After eight days of meetings, interviews, and exchanges with a wide range of actors, the United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB), created by the Human Rights Council last December, ended its first country visit today. Speaking to the press in Bujumbura, Pablo de Greiff, one of the three members of the investigation noted […]
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Mothers in South Sudan’s War-Torn Bentiu Town Regain Access to Maternal Care
Maternal health care services are now available in South Sudan’s Bentiu town for the first time in nearly two years with the opening of an IOM maternity ward at the Bentiu Hospital on 29th February. At the maternity ward, IOM midwives provide mothers with ante-natal and post-natal care, facility-based deliveries, family planning support and prevention […]
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Partners with ExxonMobil Foundation to Empower Women Business Owners in Nigeria through Financial Literacy Initiative
Today, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (http://www.CherieBlairFoundation.org) celebrated an innovative new initiative to empower women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Developed with the support of the ExxonMobil Foundation, the Road to Women’s Business Growth project aims to inspire women owners of small businesses in Nigeria by building their management and financial literacy skills. Watch […]
Africa Oil & Power Names APO as Official Newswire
APO (http://www.APO-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced it has been named as Official Newswire of the Africa Oil & Power (http://www.AfricaOilandPower.com), Africa’s exclusive energy event, which takes place June 6-7, 2016, in Cape Town, South Africa. The event has confirmed an […]
African Union Collaborates with Partners to Develop a Roadmap for the Eradication of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), WHO and other key partners concluded a three day meeting aimed at developing a roadmap for the eradication of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Africa. According to WHO, RHD is the most common cause of acquired heart disease among children in developing […]
Tianjin University hosts the 2016 training programme of education for AUC officials
In order to improve the educational and cultural understanding and exchanges between China and the African Union Commission, and also to implement the MoU signed by Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE) and the African Union Commission (AUC) in December 2015, TUTE invites twenty (20) officials from AUC to attend the program in China. […]
Yahsat and IEC Telecom Group Enter MoU to Explore Further Opportunities in Africa
In anticipation of its new satellite launch, Yahsat to discuss potential strengthening of existing service partnership with IEC Telecom Group into additional markets Ka-band technology with coverage extending to 18 African countries; overall covering 26 markets in total UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat (http://www.Yahsat.ae) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of […]
Foreign Minister Steinmeier condemns attacks on the Tunisian Libyan border
Speaking on the fringes of his visit to the United Arab Emirates on 7 March, Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement on the attacks on the Tunisian‑Libyan border by armed groups: We condemn the criminal attack on the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane in the strongest possible terms. The attempt to destabilise Tunisia’s […]
The commissioner for political affairs met with the assistant secretary general for political affairs of the league of Arab states
H.E. Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission met with H.E. Dr. Fadel Mohammed Jewad, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs of the League of Arab States, at the LAS Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The Meeting brought together from the General Secretariat of the LAS: Mr. Zaid Al-Sabban, Director […]
Egypt and WFP celebrate the first Africa day for school feeding
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt is collaborating with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt to celebrate the First “Africa Day For School Feeding”, on Thursday 10 March 2016, with the support of Ministries of Education and Social Solidarity, and the participation of the Ministries of Agriculture […]