Download logo The Ministry of Health and Child Care, with the support of the World Health Organization, and other partners has immunized over 200,000 people against cholera in the most vulnerable communities. This campaign has reached 22 wards in eight districts: Chegutu, Chiredzi, Chitungwiza, Masvingo, Mhondoro-Ngezi, Mutare Rural, Mt Darwin, and Sanyati. These targeted areas, […]
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42nd Ordinary Meeting of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff
Download logo The ECOWAS Commission is organizing the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria from 7 to 9 August 2024. This Meeting is being organized against backdrop of rising incidents of activities of Terrorist Armed Groups (TAGs) and Violent Extremist Groups (VEGs), Transnational Organized […]
Zimbabwe: Authorities must end massive crackdown on dissent before Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit
Download logo More than 160 people arrested since mid-June before upcoming SADC summit in Harare; Evidence of torture or other ill-treatment; “Sets a dangerous tone for the bloc’s commitment to human rights” – Idriss Ali Nassah. Zimbabwean authorities must end their crackdown against opposition and civil society members ahead of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit […]
House tells Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to renegotiate road contract with China firm
Download logo The Uganda National Roads Authority will have to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the reconstruction of Masaka-Mutukula Road and rehabilitation of several roads in Masaka District, Parliament has guided. The legislators want the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) insurance component worth Shs 38.86 billion embedded in […]
Eritrea: Training on Journalism and Mass Communication
Download logo The Ministry of Information has completed a one-year training program in journalism and mass communication for its 24 members, including 9 females and one member from the Ministry of Agriculture. The training, which covered both theoretical and practical aspects, included all types of media: press, radio, and television. It encompassed basic concepts and […]
United Nations (UN) Climate Coordinator Met and Held Talks with Various Government Officials
Download logo Ms. Reena Ghelani, UN Assistant Secretary General and Climate Crises Coordinator for the El Niño Response, met and held talks with various Eritrean Government officials, including Mr. Tesfay Gebreselasie, Minister of Land, Water and Environment; Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture; and Dr. Gergis Teklemicael, Minister of Finance and National Development. During her […]
Merck Foundation and Africa Reproductive Care Society (ARCS) conduct 3rd World Infertility Awareness Summit 2024 to break the infertility stigma
Merck Foundation’s (www.MerckFoundation.com) Rasha Kelej marks World Infertility Awareness Month at the World Infertility Awareness Summit (WIAS)2024 through releasing the first Animation Film to raise awareness about infertility in Africa; Watch “More Than a Mother” animation film here: https://apo-opa.co/4fEBXlm. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KgaA Germany and Africa Reproductive Care society (ARCS) together conducted the […]
TradeMark Africa and Rwanda Government Set to Host Landmark Trade Development Forum in Kigali
The Government of Rwanda and TradeMark Africa (TMA) (www.TradeMarkAfrica.com) will co-host the Trade Development Forum, bringing together Heads of State and Government Officials, Development Partners, Academicians, Multilateral Organisations and Private Sector from 14 TMA countries of implementation and beyond. Under the theme “Digital Trade”, this 2-day forum will take place in Kigali, Rwanda; from 2 […]
Federal Government of Nigeria & Digital Free Zones in Nigeria (DiFZIN) inaugurate committee for the Establishment of Digital Free Zone for Technology and Global Service Businesses
Download logo In a bid to drive the ease of doing business for global digital, finance, knowledge- and services-oriented enterprises in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria established a steering committee chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to drive the promotion and establishment of a digital free zone in Nigeria to accommodate the peculiar […]
African Energy Week (AEW) 2024’s Upstream Exploration & Production (E&P) Forum to Ignite Onshore, Offshore Investments
The African energy sector is gearing up for a new wave of upstream oil and gas investment, as several markets announce licensing rounds and strategic policy initiatives aimed at boosting investment in on- and offshore exploration and production. To stimulate further investment in Africa’s upstream sector, African Energy Week: Invest in African Energy 2024 – […]