The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced $3.3 million for five more winners of the Combating Zika and Future Threats Grand Challenge, bringing the total investment to $30 million. From unmanned aerial vehicles delivering critical medical supplies in remote areas to the use of big data and machine learning to ...
The British High Commissioner, Brian Olley hosted a reception on 4 October at his Residence in Yaounde to launch the expansion of the Business Coalition Against Corruption (BCAC) to include in future British, Canadian, Italian, French and US companies in Cameroon. The reception was in the presence of Mr. Neil Wigan, the Director of Africa, ...
AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, H.E Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, yesterday urged African leaders to continue to champion the cause of aflatoxin mitigation in order to create policies and an enabling environment that would allow for evidence based action plans to be implemented by various stakeholders. Speaking during the 2[SUP ...
The U.S. Agency for International Development 39;s (USAID) U.S. Global Development Lab has announced $6.2 million in new grants to 12 organizations from around the world. The awards are funded through the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program, an open innovation fund that sources, tests, and scales breakthrough ideas that address globa ...
The initiative, developed together with USAID and ACE, will enhance the access to finance for private sector companies and will primarily target the development of agricultural storage capacity in the country. As such it will contribute to key developmental priorities of Malawi, including private sector development, increased food security and ...
John Kerry, Secretary of State: On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my warmest congratulations to the people of Equatorial Guinea as you celebrate your nation rsquo;s Independence Day, October 12. The United States values its friendship with you and looks forward to continuing our work together in pursuit of ...
Ambassador Gaspard presented Liliesleaf Farm CEO Nicholas Wolpe with a U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant totaling $103,329 at a signing ceremony in Rivonia on October 12. Liliesleaf Farm was selected to receive the grant following a worldwide competition for funds dedicated by the U.S. government to the preservation o ...
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 631st meeting, held on 6 October 2016, adopted the following decision on the situation in Burundi: Council, 1. Takes note of the briefing made by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission for the Great Lakes region, Professor Ibrahima Fall, as well as ...
U.S. expert Kathryne Kurth will conduct a lecture and discussion with journalists on U.S. Presidential Election. She will discuss on how the U.S. Elections work, Election Reporting, Analysis of the media presentation of the candidates followed by a question and answer session. You are invited to attend the lecture at : Date: Thursday, ...
President Jacob Zuma has noted the announcement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regarding the summons issued to the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan. The President has urged the NPA and other institutions concerned to conduct the matter with the necessary dignity and respect. ldquo;Our society is anchored on the rule of ...
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma welcomes the start of the Guinea Bissau dialogue in Conakry, under the ECOWAS Mediator H.E. Alpha Cond eacute;, President of the Republic of Guinea. The Chairperson commends President Alpha Cond eacute; for leading regional efforts to bring to an end the current impa ...
Close to 200,000 girls across Sierra Leone will be supported by a new project, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), led by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), and implemented in collaboration with UNICEF and partners, to improve the transition and completion rates of girls in secondary school. ...
Following discussions held between IMF staff and the Ivoirien authorities during the 2016 Annual Meetings in Washington, a staff-level agreement was reached on a three-year program that could be supported by two arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for SDR 487.8 million (about USD 674.3 mill ...
The Secretary-General welcomes the start of an inclusive dialogue among political leaders, civil society and religious communities of Guinea-Bissau today in Guinea. The dialogue is the crucial first step in implementing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) roadmap to end the political crisis, which political leaders agreed to ...
On Monday 10 October the Consul, Samuel Paice, participated in a commemoration of the 14th annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, organised by the Ugandan civil society organisation, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI). The theme of the half-day commemoration event was, ldquo;The Death Penalty in Uganda: Justice vs. Vengeance rd ...
The British High Commission Accra was honoured to welcome former England goalkeeper David James MBE to meet staff and to showcase the world renowned FA Cup. The Emirates FA Cup trophy has embarked on it rsquo;s first-ever tour of Africa, courtesy of the competition rsquo;s title sponsor Emirates. Emirates FA Cup ambassador and former England in ...
The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, undertook an official visit to Juba, South Sudan, on 10 October 2016, during which he was received by the President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit. The President and the Commissioner held extensive discussions on the situation in Sout ...
The killing of a prominent opposition leader on October 8, 2016, in Maputo puts ongoing peace talks in Mozambique at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Jeremias Pondeca, 55, was a former member of parliament representing the opposition party RENAMO. He was also a member of a team preparing a meeting between President Filipe Nyusi and the ...
As part of the food security month activities, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), together with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will commemorate World Food Day on 14 October 2016 at Nkume Sports Field in uMlalazi L ...
There are only two weeks left to apply for the 2017 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship and the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria invites all interested candidates in South Africa to apply for this professional development program created by President Barack Obama. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama rsquo;s Y ...
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