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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 3, 2018/ -- Unmissable AHIC programme also features global hotel CEOs representing IHG, Louvre Hotels, 25Hours and Standard International, as well as regional leaders from Majid Al Futtaim, Al Habtoor…

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 3, 2018/ -- Global utility company ENGIE and off-grid energy leader Fenix International have closed their acquisition agreement today. Fenix is the first Solar Home System “SHS” company to join a major worldwide…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 2, 2018/ -- The Presiding Officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Thandi Modise, have expressed shock and collective grief at the passing-on…

NEW DELHI, India, April 2, 2018/ -- Hon’ble General (Retd.) Dr. Constantino G.D.N. Chiwenga, the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Hon’ble Saulos Klaus Chilima, the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, and Hon’ble…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 2, 2018/ -- The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, has, on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, congratulated the President of the Republic of Botswana, H.E.…

BEIJING, China, April 2, 2018/ -- Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga, Ambassador of Uganda in China has encouraged Chinese enterprises to invest in Uganda. This was during a meeting he held with the Governor of the People’s Government of Liaoning…

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 2, 2018/ -- From 1 March to 31 March 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 16 civilian casualties – five deaths and 11 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya, a…

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, April 2, 2018/ --A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Norbert Toé, visited Cotonou from March 21 to April 1, 2018 to conduct the second review under the Extended Credit…

NIAMEY, Niger, April 2, 2018/ -- Our conversation with Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation on the efforts of Merck Foundation for empowering women across Africa and Other developing countries.  I am very happy that we are marking…

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 2, 2018/ -- The Technical Committee of the “Towards National Reconciliation in Libya” project met this week with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Ghassan Salamé and the State Minister…

PRETORIA, South Africa, April 2, 2018/ -- The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon Lindiwe Sisulu, has noted and welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s retraction of the…

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 2, 2018/ -- The UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Yassine Gaba, currently Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim, strongly condemns the deadly combined attack which took place near Belle Village, in…

KAMPALA, Uganda March 29, 2018 – At the invitation of the Embassy of Japan, and in line with the mandate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to foster International Political and Economic Cooperation as well as resource…

KIGALI, Rwanda, March 30, 2018/ -- Dr. Justus Masa, a Ugandan Lecturer at Kyambogo University and Senior Group Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany is among the 17 NEF Fellow award winners at this year’s…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 30, 2018/ -- Recent violence in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has displaced over 300,000 people from their homes and has echoes of the conflict that affected the region in the early 2000s.…

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, March 30, 2018/ -- “The Sahel is a priority for the Secretary-General and the entire United Nations system,” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a conference being held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, to discuss…

MONROVIA, Liberia, March 30, 2018/ -- The conclusion of the 15-year operation follows a landmark election that resulted in the country’s first transfer of power from one elected president to another in 70 years. The newly elected President,…

TUNIS, Libya, March 30, 2018/ -- On March 22, the U.S. Embassy Libya External Office, based in Tunis, and the Libya Local Investment & Development Fund (LLIDF) co-hosted a U.S.-Libya commercial roundtable, bringing together…

MASERU, Lesotho, March 30, 2018/ -- The Embassy has received information from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and from local media reports stating that Maseru Bridge Border crossing will be closed on Monday April 2 due to protest…

MOSCOW, Russia, March 30, 2018/ -- “The election outcome has clearly confirmed the high regard the Egyptian public has for you, and the broad support for your course for solving current socioeconomic issues and strengthening stability in…

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 30, 2018/ -- In order to respond to the growing needs of vulnerable displaced women across Libya, UNHCR and UNFPA, with the support of German funding, are currently distributing 8,517 dignity and hygiene kits in 16…

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 30, 2018/ -- 2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement, ratified in both Ireland and Northern Ireland in May 1998, has played a very significant role in creating peace on the island of…

By Robert Golomb President Trump’s announcement on February 28th, two weeks to the day after the February 14th massacre at Marjory Stoneham High School in Parkland, Florida, that he supported comprehensive gun control legislation stunned…

MONROVIA, Liberia, March 29, 2018/ -- Adopting a unanimous resolution, the 15-member body authorized the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to maintain the troop ceiling of 16,215…

KISUMU, Kenya, March 29, 2018/ -- Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, It is an enormous privilege to address this Assembly today. The country which I represent cherishes deeply our deep connections to this city and to this beautiful…

ATHENS, Greece, March 29, 2018/ -- The expansion of cooperation and the deepening of economic relations between Greece and Ethiopia were the subject of the meetings Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, had with…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 28, 2018/ -- Introduction and Background: The genesis of the National Minimum wage starts with the 2014 ANC Election manifesto where it states, “Investigate the modality for the introduction of a national…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 28, 2018/ -- South Africa's new president Cyril Ramaphosa will need to call on all his dealmaking skills to overhaul ailing state-owned firms and tackle land reform if he wants to capitalise on Moody's…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 28, 2018/ -- Remarks by Commissioner for Peace and Security on the Validation of the African Union Continental Results Framework for Monitoring and Reporting on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 28, 2018/ -- Parliamentarians were well-placed to build bridges that turned country boundaries into open hearts reaching out to welcome those forced to seek refuge or a second home and it was important and…