Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 7, 2016 We stand today with the people of Rwanda in paying tribute to the more than 800,000 men, women, and children who were savagely murdered in the Rwandan genocide twenty-two years ago. We grieve for those innocent lives lost, for the families and […]
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The Afri Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), and the African Union Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) To Hold “Africa Logistics Forum (ALF) 2016” in Ghana
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the African Union Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) will convene a multilateral seminar to examine and explore continuing logistics challenges in Africa’s security sector. The seminar will analyze existing gaps, explore practical applications and survey sound principles for effective logistics management. […]
Global partnership launches new programme with goal to save the lives of thousands of children affected by HIV in Lesotho
ViiV Healthcare (www.ViiVHealthcare.com), a global specialist HIV company, announced today jointly with its global partners, Vodafone Foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies and the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the launch of the Mobilising HIV Identification and Treatment (MHIT) programme in Lesotho. The MHIT programme is […]
African Union Commission – European Commission
Today, the African Union (AU) Commission and the European Commission held the 8th College-to-College meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was hosted by the African Union Commission, under the co-chairmanship of its Chairperson, Dr Nkosazana C. Dlamini Zuma and the Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, […]
IMF Staff Holds Review Mission to Guinea-Bissau
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Felix Fischer visited Bissau during March 28–April 7, 2016 to conduct the combined first and second reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.[1] Guinea Bissau’s three-year ECF arrangement for SDR 17.04 million (about US$23.9 million or 120 percent of quota) was approved on July 10, 2015 […]
IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to Burkina Faso
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, visited Ouagadougou from March 29–April 8, 2016 to conduct discussions on the fourth and fifth reviews of the Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF). Ms. Deléchat issued the following statement at the end of the visit: “The mission reached staff level agreement with the authorities […]
Namibian Vice President pays courtesy call on AU Commission Chairperson
The Vice President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Nickey Iyambo, has paid a courtesy call on the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Monday, 4 April 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Namibian Vice President said that he had been following very closely the steps being taken by the AU […]
Moroyok PHCU project handover ceremony
You are kindly invited to attend a handover ceremony of an UNMISS-funded primary health care unit (PHCU) project that has been constructed by the Nepalese Battalion or NEPBATT-II and coordinated by UNMISS RRP (Relief, Reintegration and Protection) section. The project will be handed over to Moroyok community and State Ministry of Health starting from 09:00am […]
Message on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
In 1994, more than 800,000 people were systematically murdered throughout Rwanda. The vast majority were Tutsi, but moderate Hutu, Twa and others were also targeted. On this Day, we remember all who perished in the genocide and renew our resolve to prevent such atrocities from ever being repeated, anywhere in the world. We should all […]
Facebook launches Agency Ambassador programme for Africa
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) (http://www.Facebook.com) has launched an Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa as part of its drive to equip its agency partners with the skills and information they need to make the most of Facebook as a marketing and advertising platform. Agency Ambassadors have a direct line to Facebook and receive extensive training to help them become […]