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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 11, 2018/ -- The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Deputy Minister Buti Manamela today met with the Principals of all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges at…

MONROVIA, Liberia, January 11, 2018/ -- The following Security Council press statement was issued today (January 11, 2018) by Council President Kairat Umarov (Kazakhstan):The members of the Security Council congratulated the Liberian…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 11, 2018/ -- The Department of International Relations and Cooperation welcomes the first high-level bilateral meeting in almost two years between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s…

KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 11, 2018/ -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will increase its field assistance activities in Sudan’s Darfur region in 2018, returning to an area where years of conflict have adversely affected…

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 11, 2018/ -- The recent unannounced destruction of several informal settlements on the outskirts of Mogadishu, together with the forced evictions of thousands of families living there, are having devastating…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 11, 2018/ -- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Executive Vice President David Bohigian yesterday traveled to the West African country of Togo where he met with Togolese Prime…

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 11, 2018/ -- Kenya Airways today marks a great milestone with the launch of a non-stop flight from Nairobi to New York. The national carrier starts selling today tickets for the inaugural flight which is scheduled…

By Nana Yaa Ofori AttaACCRA, Ghana, January 11, 2018/ -- The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation , has been directed by its Governing Board not to pursue any prosecution of people who may default on the non-payment of TV license fees.…

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January 10, 2018 – New York – AJC welcomed a federal judge’s decision providing a respite to beneficiaries of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. Judge William Alsup of the Federal District Court in San Francisco…

East Elmhurst, NY — State Senator Jose Peralta issued the following statement regarding the decision by a federal judge in California to block Trump’s decision to end DACA. “In the midst of continuous attacks on immigrants coming from…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 10, 2018/ -- The Subcommittee on the review of National Assembly rules met today to discuss the formulation of rules to regulate the removal of a sitting President.This relates to Section 89 of the…

TRIPOLI, Libya, January 10, 2018/ -- The Libyan Coast Guard reported Wednesday that up to 100 migrants remain missing in the third deadly shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea since Saturday. Now, barely a week into the New Year there already…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 10, 2018/ -- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Executive Vice President David Bohigian today joined Appolonia City Chief Executive Officer Bright Owusu-Amofah and GHL Bank…

CAIRO, Egypt, January 10, 2018/ -- Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Robert Karem joined Air Marshal Younis al Masri, Chief of the Egyptian Air Force, in co-hosting the Military Cooperation Committee…

LUSAKA, Zambia, January 10, 2018/ -- The Government of Zambia has launched a campaign on Wednesday (January 10) to vaccinate residents of Lusaka against cholera with support from the World Health Organization and partners.Two million…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 10, 2018/ -- Fellow South AfricansPursuant to the investigation and remedial action of the Public Protector regarding complaints and allegations of the State of Capture, as well as the orders issued by…

TODAY, New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer demanded that the New York City Department of Transportation address dangerous street crossings at P.S. 11 in Woodside. The Council Member was joined at the rally by P.S. 11 PTA President…

KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 9, 2018/ -- On 7-9 January 2018, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of six newspapers without giving reasons.This…

SESHEKE, Zambia, January 9, 2018/ -- IOM, the UN Migration Agency and the Government of Zambia are supporting the construction of a protective shelter in the country’s border district of Sesheke to offer a place of safety for vulnerable…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 9, 2018/ -- Inaccurate reporting to the media by the Gauteng and Tarlton police regarding the tragic shooting death of a farm worker in the Krugersdorp area has tarnished the image of farmers. Initial reports…

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 9, 2018/ -- The 30th summit of the African Union (AU) will take place on 29–30 January 2018 in Addis Ababa. One year after the election of a new commission chaired by former Chadian foreign minister Moussa…

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 9, 2018/ -- The insidious spread of cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—including to parts of the country where it is rarely seen—threatens to dramatically worsen what is already one of the…

BANGUI, Central African Republic, January 9, 2018/ -- Outside of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR), the country is back in open and increasingly fractured warfare with even more areas affected - recently, Paoua in the…

LOME, Togo, January 9, 2018/ -- Nigerian authorities should immediately release Timothy Elombah, editor of the news website Elombah, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested the journalist at his home in…

BERLIN, Germany, January 9, 2018/ -- Since September 2016, Germany has helped to destroy the last stockpiles of chemicals from Libya’s former chemical weapons programme.Some 500 tonnes of dangerous dual-use chemicals were successfully…

Astoria, NY – Queens County Young Democrats (QCYD) challenged some of the borough’s elected officials at its Fourth Annual Charity Basketball Game at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens in Astoria on Saturday night. Elected…

Washington DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans has asked both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer…

TODAY, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer released his 2017 Report Card. The report card extensively details the Council Member’s year-in-review, including: constituent services, legislation, fighting for Queens values and resisting the…

NEW YORK, United States of America, January 8, 2018/ -- The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about recent increased tensions in the vicinity of Guerguerat in the Buffer Strip in southern Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the…