Z Zurich Foundation (ZZF), JA Worldwide, and JA Africa (www.JA-Africa.org) are proud to announce the expansion of the Social Equity Program (SEP) to seven countries, returning for a second year in Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda, while introducing youth-educational experiences in four new countries: Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Tanzania, and Togo. Since its inception, […]
Empowering vulnerable women: African Development Bank financing bolsters economic inclusion in Togo
Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping the lives of vulnerable women like Adjoa Agbomassi. Following her successful treatment from obstetrical fistula, Adjoa now stands proudly by her vegetable stalls, a testament to the success of the Project to Support the Financial Inclusion of Vulnerable Women in […]
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Investee Company Infinity Power Win Big at 2024 Bonds & Loans Awards
Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading instrumental infrastructure provider, received the prestigious Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year Award at the 2024 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards in Cape Town yesterday, while AFC’s investee company Infinity Power Holdings was awarded M&A Deal of the Year. Since […]
South African High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles calls on the Principal Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Department
Download logo Bolstering a proactive trade relationship between Seychelles and South Africa was the main topic of conversation between the South African High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Dr. Hlamalani Nelly Manzini and Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Vivianne Fock Tave on Wednesday 06th March 2024 at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. The two […]
The Role of Technology and Innovation in One Health Resilience: Insights from Somalia One Health Conference (SOHC) 2024
Download logo AU-IBAR recently took part in the 2nd Somalia One Health Conference held in Mogadishu from March 3rd to 5th, 2024, under the theme “Empowering One Health Workforce to Drive Positive Change for Somalia and the World.” The Conference was attended by various representatives from Government and Stakeholders playing key roles in One Health. […]
Seychelles: Ambassador Gervais Moumou Accredited as the 3rd Seychelles Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
Download logo Ambassador Gervais Moumou, Seychelles resident Ambassador in Abu Dhabi, presented his Credentials to the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a ceremony at the Sea Palace in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday 6th March 2024. During the ceremony, Ambassador Moumou conveyed warm wishes of good […]
Children as young as nine face mass sexual violence and mutilation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – Save the Children
Download logo Women and children fleeing deadly violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported surviving gruesome sexual attacks and genital mutilation by armed men using tree branches, guns, and knives, Save the Children said. Psychologists working with Save the Children’s local partners in displacement camps in North Kivu have documented mass events […]
Zimbabwe: Authorities must reveal whereabouts of prodemocracy activist and journalist forcibly disappeared nine years ago
Download logo Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Itai Dzamara, a journalist and pro-democracy activist who was abducted in Harare on 9 March 2015, Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “Nine years after the enforced disappearance of Itai Dzamara, the Zimbabwean authorities continue to […]
President Officiates European Union (EU) – Uganda Business Forum
Download logo President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised the European Union (EU) leaders that it is a mistake to think that they can control the world politically. He emphasised the need for European governments to stop mixing politics with business. “The non-trade barrier created by wrong politics, where people mix politics with business, need tp […]
South Sudan – International Women’s Day inspiration: “We have the right to be heard”, says Maria Angelo
Download logo “In South Sudan, empowering women remains a necessity. Providing them with education and equal opportunities will allow them to be more involved in decision-making processes. That will especially true when the 35 per cent female political representation stipulated in the peace agreement is meaningfully implemented,” said Maria Angelo, a 27-year-old political activist in […]