The European Union (EU) is moving ahead with plans to enhance Africa-EU supply chains. Following the Russia-Ukraine crisis and supply disruptions, the bloc has emphasized the viability of Africa's reserves to meet European demand in…
The introduction of more oil and gas exploration and production licensing rounds across Africa will enable the continent to make new and significant discoveries, increase the production of hydrocarbons, as well as fully utilize the…
Download logoAt the beginning of May 2022, the estimated number of people affected by drought in Somalia rose to about 6.1 million, of whom over 760,000 are displaced and in urgent need of food, water and access…
The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) constitutes a serious threat to peace, security and stability in the region, and urgent action towards curbing the…
Global multi-asset broker Exness (www.Exness.com) has recently obtained its licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA). The company is now authorised to operate as a non-dealing online broker in the African country. The…
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Seen from the air, the river Nile winding its way across South Sudan resembles a glittering necklace adorning the world’s youngest country. This mighty river sustains lives and livelihoods for communities living far and wide….
Download logoA Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member died on May 28 after being shot three times by an individual employed by the armed forces of the Central African Republic (CAR) in the…
Download logoThe Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute (www.ISDBInstitute.org) is organizing the 16th IsDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance to discuss the role of social innovation and entrepreneurship in confronting poverty and fostering shared prosperity in IsDB…
Download logoThe UN Security Council unanimous adopted a resolution on combating piracy in West Africa. The resolution was introduced at the initiative of Norway and Ghana, who have led the negotiations. ‘The waters off West…
Download logoToday, the newly accredited ambassador of Japan, H.E Mr OKANIWA Ken, paid a courtesy call on the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Vivianne Fock Tave, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. Ambassador OKANIWA presented…
Download logoTurkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) carried out 1884 projects in Africa, where it opened its first office in 2005. TİKA has 22 offices in Africa, and it has carried out projects in many…
Download logoSeven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly 1400 monkeypox cases (1392 suspected, 44 confirmed) so far this year. This case count is for the year up until mid-May…
Eritrean nationals in Switzerland, Norway, the US, Uganda, Angola, Bahrain, Oman, France and the United Arab Emirates enthusiastically celebrated the 31st anniversary of Independence Day under the theme “Independent Choice-Backbone of Our Pride”. According to the…
Download logoThe United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana and the European Union, has launched an initiative for UNCITRAL Days…
Download logoA growing number of African countries are fighting back against the unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes by tightening laws to protect the health of mothers and children from misleading marketing practices, the 2022 report…
Download logoThe oil producer needs a variety of partners and investors stand to win by entering the market via a licensing round in 2022. South Sudan, independent for 11 years, and an oil producer for…
Download logoPresident His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received President of Liberia, George Weah, at Qasr Al Shati', where the African leader conveyed his condolences over the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and…
Download logoThe ECOWAS Commission/ ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority organised the 1st (Virtual) Regional Meeting on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) draft Protocol on the Competition Policy with ECOWAS Member States on Friday 27th May 2022…
Ongoing armed conflict and insecurity in Somalia, unprecedented natural disasters – mainly prolonged droughts and locusts – leave women in Somalia with limited options. With support from the Government of Japan, UN Women is creating…