Category: Africa News

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Burkina Faso

Download logoThe Secretary-General strongly condemns this morning’s attack on a Catholic Church during mass, in the village of Dablo, in…

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World Class Logistics Warehouses Come to Mozambique

“Agility is a long-term sustainable investor and is a strong advocate of the future of Mozambique,” says Deanne De Vries,…

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Future of Power Whitepaper takes center stage at Africa Utility Week / PowerGEN 2019 Conference

Whitepaper highlights the future gamechangers in the energy landscape in Sub- Saharan Africa; Discusses the factors contributing to energy transformation…

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Ringier Digital Marketing (RDM) further penetrates Africa with frontline Digital Solutions

Download logoIn a bid to continuously provide world class services to clients, the company has assembled a team of creative…

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Rwanda Women’s Rugby 7’s tournament

Six girls team will compete during a one day tournament on Sunday 12th may at Buhoro ground in Ruhango District…

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Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Crises: International Organization for Migration (IOM) launches Institutional Framework in South Sudan

Working to ensure a consistent and robust approach in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), and that measures to mitigate risks of,…

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High-level UN/African Union (AU)/Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mission visits South Sudan to promote peace process

Download logoA joint UN/AU/IGAD mission led by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Commissioner for Peace and Security…

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African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report

An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to threaten the long-term survival…

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South Sudan: New MSF hospital in Ulang assists people affected by violence and neglect

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started a stable project in the northeastern town of Ulang, close to the…

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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Download logoThe Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak response this past week continues to be hampered by insecurity. On 3 May…

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Nearly 900 children released from armed group in north-east Nigeria

Download logoA total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force…

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USAID Administrator Mark Green on the Launch of the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy

Download logoThe increase in the number of infectious-diseases outbreaks (e.g., Ebola, Zika, and yellow fever) around the world and the…

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Subhash Chand appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea

Download logoShri Subhash Chand, presently Deputy High Commissioner in the High Commission of India, Abuja, has been appointed as the…

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President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR) 15th Anniversary Short Video Documentary Launch and a Press Briefing

Download logoMedia are invited to PEPFAR’s 15 Years Anniversary short video launch and a press briefing event to share highlights…

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U.S. Embassy Observes World Press Freedom Day with Conference for Journalists and Students

The U.S. Embassy welcomed 50 journalists and journalism students for a conference on investigative journalism on May 8. Panelists Neloumta…

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UN Child Rights Committee to review Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Tonga

Download logoThe UN Child Rights Committee will meet in Geneva from 13 to 31 May to review Botswana, Cabo Verde,…

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Genesys taps Former Cisco, Microsoft and Skype Exec Tony Bates as CEO

Genesys® (www.Genesys.com), the global leader in omnichannel customer experience (http://bit.ly/309dsWL) and contact centre solutions (http://bit.ly/2WxBBnr), today announced Tony Bates as its…

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Around 52 million in Near East, North Africa, suffering chronic undernourishment, new UN food agency report reveals

Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA),…

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President Masisi signed a Congratulatory Book for the new Emperor’s enthronement

Download logoH.E. Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana, signed this morning at the Office of the President…

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‘Abhorrent’ ambulance attack in Libyan capital imperils life-saving work, warns UN

An attack on an ambulance in Tripoli on Wednesday that has critically injured the head of emergency services in Libya’s…

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