Presidents’ New Year Address 2019
By Kelechukwu Mbagwu, Nigeria Rugby Football Federation President (TheNRFF.com) A happy and prosperous new year to all Rugby lovers in and out of our dear country. I wish you the very best 2019 will have to offer….
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European Union-United Nations (EU-UN) Spotlight Initiative high-level launch in Africa
Ending sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices. When: Saturday, 9 February 2019 Time: 3. p.m.(tbc) Where: United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What: At the event, African Heads of State, the UN…
“Skills are the currency of the 21st century”
Download logoThe Africa Internship Academy (AIA) (www.AfricaInternshipAcademy.com) is a successful youth employment accelerator in Ghana, that provides work readiness and entrepreneurship programs for secondary & higher education students as well as graduates to gain entrepreneurial…
First evacuation from Libya of 2019 brings 130 refugees to safety
Download logoUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated yesterday (28 January) 130 people out of Libya, marking the first evacuations to Niger in 2019. The individuals evacuated had been detained in very dire conditions, and for…
UN condemns killing of children in Njombe
Download logoThe United Nations in Tanzania offers its deepest condolences to the families and communities of children who have been brutally murdered in Njombe over the last few weeks. The attack and murder of children…
A Delegation of the German Bundestag visits Namibia
Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament (the “Bundestag”) visited Namibia from 23 to 25 January 2019. Focus was the German support of the Namibian Defense Forces (NDF) as part of…
Official visit of UNESCO Director-general Audrey Azoulay to Ghana
Download logoThe Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will travel to Ghana on her first official visit to the country as Director-General of UNESCO on January 30. This mission is at the crossroads of two of…
Merck Foundation Calls for Applications for “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with Ghana First Lady
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announces the Call for Application of “Merck More Than a Mother” Fashion Awards in partnership with H.E. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana, together with Accra Technical…
As Boko Haram violence surges, UNHCR seeks US$135 million to aid displaced
Download logoUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the UN Development Programme and other partners, is today launching the 2019 Nigeria Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP), an appeal for US$135 million to help hundreds of…
Invitation to attend demolition marking the destruction of one million explosive items by UNMAS
Download logoThe United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) will conduct the demolition of its one millionth explosive item on 30 January, at Jebel Lumuni, Blinyang Bare village, 15km south of Juba. UNMAS, an integral component of UNMISS,…
Call for participation to Good France/Goût de France 2019 edition
The fifth edition of Goût de France / Good France is fast approaching and we would love it if you could be part of it. The 2019 theme will focus on sustainable development through responsible…
Norway tops up its donation to UN Tanzania by USD 7 million (TZS 16 billion)
On Friday 25 January 2019 the Royal Norwegian Embassy announced an agreement with the United Nations in Tanzania where Norway will contribute USD 7 million to the UN! The funding will go towards the Kigoma…
Interview of Stéphane Romatet, French Ambassador to Egypt (28 January 2019)
Download logoOn the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the inauguration of the Suez Canal and the visit of the French President to Egypt, Mr. Stéphane Romatet, the French Ambassador to Egypt, discusses the dynamic and…
UK trains Angolan authorities to combat illegal wildlife trade
Download logoThe lead implementer of this project is British NGO Stop Ivory in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and the Attorney General’s Office of Angola. Directors, administrators and consultants from the Ministry of Environment…
UN chief of peace operations honours fallen Chadian ‘blue helmets’ serving in northern Mali
Download logoAfter 10 Chadian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed in a terrorist attack on 20 January, the UN chief of peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, went to N’Djamena, the capital of…
Somalia’s Humanitarian Response Plan for 2019
Download logoThe Federal Government of Somalia and aid agencies launched the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) on Monday this week (January 21), calling on donors to provide sufficient and early funding to sustain aid operations…
Investment opportunities for Chinese companies in pulses and livestock
Download logoThis month the Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing organized an “Ethiopia-China Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Sellers-Buyers Matchmaking Seminar” on January 11 and a few days later in Hohhot, capital of the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia,…
Africa Center for Climate and Sustainable Development inaugurated in Rome
Download logoA major focus on boosting the agricultural sectors and promoting rural development in Africa is needed to ensure a better future for the continent's youth who, if given the chance, can be the drivers…
World Bank Group unveils Creditworthiness Academy for Counties
Download logoThe World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Commission for Revenue Allocation today launched County Creditworthiness Academy, an intensive one-week capacity building workshop for County government financial officials and the central government staff to…
Legislative Sector Secretaries hold development seminar
Download logoThe Secretaries’ Association of the Legislatures of South Africa (Salsa), is hosting a three-day seminar from 29 to 31 January 2019 in Cape Town under the theme: “Building the SA Legislative Sector’s Legacy Through…