Category: Africa News

Madagascar: Extreme prison overcrowding needs urgent fix, United Nations experts

Download logoThe UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (https://apo-opa.info/422cEm8)  has expressed alarm at the overcrowding in Madagascar’s prison facilities, which…

3 years ago

Global Citizen Launches New Campaign ‘Power Our Planet: Act Today, Save Tomorrow’

Global Citizen (www.GlobalCitizen.org), the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new…

3 years ago

Nigerian Army Brain Trust to Undergo Study tour of Philippines

Download logoTop executives of the Nigerian Army’s (NA) senior think-tank are due to undertake a four-day study tour of the…

3 years ago

Regional Capacity Building Workshops for Experts from Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) Member States on the Solar PV off-grid Standards up to 350 Wp

Download logoAs part of the implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP), the ECOWAS Department for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization is…

3 years ago

Kenya Canada Work on Jobs Deal

Download logoKenya and Canada are working on a labour migration framework that will enable more Kenyans to get skilled jobs…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Abubakar Calls for No Vaccination Policy to Tackle Avian Influenza

Download logoThe Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar  has called on Development Partners to practice…

3 years ago

Thousands of Sudanese refugees arrive in Chad traumatized, hungry and dehydrated; International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for more support for refugee hosting communities

Download logoFollowing intense violence in Sudan since 15th April, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning about the massive humanitarian…

3 years ago

Medal Parade Honours Ghanaian Peacekeepers who saved Countless lives during Climate Emergency

Download logoOver the years, Ghanaian peacekeepers have proven themselves invaluable in their service to the United Nations Mission in South…

3 years ago

Egypt: President El-Sisi Gives Interview to The Asahi Shimbun

Download logoToday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi gave an interview to the foreign news editor of The Asahi Shimbun, one of…

3 years ago

Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shares the partnership journey with Liberia First Lady 2018 to 2023 to transform patient care, Support Girl Education and break Infertility Stigma

Merck Foundation CEO (Merck-Foundation.com) and Liberia First Lady meet with 12 African First Ladies during 9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa…

3 years ago

PAC Capital Limited Facilitates Capital Raise for Access Holdings Plc, US$300 Million Investment in Access Bank for its African Expansion Initiative

Download logoPAC Capital Limited (“PAC”) (https://www.PACCapitalLtd.com/) is pleased to have acted as the Lead Financial Adviser and Fund Arranger to…

3 years ago

Introducing the 2023 Green Energy Africa Summit Advisory Committee

Download logoGreen Energy Africa Summit (GreenEnergyAfricaSummit.com) has today announced its Advisory Committee for the summit, to be held in the heart…

3 years ago

Liberia: President Nominates Attorney Worlea-Saywah Dunah as Post & Telecommunications Minister

Download logoThe President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has nominated Atty. Worlea-Saywah Dunah as Minister of Post…

3 years ago

United Kingdom hands operations at Wadi Seidna airfield back to Sudanese authorities after successful evacuations

Download logoThe UK military’s evacuation Joint Task Force has handed over the coordination of evacuation operations at Wadi Seidna airfield…

3 years ago

Discover AlloBrain’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Customer Solutions at GITEX Africa 2023

Download logoAlloBrain, an expert in conversational AI and customer voice, announces its participation in GITEX Africa (www.GITEXAfrica.com), the leading technology…

3 years ago

Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah Welcomes another Batch of Evacuees from Port Sudan

Download logoThe Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah led by Consul General Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian, together with the Officers and…

3 years ago

President Ruto, United States (US) Secretary of State in Talks on Sudan

Download logoKenya and the United States have held talks over the situation in Sudan. President William Ruto and US Secretary…

3 years ago

World Food Programme (WFP) resumes operations in Sudan, amid full-blown humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

WFP had paused its life-saving activities after three staff were killed in North Darfur on 15 April, the first day of…

3 years ago

From Dakar to Nairobi and the length of Africa: A clarion call to increase the production and use of gender data as a key to improving the lives of women and girls

Download logoFund gender data. Use gender data. This was the parting shot from Papa Seck, Chief Statistician at UN Women…

3 years ago

Sierra Leone steps up capacity for health emergencies and disaster preparedness

The Government of Sierra Leone is this week holding a three-day Universal Health and Preparedness Review high-level meeting in the…

3 years ago



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