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 […]
Tag: africa
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 […]
Press release on the meeting between the HR/VP Federica Mogherini and UN Special Representative for Libya, Martin Kobler
On 23 February 2016, the HR/VP Federica Mogherini met in Brussels with the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Matin Kobler. They exchanged views on the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement and, in particular, on the importance for the House of Representatives to be able to quickly […]
IMF Media Advisory – Conference Call on Nigeria
The IMF will hold a conference call on background with journalists on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 on the Completion of the 2016 Article IV Staff Mission to Nigeria. Who: Gene Leon, Senior Resident Representative / Mission Chief for Nigeria, Africa Department, IMF When: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Washington, D.C., time (3:00 p.m. […]
Public prosecutor responsible for investigations into Dr Alvaro Sobrinho arrested in Lisbon
Mr. Orlando Figueira, Portugal’s Public Prosecutor, was arrested this morning by the National Unit for Combating Corruption of the Judicial Police in Lisbon, Portugal. Mr Figueira, formerly a respected attorney and magistrate in the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DCIAP), had led a number of high-profile cases specifically focused on well known Angolan individuals, […]
DR Congo: Youth Activists Rounded Up at Strike
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have arbitrarily arrested eight youth activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The youth activists and at least 30 political opposition supporters were detained on or around February 16, 2016 in connection with a national strike, or “ville morte” (dead city), to protest delays in organizing presidential elections. Other activists who […]