzat Ghoniem, founder of the human rights organization Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, and 13 others, all of whom are on trial on absurd charges stemming from...
About half of children under 5 in Somalia facing malnutrition although fears of famine...
About 1.8 million children aged under five are still expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Somalia this year with the emergency far from over even though the risk of famine has been averted...
President Isaias met and held talks with Crown Prince & Prime Minister Mohammed bin...
President Isaias Afwerki held extensive discussions today in Riyadh with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, and other senior Saudi officials.
At the meeting held today, 01 March, the two sides have agreed...
1st congress of National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans (NAEWDV) branch in United...
The National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans (NAEWDV) branch in the United Kingdom and Ireland conducted its first congress on March 1.
At the activity report Ms. Jimaa Omer, acting chairwoman of the branch,...
The United Kingdom (UK) and Gabon commit to support the conservation and sustainable management...
UK Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment, Lord Zac Goldsmith is in Libreville for two-days to attend the One Forest Summit.
The Summit is an opportunity for the UK and international partners...
New batch of personnel from Uganda’s Formed Police Unit arrive in Somalia
Uganda has deployed a new contingent of police personnel to serve under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). 144 officers arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday and were received by senior ATMIS police...
African Development Bank concludes 2023 insurer roadshow to accelerate mobilization of private capital to...
The Co-Financing, Syndications and Client Solutions department of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has met with London-based insurers to galvanize continued support of the Bank’s balance sheet optimization and mobilization ambitions, in line...
Africa’s average Gross domestic product (GDP) growth to stabilize in 2023-204, despite recent headwinds,...
African economies remain resilient with a stable outlook in 2023-2024, despite the tightening global financial conditions, the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) has projected in a new report.
The report, Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO)...
Uganda: Shs5 trillion required for national road projects
The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has said that over Shs5 trillion is needed to execute all pending national road network projects.
Gen. Katumba Wamala told the House on Wednesday, 01...