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LONDON, United Kingdom, February 5, 2018/ -- Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin visited Zimbabwe on Thursday 1 February and Friday 2 February, on her first overseas visit in her new role as joint Minister for the Foreign and Commonwealth…

DAKAR, Senegal, February 5, 2018/ -- UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay commended the pledges announced by over 60 countries at the Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference in Dakar (Senegal), co-chaired by France and…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, express concern over the protracted political crisis in…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 5, 2018/ -- This February, we celebrate National African American History Month to honor the significant contributions African Americans have made to our great Nation — contributions that…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018/ -- U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor and Minister for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Hirut Woldemariam, jointly launched a new project for the preservation of Bete Golgotha Mikael Church in Lalibela, on…

KIGALI, Rwanda, February 5, 2018/ -- On January 26, H.E. Mr. Takayuki Miyashita, Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda, and Mr. Theogene Uwayo, President of the Rwanda Karate Federation (FERWAKA), signed a Grant Contract amounting up to USD 67,372…

LILONGWE, Malawi, February 5, 2018/ -- U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today announced that the Governments of the United States and Malawi have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the acquisition of property on which to…

In the name Allah, the Beneficent, the MercifulOfficial Launching of STEMDUP MONTHDate: 7, Rajab 1439 (Sunday, March 25, 2018).Venue: Muslim Media CorporationAddress: 2152B Westchester Avenue,Bronx, NY…

DAKAR, Senegal, February 3, 2018/ -- Ten current and three former heads of state and more than 60 ministers gathered at the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference, making this the highest-level education financing event…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 2, 2018/ --The Department of State today announces that it is implementing restrictions on the export of defense articles and defense services into South Sudan.The United States is…

East Elmhurst, NY — Today, Senator Jose Peralta launched free tax preparation services at his office to ensure constituents keep money in their pockets, especially those who have a hard time making ends meet. As this year’s tax season just…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 2, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the evolution of the political situation in Kenya. In this respect, he notes with concern the…

TUNIS, Tunisia, February 2, 2018/ -- 29 participants from Libya are attending a five day “Training of Trainers” exercise for better management and control of the current date palm green pit-scale insect (palmaspis phoenicis) outbreak. This…

DAKAR, Senegal, February 2, 2018/ -- Orange and the CNED (National Distance Learning Centre) have announced a partnership to facilitate access to educational content on smartphones in Africa. The announcement was made during the…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, February 2, 2018/ -- The Navy joins the nation in celebrating the history of African American Sailors and civilians during African American/Black History Month, Feb. 1-28.This year's theme is…

BAMAKO, Mali, February 2, 2018/ -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Mr. Vladimir Voronkov congratulates the Government of Mali on the signing by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the decree on the adoption of…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 2, 2018/ -- Cutlass Express 2018, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa is an exercise designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement…

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 2, 2018/ -- Libya must intensify its efforts to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced from their homes, a United Nations expert has concluded after an official visit to the…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 2, 2018/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 748th meeting held on 24 January 2018, adopted the following decision on the deployment of the Southern African Development…

New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, a representative from Assembly Member Catherine Nolan’s office, Queens Community Board 2, PS/IS 78 PTA, PS/IS Principal Pavone and members of the Long Island City community called on DOT to…

New York, NY — Today Comptroller Stringer announced a 2018 initiative to help minority and women-owned business enterprises – known as M/WBEs – gain access to City contracts. Known as “M/WBE University,” the year-long series of workshops is…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 1, 2018/ -- With huge opportunities for insurers who embrace emerging technologies and communication channels, the Swaziland Royal Insurance Corporation (SRIC) has chosen to migrate from Insure/90 to…

PRETORIA, South Africa, February 1, 2018/ -- South Africa will be represented at the 90th Academy Awards, popularly as the Oscars, by the animated film, Revolting Rhymes.The film is the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s twisted fairy tales and…

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, February 1, 2018/ -- The United Nations in Sierra Leone expresses its sincere concerns over the recent violence in Freetown and elsewhere, which has caused loss of life, injury and damage to property. The United…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 1, 2018/ -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation Alexander De Croo announce the opening of 4 new Belgian…

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018/ -- A new law adopted in Mauritania represents a positive attempt to tackle discrimination, but raises major concerns for human rights and must be reformed, a group of UN human rights experts have said.…

PARIS, France, February 1, 2018/ -- The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay is in Senegal from 1 to 3 February on the occasion of the Financing Conference of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) taking place in Dakar. It is the…

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2018/ -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vojislav Šuc (Slovenia), announced today the appointment of Mr. Doudou Diène (Senegal) to serve as a member and new chairperson of the…

PARIS, France, February 1, 2018/ -- Mihai Ivascu, the CEO and Founder of the award-winning social payments app, announced at the Paris Fintech Forum his company's secret breakthrough: the world's first multi-platform blockchain app store…