Category: Africa News

UN Humanitarian Chief calls for urgent support to Sudan to address the most acute Humanitarian Needs

Download logoUN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today called on the international community to act faster to scale up humanitarian support…

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Côte d’Ivoire clearly beats Rwanda (60-03) and qualifies for the group stage of the Rugby Africa Cup 2020

The Elephants beat the Rwandan Silverbacks (60-03) at the Bingerville Municipal Stadium in the qualifying rounds of the Rugby Africa…

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Ghana defeats Botswana 36-25 in Rugby Africa Cup 2020 kick-off match

The Ghana Rugby Men's 15s team have recorded a victory against the Botswana Men's 15s in their qualifier match of…

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Visit to Kenya

Download logoReal GDP growth averaged 5.6 percent in the first half of 2019 and is expected to accelerate in the…

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Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program: 20 women researchers awarded

Yesterday in Dakar, as part of the 10th edition of its regional program For Women in Science, the L'Oréal Foundation…

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United Nations in South Africa Calls for Support for the President’s Plan as it Marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Download logoThe United Nations in South Africa will join government, civil society and the private sector in marking 16 Days…

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Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Josphat, a health worker based in Nairobi, needed a skin graft on his leg in 2013. But then, what is…

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U.S. Ambassador Congratulates 125 Young African Leader Participants of the YALI Regional Leadership Center

Download logoOn Friday, November 22, 2019, U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan addressed and presented plaques to outstanding participants in the…

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Corruption Under Spotlight at Africa Land Policy Conference Opening Monday in Abidjan

Download logoAll is set for the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which kicks off…

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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Chief Urges Parties to Accelerate Efforts to Implement Peace

In Pibor, thousands of people watched as their homes were destroyed and crops washed away by heavy rains over the…

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UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock To Visit Sudan

Download logoWHO: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock WHAT: Mission to Sudan WHEN: 22 – 24 November…

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DHL Express Scoops 24 Top Employer Awards for the Sixth Consecutive Year

DHL Express (www.DHL.com) has been recognized as a Top Employer in Africa for the sixth consecutive year by the prestigious…

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Provision of Humanitarian Aid from the Italian Cooperation in Somalia

Download logo To cope with the humanitarian emergency caused by the floods in the states of Hir Shahabelle, Jubaland and…

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Rugby Birds Of Prey Ready To Battle For The Spoils In Ghana

The Botswana National Men's 15s Team, the Botswana Vultures, arrived in Ghana and was whisked off to Cape Coast for…

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Facebook hosts its first ‘Facebook iD8 Nairobi’ conference aimed at celebrating and growing the tech ecosystem across Africa

Today, Facebook (www.facebook.com) brought together over 400 developers, startups and businesses from across Sub-Saharan Africa in a first of its kind…

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EU development ministers discuss reform of development funding

Download logoThe EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) will meet in Brussels on 25 November. Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign…

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Visit of Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean to the Kingdom of Morocco, 20-23 Nov 2019

Download logoSenior Minister (SM) and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean is on a working visit to the…

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2019 conference on land policy in Africa: why it matters for the continent, by Cosmas Milton Ochieng

Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African…

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A new pharma initiative to reduce the cost of medicines and healthcare

Download logoA high-level meeting of policymakers, regulators and industry experts in the field of pharmaceuticals and trade opened in Addis…

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Gender equality: It’s time for disruption, time to shatter the status quo, we can’t afford to wait!

By Vanessa Moungar, Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society If you are a gender champion, then you are familiar with the…

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