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Funding Opportunity Announcement Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration March 1, 2016 Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-16-009 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 – Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Proposal submission deadline: Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. noon EDT. Proposals submitted after this deadline […]

China’s meteoric economic rise and the burgeoning ascendancy of OIC nations in the international landscape are altering global economic power dynamics, and players from both markets are eager to tap the lucrative opportunities arising from stronger bilateral ties. With a more inclusive  foreign policy, including a renewed stance on the Middle East and Africa, Chinese […]

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is organizing on February 29 and March 1, 2016 the ninth meeting of The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) “the Club Sherpas” in the regional office of Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) in Rabat, Morocco and IDB Group Business Forum “THQAH”. IDFC is a […]

A National Interfaith Dialogue Forum under the auspices of the British High Commission, Accra and attended by religious leaders, political party representatives, traditional leaders, academia, the security agencies, Community Based Organisations, State Institutions (NCCE, CHRAJ,EC etc), Students of Tertiary Institutions, youth and women groups in the northern regions of Ghana, having deliberated upon promoting peaceful […]

H.E Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) led the commission in celebrating the Black History Month. In commemorating the annual event, H.E Mr. Mwencha called on Africans and the Africans- Americans to reflect and recognize their common heritage, shared values and philosophies that have served them well in addressing challenges […]

The Women and Environment Forum opened today with a strong call for improvement of women’s economic and social rights to enable them attain their full potential.  `           The forum which is a prelude to the commemoration of the Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day which will take place on March 3, with the theme, ‘Strengthening […]

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (LAS) held a series of extensive consultative meetings at the Headquarters of the LAS in Cairo to discuss the implementation of Resolution2 of the 3rd Africa –Arab Summit, the preparation of the upcoming 4th Africa-Arab Summit and 9th Senior Officials […]

Thank you Atam for your kind introduction. I am delighted to be here. I would like to thank Developing Markets Associates, and all the sponsors, for organising this important event. I have just had a meeting with Dr Kamara, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Our governments have worked closely for many years, […]

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 577th meeting held on 23 February 2016, received from the Commission a briefing on early warning, including an update on the state of operationalization of the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) and horizon scanning, as a follow-up to its communiqué PSC/PR/COMM.(CCCLX) on the Full Use […]

The Republic of Benin becomes the eighth AU Member State to make the Declaration under Article 34 (6) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right to allow Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and individuals directly access the African Court on […]