Download logoThank you, Mr President, The UK welcomes Eritrea’s engagement with the UPR process. We are disappointed that none of our recommendations were supported. We continue to urge the Government of Eritrea to address its…
More than 50 health facilities across Sofala Province, Mozambique, suffered serious damage from Cyclone Idai. WHO is working closely with the Ministry of Health and partners to assess and support the return of essential health…
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cape Town summit (https://amzn.to/2xsRa58) will showcase the rewards that innovation and investment in IoT, hyperscale cloud and associated industry products are delivering. The Summit will take place on 11 July…
Download logoThe Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria. In his opening remarks, Audu Ayinla Kadiri, Permanent Representative…
Download logoOn the first day of the International Festival of African Fashion (FIMA) held in Niamey from July 4 to 6, organized on the sidelines of the African Union Summit, Alphadi surprised the audience through…
Download logoBy Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to the Government and people of Cabo Verde as you celebrate…
Download logoRenewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) region that is struggling to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, has claimed the lives of at least 160 people and displaced hundreds of…
Download logoLGBTI Activist and former Director of Out-Right Namibia and coordinator of Diversity Alliance of Namibia, Friedel Dausab will participate in an information visit on the topic of “Equal opportunities in Germany”. In his capacity…
Download logoAfrican Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina will next week lead a delegation of top Bank officials to the extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in…
Download logoOn July 3, 2019, the United States and Morocco convened a working group of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C., in order to expand our existing security cooperation efforts. Ambassador Nathan A. Sales,…
Business Wire IndiaAlipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform, today announced an unprecedented initiative to support the long-term development of women’s football in China, committing RMB 1 billion over the next decade on a…
The U.S. Embassy hosted the annual Independence Day Official reception on Tuesday, July 2. It was the largest ever July 4th reception in Banjul with well over 150 government representatives, members of civil society and…
Download logoThe Secretary-General is outraged by reports that at least 44 migrants and refugees, including women and children, have been killed and more than 130 injured following airstrikes at the Tajoura migrant detention centre, east…
Download logoMore than 80 people are feared drowned following a boat disaster off Tunisia. According to the two survivors, the incident occurred on Wednesday night (3 July). Passing Tunisian fisherman came to their rescue and…
Download logoGlobal Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns the airstrike on the migrant and refugee detention centre in Tajoura, Libya, that occurred today. Our thoughts are with the wounded and the…
Download logoWe are shocked to hear about the airstrikes on Tajoura, specifically on a migrant detention centre, that left 40 fatalities in its wake and countless injured. Our heartfelt condolences go to the families and…
Download logoPerformance under the ECF-supported program has been broadly satisfactory with continued improvement in the fiscal position and progress in implementing structural reforms in spite recent delays; Overall economic activity strengthened in 2018 but further…
Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against cholera is scheduled to take place from 3-8 July 2019 in 15 health districts in the four central provinces of the Democratic Republic of the…
Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution for unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said…
Download logoWHO: African Development Bank, Africa Finance Corporation WHAT: African Investment Forum Roadshow WHERE: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria WHEN: July 9, 2019 at 8.30 am The African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org), and the Africa Finance…