As the ambassador for the UK’s financial services sector I’m always looking to strengthen the world’s economic and commercial ties. This is why you’ll find me in Mauritius this week. It’s the Lord Mayor’s job to represent the City of London – the UK’s financial district – for a term of one year. With time […]
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Lord Mayor of the City of London in Mauritius
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Jeffrey Mountevans, is to lead a business delegation to Mauritius (28 February – 1 March) helping to make sure London and the UK remain the regional partner of choice when it comes to financial and professional services. Acting as ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services, […]
DFID supports Tanzania Land Tenure Support Programme (LTSP)
The Land Tenure Support Programme will support the Government of Tanzania, through the Ministry of Land Housing and Human Settlements Development (MLHHSD), to make information on land records and processes of land allocation publicly available, and clarify and address current constraints to protecting legitimate land claims. Ultimately, these measures are expected to strengthen security of […]
South Sudan: Heads of Mission express concern over NGO and RRC Bills
The Heads of Mission express their grave concern at the potential consequences of the passing of the Non-governmental Organisations Bill, and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission Bill in Parliament on 2 February. The Heads of Mission accept that regulation of the non-governmental sector can be a positive development in any country. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should […]
A Husky to help watch over the Serengeti
Today, the German Ambassador to Tanzania handed over an aircraft to the Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism. The Husky aircraft will be deployed by Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) for surveillance of the Serengeti National Park to support TANAPA’s fight against poaching. „We are seeing the large mammals of our protected areas under a […]
African deal making reaches turning point – major obstacles remain
After several years of steadily increasing M&A activity, African deal making has made the final step to firmly entrench itself into the global marketplace. Despite political turmoil in many countries, a prolonged downturn in the commodities cycle and related currency risk, Africa’s top economies have maintained investor interest with strong momentum in M&A across the […]
Statement by H.E. Amb. Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security on the occasion of the opening session of the third ministerial high-level partnership forum on Somalia, Istanbul (Turkey), 23 February 2016
Your Excellency, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey; Your Excelency, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia; Your Excellency, Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations; Your Excellency, Omar Sharmarke, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia; Excellences Minister, Heads of Delegation, Ladies and Gentlemen, May […]
Invitation for a press conference by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan
What: Press conference by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Ms. Marta Ruedas. She will be briefing media on her recent visit to Tawilla and meeting people displaced by the recent conflict in the Jebel Marra area and her discussions with Government officials and humanitarian partners on ways to assist these displaced people. […]
Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Furusawa at the Conclusion of a Visit to Chad
Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in N’Djamena at the conclusion of his visit to Chad: “My visit to Chad has been extremely fruitful. I wish to thank President Idris Déby Itno and the Chadian authorities for our substantive discussions. “In my meetings with […]
Secretary-General’s press encounter at Mungote IDP camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kitchanga, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 23 February 2016 Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très heureux d’être de retour dans la province [du Nord Kivu] de la République démocratique du Congo. Je suis reconnaissant pour l’accueil très chaleureux de la population, merci. Je suis très ému aujourd’hui par tout ce que j’ai entendu […]