London (AFP) - South Africa's Allister Coetzee has promised the Springboks will relish the physical battle when they face an England side coached by his former colleague Eddie Jones at Twickenham on Saturday. The Springboks have lost five of their last nine Tests, including last month's record 57-15 defeat by world champions New Zealand in Dur ...
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission led by Cheikh Anta Gueye visited Niamey from October 24 to November 7, 2016 to conduct the 2017 Article IV consultation and discuss a successor Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that could support Niger rsquo;s medium-term economic and financial program. At the end of the missio ...
Some 36 countries took a total 53 investment policy measures in the six-month period between May and October this year, most of them relating to the foreign investment and most of them were liberalizing in nature, according to UNCTAD 39;s latest Investment Policy Monitor . Boosting foreign investment is seen as an important means of revivi ...
Rabat (AFP) - A month since winning Morocco's parliamentary elections, Islamist Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane is still haggling over his future governing coalition. The October 7 poll dealt a resounding victory to Benkirane's Justice and Development Party (PJD) -- but not large enough to form the majority needed to form a government alone. ...
Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's national security council on Monday adopted a strategy to fight terrorism and extremism , two days after the Islamic State group said it had killed a soldier. The North African country has experienced a rise in religious extremism since the 2011 revolution that ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Its sec ...
Algiers (AFP) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew to the southern French city of Grenoble on Monday for what the presidency said were periodic medical checks. The 79-year-old had a stroke in 2013 which weakened his mobility and ability to speak. He now uses a wheelchair and works from his residence in Zeralda, west of Algiers. Bo ...
Salaheddine Mezouar gave his first press conference today as COP22 President on the opening day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech. The COP22 President highlighted the positive energy from the opening ceremony earlier in the morning that marked the transition from COP21 Presidency to COP22 Presidency and thanked outgoing COP ...
London (AFP) - South Africa flanker Roelof Smit is likely to miss the rest of his country's tour of Europe after suffered a suspected torn bicep on Monday. Smit sustained the injury while attempting a tackle during a training session with the Springboks in London on Monday. The 23-year-old is awaiting the results of a scan but looks set to be ...
The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, welcomes the announcement by Cabinet of the new Director-General of the Department of Social Development, Mr. Zane Dangor. Mr Dangor has been the Special Advisor to the Minister of Social Development since she was appointed in 2010. Before assuming that position, he previously served ...
The Revitalisation of Industrial Parks Programme is creating jobs in and around townships and rural communities. This was said by the Minister of Trade and Industry during the launch of the Komani Industrial Park revitalisation project that was held by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in collaboration with the Provincial an ...
The UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech kicked off today, just three days after the Paris Climate Change Agreement entered into force. At the opening, Morocco rsquo;s Foreign Minister and newly-elected COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar underscored his country 39;s willingness to host the conference as a demonstration of Africa 3 ...
The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) and the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP12) opened today, November 7, at the Bab Ighli village site in Marrakech with the election of COP 22/CMP12 President Salaheddine Mezouar and the official trans ...
Freetown (AFP) - For almost 20 years, Sierra Leone has avoided using the death penalty. But spurred by public outrage over ritual murders and gang violence, the government is moving once again to hang offenders. The legal community believes one sensational case in particular has driven the government to consider resorting again to capital punish ...
On Thursday, 10th November, at 3.00 p.m. a presentation will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled ldquo;Africa and us: Common challenges and prospects based on data from the African Economic Outlook 2016 rdquo;; an event promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian geopo ...
It is a big approach and an unprecedented opportunity for young Somali referees who were all born during the country rsquo;s civil wars, to benefit from their FIFA youth refereeing course to be organized in the war-weary horn of African nation. Another major step the country has taken forward is that FIFA has tasked a Somali instructor, Ali ...
The Near East and Nile Valley Regional Dialogue on the International Year of Pulses in Cairo, Egypt was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). More than 20 experts met on November 2nd and 3rd[/SU ...
The United States Embassy in Egypt announced today that is it providing $50,000 to the Egyptian Red Crescent to help the people affected by recent flooding in Egypt. The humanitarian assistance funding announced today will allow the Red Crescent to provide critical supplies for families in need. In addition to this funding, the United State ...
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the deadly complex attack that occurred today north of Douentza, in the Mopti region, claiming the life of two Malian civilians and killing one peacekeeper from Togo while injuring seven others. The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the ...
Government rsquo;s fifth National Imbizo Focus Week will be held between 7 and 13 November 2016, under the theme Together we move South Africa forward: Our future ndash; make it work. The National Imbizo Focus Week is in principle a heightened period of engagement between members of the executive and communities. The content ...
African innovators should not confine themselves to one language to develop innovations aimed at addressing local needs facing Africa. This emerged on the second day of the Senior Experts Dialogue (SED-2016) on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), under the theme ldquo;Cities as Innovation Hubs for Africa rsquo;s Transformation rdquo; ...
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