Paris (AFP) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) on Wednesday denied persistent rumours that next year's Africa Cup of Nations will be moved from Gabon. Gabon is scheduled to host the event from January 14 to February 5, although the country is mired in political crisis. In a statement the CAF said its president Issa Hayatou had stres ...
The National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) feted the graduation of the first batch of 226 inmates and prison staff trained in eight trades at the Vocational Training Centre in Juba Central Prison. In a ceremony held at the Vocational Training Centre on Tuesday, 134 (10 female) inmates were honored for successfully completing the four-m ...
The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Danny Faure, undertook a working visit to Abu Dhabi following an invitation from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. During their meeting yesterday, President Faure and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bi ...
The protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, which was agreed in 2005, is intended to formalize a decision to ease poorer WTO members rsquo; access to affordable medicines. The protocol allows exporting countries to grant compulsory licences (i.e. licences granted without the patent holder rsquo;s consent) to their generic suppliers to manufactur ...
On 21 November 2016, the Association of German School Societies in Namibia (AGDS) and Cultural Counsellor at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Namibia Ullrich Kinne saw off 19 students from different Windhoek schools, who were leaving on a student exchange to Germany. The AGDS, together with the Association for German Cultur ...
Seychelles was a prominent voice for the oceans at the United Nations climate change conference (COP22) that ended in Marrakech, Morocco, last Friday with Ambassador Ronny Jumeau being chosen to report on the oceans to a high-level plenary meeting. He spoke at several other oceans events and was also in demand at activities organised by and ...
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced, from Madagascar, that the Government of Canada is providing over $7.5 million for three projects that will be implemented in Madagascar. Canada is announcing the approval of a $6.2-million project aimed at enhancing education and ...
European Union in Kenya partners with Peace Brigades International on the 39;International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 39; on Friday, November 25, 2016 for the launch of a toolkit for Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in Nairobi 39;s urban settlements. Women Human Rights defenders are often confronted with gende ...
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA ndash; Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : ldquo;Territorialization of Industrial Policy and Inclusive Growth rdquo;. This event will take place with the participation of the Tunisian Minister of Industry Zied Ladhari, ...
Sierra Leone 39;s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley, on Friday 4th November 2016 received the Director-General of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea Mrs. Shinhee Cho and her Delegation at the Sierra Leone Mission in Seoul, Korea 39;s capital. Also attending this ...
The Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department at the Central Military Commission of the People rsquo;s Republic of China, General Wang Guanzhong, paid a courtesy call to President Danny Faure at State House yesterday. General Wang and his delegation are in Seychelles to pursue discussions and explore new avenues to enhance the bilateral cooper ...
On 21 and 22 November, 2016, a 15-member business delegation from Germany representing nine companies from the mining and infrastructure sectors visited Namibia, accompanied by Mr. Ullrich Kinne, Commercial Counsellor at the German Embassy, to explore business opportunities. This was the fifth German business delegation to Namibia this year. ...
Over 32 countries have assembled in Addis Ababa for the annual Africa review and follow up of the progress in achieving the World Summit on Information (WSIS) outcomes. The experts in attendance are also focusing on emerging issues in ICT in relation to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Organized by the Eco ...
Kigali (AFP) - A Rwandan priest-turned-politician said Wednesday he had been blocked from boarding a plane to his country, where he planned to register his opposition party and run for president. The return of former priest Thomas Nahimana after 11 years in exile in France sparked fierce debate in Rwanda where pro-government media accuse him of ...
LAGOS, Nigeria, 23 November 2016,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- SAP 39;s ambitious goal of equipping 5 million African youth with basic coding skills by 2025 took a bold step forward following the release of the results of this year 39;s Africa Code Week. Almost 427,000 youth from 30 African countries completed training between 15 and 23 October, ...
MARRAKECH -- Representatives of dozens of developing countries, including Africa, small island states, least developed countries and Central American countries joined COP President Morocco in launching the Marrakech Global Partnership on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The Global Partnership is a major outcome on clean energy fro ...
Award recognizes strong project execution on Eskom rsquo;s Medupi Medupi is a 6x794 MW power plant under construction that will cover the energy needs of approximately 3.5 million households Unit 6 achieved commercial operation on 23 August 2015 and Unit 5 was synchronized to the grid ahead of schedule in September 2016 h ...
New research released by global travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation ( www.Sabre.com ), has revealed that African air travel spend is expected to rise 24% with the introduction of the pan-African passport in 2018. The new passport will enable African travellers to visit other countries on the continent without a visa. The comprehen ...
The Honourable St eacute;phane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement: ldquo;Today, the United Nations General Assembly rsquo;s Third Committee adopted a resolution on child, early and forced marriage, led by ...
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