Tag: africa

1. H.E. Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and First Lady Dr. Grace Mugabe paid an Official Working Visit to Japan from March 27 to 31, 2016 at the invitation of the Government of Japan. 2. H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and H.E. President Mugabe held a bilateral summit meeting […]

The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Martin Uhomoibhi, will be holding his first press conference on Monday, 04 April 2016, at 11:00 hours in the main conference room at UNDP Headquarters, on Gama’a Street in Khartoum. JSR Uhomoibhi will brief the press on the current developments in […]

The new High Commissioner of Mozambique to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Paulino José Macaringue, presented his credentials to President James Michel in a ceremony held at State House today. President Michel congratulated the new High Commissioner and said that the Government of Seychelles is looking forward to promote a more active partnership with […]

Remarks Linda Thomas-Greenfield Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs United States Institute of Peace Washington, DC March 28, 2016   As prepared Good afternoon everyone, and thank you so much, Nancy, for that introduction. Thank you as well to USIP for hosting us today, and for the fantastic work you are doing in Nigeria and around […]

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by John Wakeman-Linn visited Freetown during March 15–29, 2016 to conduct the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and hold the 2016 Article IV consultation discussions.1 At the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Wakeman-Linn issued the following statement: “Sierra Leone’s economy is recovering from the twin […]

The Internet Society (www.InternetSociety.org) will bring its annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) to Tanzania for the first time. The organisation has partnered with the Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA) (http://TISPA.or.tz) to hold the seventh annual AfPIF in the country’s capital, Dar es Salaam, 30 August- 1 September, 2016. Serving as a platform […]

The 9th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa took place by teleconference on Tuesday, 29 March 2016 from 12:30 until 15:15 hr.   The Committee was requested to provide the Director-General with views and […]

Improving food security can help build sustainable peace and even ward off looming conflict, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told members of the United Nations Security Council. “We know that actions to promote food security can help prevent a crisis, mitigate its impacts and promote post-crisis recovery and healing,” Graziano da Silva said. Conflicts […]

What: Launch of the Call for Aid: El Nino and Drought in Somalia   Who:  Peter de Clercq, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia When:  10.30 AM – 11.30 AM. Thursday 31 March, 2016 Where: Conference Room 9, UN Complex, UN Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi The Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Peter de Clercq invites you to the launch of […]

The Government of Japan and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) delivered two training manuals to the Government of South Sudan to improve border and migration management across the country. Following its independence in 2011, South Sudan inherited one of the weakest border and migration management regimes in Africa. From 2010–2014, IOM conducted an overall […]