Tag: africa

Today, the British funded three-day training workshop on mental health for security personnel was opened by the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon Juliet Kavetuna, MP, UK High Commissioner to Namibia, HE Jo Lomas, and the Legal Assistance Centre expert, Adv. Yolanda Engelbrecht, at the Mental Health Unit in Windhoek. The training is […]

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has approved the deployment of the African Union Short-Term Observation (STO) Mission to the Presidential Elections in the Republic of Cape Verde scheduled for 20 March 2016. The STOs are expected in Praia – Cape Verde, on 16 March 2016 and will remain in […]

The new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mrs. Jutta Frasch presented her credentials to President James Michel at State House today. President Michel and Ambassador Frasch shared mutual interests in extending the excellent relations that exist between the two countries in the field of maritime security, particularly […]

On March 2nd 2016, the IOM Country Office in Burkina Faso provided return assistance to 19 Senegalese migrants in transit from Niger. Most of them were stranded in Niger and requested assistance to return to their country of origin. This operation was initiated by the IOM Country Office in Niger. Due to the strike of […]

IOM Ghana in partnership with the Government of Ghana installed four infectious disease holding units at Sampa and Elubo Points of Entry (border with Cote d'Ivoire), as well as the Hamile and Paga Points of Entry (border with Burkina Faso), to enhance the screening and surveillance capacities for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other communicable […]

 IOM in Yemen resumed humanitarian evacuations of stranded Ethiopian migrants on 15 March, assisting a group of 250 most vulnerable individuals, including 129 women, 94 unaccompanied minors, and 24 persons with medical cases. Since mid-September (2015), IOM had paused the operations that evacuated 4,222 migrants from Yemen due to lack of funding. Having recently received […]

The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme regrets to announce the death of a United Nations Volunteer who was serving as civilian personnel in the Engineering Section of UNOCI.  Mrs. Anita Andreevska Mitrovska was killed during the attack that took place on Sunday, 13 March in Grand-Bassam, outside of Abidjan, […]

Sage Foundation (http://www.Sage.com/company/sage_foundation) has partnered with Sesôr Africa (http://www.SesorAfrica.org), a Nigerian non-profit organisation, to completely refurbish the school library at the Strides Towers College in Lagos, Nigeria. Sage volunteers are helping to refurbish the school library — a process that includes furnishing the library, painting and redecorating, and providing books and educational materials. Sage, the […]

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the African Union Envoy and head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira. The meeting discussed how Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) will implement the actions arising from the Djibouti Declaration (February 2016), and how to best strengthen the operational capacity of […]

Africa’s economy has seen modest growth in the wake of falling commodity prices, slowing revenues and volatile currencies. The moderation in growth impacts a range of industries and sectors, including retail and consumer products that must contend with rising costs, and a fall in prices. Despite the decline in growth, the long-term outlook remains positive. […]