INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES What: The African Union calling for joint Celebrations of the African Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day Theme: Strengthening Women’s Rights over Natural Resources When: 03 March 2016 at 9:00am Where: African Union Commission New Conference Center (Medium Conference Hall). Who: African Union, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United […]
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The Africa Energy Forum Welcomes Global Investors to London in its 18th Year
The 18th annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) (http://www.APO.af/ZnKCIr) will be held on 21-24 June in London at the brand new London Intercontinental O2 overlooking the River Thames. What: The 18th Annual Africa Energy Forum Where: London Intercontinental O2 When: 21-24 June 2016 The Africa Energy Forum is the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure & […]
Quantum Global Research Lab Head Joins African Development Bank
Professor Kevin Urama, who was appointed in 2013 to head the Research Lab of Swiss based investor advisor Quantum Global (www.QuantumGlobal.ch), has left his post to join the African Development Bank as a Senior Policy Advisor on Inclusive and Green Growth. Having launched Quantum Global group’s Research arm and steered the fledging team through its […]
Merck announces its “Merck Diabetes Award” in Partnership with Dubai Medical University for the first time in United Arab Emirates
Merck Collaborates with Dubai Medical University to build Diabetes healthcare capacity in the United Arab Emirates. Merck supports Diabetes education and community awarness through its Merck Capacity Advancement Program. Merck Diabetes Award will be rolled out in 30 African and asian Universities aims to create Diabetes experts platform across the continents. Merck (www.MerckGroup.com), a leading […]
UN Human Rights Committee to review South Africa, Namibia, Sweden, New Zealand, Slovenia, Costa Rica, Rwanda
The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of one of the main international human rights treaties – the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) – is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 31 March. The Committee will review these countries on the following dates: South Africa (7-8 Mar); Namibia (8-9 […]
SimbaPay expands Africa Remittance Service to more EU Countries
SimbaPay (www.SimbaPay.com), a leading digital money transfer provider, has expanded its instant Africa money transfer service to 5 new EU countries. The new countries are France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. This follows a pilot that has been running for 3 months in the new EU countries. Africans living in these EU countries will now […]
UN Independent Investigation to visit Burundi to assess human rights situation
Three United Nations independent experts appointed to investigate human rights violations in Burundi are scheduled to conduct their first country visit from 1 to 8 March. The three experts are members of the United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB) established by the Human Rights Council on 17 December 2015 (resolution A/HRC/S-24/L.1) to undertake […]
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan
Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan are due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), which is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 18 March. The Committee, which is composed of 10 international independent human rights experts, monitors implementation of the International Convention for the Protection […]
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan
Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan are due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), which is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 18 March. The Committee, which is composed of 10 international independent human rights experts, monitors implementation of the International Convention for the Protection […]
The Sub-Committee on Human Settlement and Urban Development (HUD) of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee no.8 on Public Service, Local Government, Urban Development and Decentralization (AU-STC no.8)
The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission through its African Union Specialized Technical Sub-Committee no.8 on Public Service, Local Government, Urban Development and Decentralization (AU-STC no.8) organized the Experts Group Meeting (EGM) of African Ministers on Housing and Urban Development of its Sub-Committee on Human Settlement and Urban Development from 23-24 February […]