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TRIPOLI, Libya, January 23, 2018/ -- Following the armed clash in Mitiga Airport and surrounding areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Libya delivered urgently 1 (one) Emergency Trauma kits type B to the Filed…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 23, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police has condemned the violence occurring in Krugersdorp, Gauteng.The right to assemble and demonstrate is enshrined in the Constitution and…

New York City, New York -In recent years, there has been an outcry of undocumented African immigrants’ situations in Israel. Some erroneously labeled it racism. It’s not. Justice and fairness must guide our feelings and reactions to the…

Albany, NY — Following Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcement of new policy aimed at state marijuana laws, Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) sent letters to the four New York-based United States Attorneys urging them to…

NEW YORK, United States of America, January 22, 2018/ -- The Secretary-General is disturbed by reports of the killing on Sunday of at least six people during protests calling for the full implementation of the 31 December 2016 political…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 22, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, strongly condemns the violence following demonstrations organized on 21 January 2018 in Kinshasa, and deplores the…

LONDON, United Kingdom, January 22, 2018/ -- The International Development Secretary has travelled to Somalia, where she saw how the UK is tackling both the causes and consequences of instability, including how UK aid is saving lives and…

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 22, 2018/ -- Britain’s Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt, has hailed the “incredible power of technology to deliver aid in new ways” on her first official visit to Kenya.…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 22, 2018/ -- iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, is pleased to announce it will be the exclusive online home for Sky’s highly anticipated historical period drama…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 22, 2018/ -- 2018 New Year’ Message from Abdelaziz Bougja, President of Rugby Africa:Bonne année, Happy New Year, سنة سعيدة , Heri za mwaka mpyaFirst of all, dear friends, allow me to send you and…

In the name Allah, the Beneficent, the MercifulAs-salaam alaikum, Greetings!Dear Fellow Human Family:By the grace of God, it is with great humility and honor that I, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, am hereby commend your…

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 19, 2018/ -- Thirty companies will be vying for top honours in the fifth edition of the South African Premier Business Awards. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony that will take place at the…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 19, 2018/ -- South Africa and India convened the Foreign Office Consultations on 18 January 2018 in New Delhi, India. The Consultations form part of the structured mechanism which governs bilateral relations…

KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 19, 2018/ -- The African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) is concerned for the safety and well-being of students from Aldalang University in South Kordofan who have been arbitrarily arrested after joint…

KAMPALA, Uganda, January 19, 2018/ -- Uganda today inaugurated a new radiotherapy machine to resume essential treatment services for cancer patients after the country’s only previous such equipment broke down in 2016. The International…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 19, 2018/ -- The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has made a compelling case for accelerating Africa’s industrialization in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive…

LAGOS, Nigeria, January 19, 2018/ -- The globally recognised real estate-focused West African Property Investment (WAPI) Summit which recently took place between the 28th and 29th of November 2017 provided delegates with insight into a real…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2018/ -- The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Amb. Smail Chergui, met with the AU and the UN Special Envoys on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) funding consultations,…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2018/ -- The 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018) was launched in Addis Ababa on 16 January under the auspices of the Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) of the…

LUANDA, Angola, January 19, 2018/ -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts a trebling in the size of Angola’s air transport market to 7.1 million passengers a year by 2036 at the present forecast annual growth rate of…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 19, 2018/ -- The members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the policy advisory committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have…

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, January 19, 2018/ -- Around 150 journalists in Sierra Leone are taking part in a new initiative to strengthen coverage of health issues in the local and national media, with the official launch of the Health…

LAGOS, Nigeria, January 19, 2018/ -- Early in 2017, The Lagos League started with 8 teams in two divisions of 4 teams a piece. However, the Rugby Federation elections took center stage with after effects of a suspension on Nigeria by Rugby…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 19, 2018/ -- President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Mr. Lesetja Kganyago on his appointment as the new chairperson of the International Monetary Fund’s…

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 19, 2018/ -- Britain’s Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt, is in Kenya for a two day visit to discuss greater UK-Kenya cooperation on economic growth and investment.The…

New York, January 18, 2018 – The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization Under Section 501(c)(3) is delighted to announce that Chairman of the Board of Directors José Francisco Ávila  will participate…

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 18, 2018PROTOCOLI am delighted to be here today, to celebrate with the African Development Bank the commissioning of its Nigeria Country Office Complex. This building here in Abuja is, among other things, an…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 18, 2018/ -- On January 12, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.…

LONDON, United Kingdom, January 18, 2018/ --Thank you Mr President.And may I thank both Ghassan and Rina for your briefings here today. And a very warm welcome and thank you also to our briefer from civil society, Ms.…