Download logoThe Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) of Ethiopia in collaboration with key sector ministries and partners is promoting effective nurturing care interventions during early childhood to ensure that every child survives and develops his…
Canon Afrique Centrale et Afrique du Nord (www.Canon-CNA.com) a participé au DISCOP, le salon consacré à l’audiovisuel à Abidjan, du 29 au 31 mai. Au cours de ces cinq dernières années, le DISCOP s’est imposé…
Download logoAs the Zambia Rugby Union 15 a-side almost concludes to have way for the 7 a-side version, local rugby fans in Zambia are spoiled for choice between which encounters to watch and which ones…
Download logoThe Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, strongly condemns the attacks on humanitarian offices, assets and the looting of humanitarian supplies that took place on 28 May in Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP)…
Download logoAmid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers were today evacuated to safety in Rome. The evacuees are from Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia. They include 65…
Download logoUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). He will…
Download logoUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Najat Maalla M’jid of Morocco as his Special Representative on Violence Against Children at the level of Assistant Secretary-General. She will succeed Marta Santos…
Download logoTwo Presidents and two Prime Ministers shared ideas on Innovation in cities in front of a packed audience at the first UN-Habitat Assembly. The High Level panel featured President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President…
Download logoHazza Mohammed Kharsan Al Qahtany, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, held a Ramadan iftar attended by Dr. Richard Sesebera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda. Also at the iftar was the Deputy…
The ongoing conflict in and around Tripoli continues to drive civilian casualties and displacement. Some 146 civilian casualties, including 40 civilian deaths, have been recorded to date. As these figures include only those cases that…
With the close of the regular fifteen a side season, the Kenya Rugby Union (www.KRU.co.ke) would like to announce the appointment of a technical team to manage The Simbas for the upcoming 2019 assignments. Paul…
The five-year USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program (2018-2023) launched on May 30. At a launch event held at Africa Synod House, representatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Zimbabwe, a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer,…
Download logoThe United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Africa, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, yesterday lavished praise on the role the country is playing in peacekeeping missions in Africa. Speaking at this year’s commemoration of the International Day…
Download logoPan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet (www.Econetwireless.com), and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launch “Generation Africa”, a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for…
Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Wednesday met with key heads of United Nations agencies in Ethiopia to discuss how the UN in the region can coordinate better and deliver as…
GE Healthcare (www.GEHealthcare.com) and Medhold have announced the launch of CARESCAPE ONE in South Africa. The announcement was made during the Africa Health 2019 themed The future of healthcare today: Re-envisioning Africa’s healthcare system. Today’s…
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) to train Liberian doctors in the fields Cancer, Diabetes and Fertility Care to build healthcare capacity in the country; Merck foundation appoints the First Lady of Liberia as Merck more than a…
Download logo Zimbabwe’s authorities should immediately release seven activists and drop fabricated charges of seeking to subvert the government. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, the local group representing the activists, said that state security agents arrested all…
Download logoEquatorial Guinea has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing critical data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP). The page aims to serve as a one-stop…
Download logoEnd-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not…