Category: Africa News

Rugby Africa lauds Zambia Rugby’s progress

The President of Africa Rugby Mr Abdoulaziz Bougja has paid tribute to the progress being made by the Zambia Rugby…

7 years ago

Africa is ‘on the rise’, says UN chief Guterres, urging collaboration for better future

He urged everyone with a stake in Africa’s success to seize the new opportunities and work together with people on…

7 years ago

UNOWAS welcomes the launch of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of The Gambia (TRRC)

Download logoThe Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel…

7 years ago

UN women’s rights committee to review Bahamas, Republic of Congo, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mauritius, Nepal, Samoa, Tajikistan, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Download logoThe UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is meeting in Geneva from October 22 to…

7 years ago

Ministers endorse continental report on population and development issues in Africa

Ministers and senior government officials-in-charge of population in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, from 4 to 5 October 2018 and…

7 years ago

The U.S. and Food security issues in Africa

Beth Dunford, the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Food Security Assistant Administrator, and USAID Food for Peace Director…

7 years ago

Opening of Elections Reporting Training

First, let me welcome all of you to the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy. We are thrilled to…

7 years ago

UNHCR evacuates vulnerable refugees out of Libya as fighting resumes

Download logoAmidst an increasingly volatile security situation in Tripoli, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency successfully evacuated 135 people out of…

7 years ago

Official Launch of the Attorney General’s Office’s Legal Handbook: Manual for Investigation and Criminal Procedure on Wildlife Crimes

The Attorney General and the United States Ambassador today launched the new Manual for Investigation and Criminal Procedure on Wildlife…

7 years ago

South Sudan: UN report urges release of hundreds of abducted civilians

Download logoA UN report has documented the immense suffering of civilians in the Western Equatoria region of South Sudan where…

7 years ago

Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re in Tripoli

Download logoAs part of the preparations to organise the Conference for Libya to be held in Palermo next 12 and…

7 years ago

Think exponentially, not incrementally: How the rules of the game are changing in Africa’s banking sector

by Sunil Kaushal, CEO, Africa & Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank An abundance of opportunities We are fortunate to…

7 years ago

One in two people face starvation in South Sudan, as extreme hunger hits more states

Download logoNearly half of South Sudan’s population is facing extreme hunger, the country’s highest proportion of food insecure people in…

7 years ago

Democratic Republic of the Congo: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) expands Ebola preparedness as fears of regional spread grow

Download logoConflict and insecurity are hampering Ebola responders’ work, raising fear that the outbreak may reach a tipping point that…

7 years ago

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) undertakes mission to America to attract investment for film industry

Download logoThe Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will lead a group of filmmakers to Los Angeles in the…

7 years ago

Norway intensifies efforts in the Sahel region

Download logoThe Sahel region is facing significant security, humanitarian and development challenges. Weak state structures and porous borders have enabled…

7 years ago

Committee concludes first round of public hearings on Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018

Download logoThis week, the Portfolio Committee on Energy conducted public hearings over two days on the Draft Integrated Resource Plan…

7 years ago

Media Advisory: Minister of Communications to host briefing on Broadcasting Digital Migration

Download logoThe Minister of Communications, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane, invites members of the media to a briefing on the Broadcasting Digital…

7 years ago

Investors to explore USD 82 million worth of business opportunities at the first Nutrition Investor Forum in Africa

Leading business leaders, policy makers and prominent development campaigners joined over 200 delegates to launch the first ever Nutrition Africa Investor Forum…

7 years ago

BRICS Parliaments adopt a Time-Table for Consultations to Finalise the Establishment of a BRICS Parliamentary Forum to Enhance Collaboration as Proposed by South Africa

Download logo Speakers of BRICS Parliaments, have given a preliminary nod to a proposal of the South Africa to formally…

7 years ago



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