Download logoNearly 700 young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa, chosen from more than 38,000 applicants, will meet with U.S. government officials, civil society and private sector leaders at the State Department-sponsored Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit from…
Download logoNigerian authorities should immediately investigate the death of Precious Owolabi, a reporter for the privately owned Channels TV, who was shot during a protest in Abuja on July 22, and ensure those responsible are…
Download logoOn behalf of the Government of the United States, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the people of Tunisia on the passing of President Beji Caid Essebsi. President Caid Essebsi was the first democratically…
Download logoThe following is attributable to Spokesperson Tom Babington: On July 25, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with World Bank President David Malpass to discuss the outbreak of Ebola in…
Download logoBy Secretary-General I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, a pivotal figure in the history of Tunisia and the country’s independence. In recent years, he was instrumental in successfully steering the country through its historic and peaceful…
Download logoWe are deeply saddened by the passing away of H. E. Beji Caid Essebsi, the President of Tunisia. We wish Allah’s mercy upon him and extend our condolences to the friendly and brotherly people…
Download logoUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Fayaz King of Zimbabwe as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as the Deputy Executive Director, Field Results and Innovation for the United Nations Children’s Fund…
Download logoA shipwreck off the coast of Libya has claimed the lives of 150 refugees and migrants, the most recent incident in a line of tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea. This is a stark reminder…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received in his office today at the Ministry’s General Court, Mr. Mustapha Benkhayi, where he received a copy of his credentials as…
Download logoIMF financial assistance will help to address Comoros’ budgetary and external financing gaps arising from reconstruction and humanitarian needs after Cyclone Kenneth; The authorities are committed to rebuilding the economy’s productive capacity. To this…
The picture below is copyright free and can be used at will, without asking for authorization Download the photo in High Definition: https://www.africa-newsroom.com/files/download/a02e11c18a330db Naomi Campbell poses with female basketball players at the Hoop Forum organized…
Download logo President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will pay a State Visit to Benin, The Gambia and Guinea from 28 July to 3 August, 2019. This visit is the first ever visit of HOS/HOG of…
In the framework of the Uganda-Germany Cooperation in Sports Development the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) requested for the re-secondment of the German Sports Development Expert Mr. Gunter Lange to Uganda to support the…
Download logoThe UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Tajikistan. The findings,…
Download logoMr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), presented on 24 July 2019 to the Security Council latest report…
Download logoWith the continental finals of Africa, South America, and North, Central America and the Caribbean reaching a crescendo in the past month, the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking has seen a number…
Two women who are the powerhouse behind a non-profit, social enterprise organisation, Environmental and Rural Solutions, based in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape have been named the winners of WWF South Africa’s Living Planet Award…
Download logoWHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today commended Rwanda on its ongoing Ebola preparedness efforts and confirmed that no cases of Ebola have been reported from the country to date. “Rwanda has been proactive and…
Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas of Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia and northern Somalia during the next three months, FAO warned…
Download logoSouth Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum is actively seeking to engage oil and gas companies focused on exploration and will announce details of its 2020 licensing round at Africa Oil & Power (AfricaOilandPower.com) conferences in Cape Town…