Meeting with Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church: A New Time of Fraternal Friendship

This morning, Pope Francis welcomed His Holiness Abune Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. During the meeting the Bishop of Rome emphasized that the patriarch's visit strengthens the fraternal bonds that already unite both churches. He mentioned as milestones of the common path towards unity His Holiness Abune Paulos' encounters with St. John […]

Celebration of the 2016 Africa Environment and WangariMaathai Day

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 […]

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 […]