United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Burundi's president has asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a new envoy less than two weeks after the emissary returned from crisis talks in Bujumbura, according to a letter seen by AFP on Monday. President Pierre Nkurunziza said in the letter sent last week that Ban and incoming Secretary-Gen ...

MARRAKESH, November 14, 2016 ndash; The impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption, and forces some 26 million people into poverty each year, a new report from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) reveals. ldquo;Severe clima ...

The role of tourism in implementing the Paris Agreement was on the table on the occasion of the 22nd Session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP22). The International Symposium of the Sustainable Tourism Programme of the United Nations 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP), held duri ...

On November 7-11, 2016 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of South Africa and Namibia non-resident Andrei Molchan visited Windhoek (Namibia) to participate in the international conference laquo;Invest in Namibia raquo;. The Belarusian delegation also included representatives of the Be ...

The British Government expresses its concern at recent incidents of political violence in Ghana in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December. We condemn all violent acts by the supporters of any political party, including any occurring as a result of holding electoral campaign events close to the private homes ...

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and its regulatory agencies; the National Consumer Commission (NCC), and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) together with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and Sol Plaatje Local Municipality will roll out its safer paraffin stoves awareness campaign to K ...

DW rsquo;s new multi-media project ldquo;The Migration Dilemma rdquo; traces the dangerous journey to Europe undertaken by West African refugees. Reporters look into the social consequences of this exodus on the families and communities that have been left behind, and they discuss alternatives to fleeing with African youths and decision-makers. ...

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz dissolved the government on Monday in an attempt to solve a political succession crisis that has paralysed the tiny west African state. Guinea-Bissau has been in the throes of a power struggle since August 2015, when Vaz sacked then prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, leader of the ruli ...

At the 2016 meeting, which took place from the 7th to the 9th of November, 2016, The embassy of France in Ghana was represented by Mr Jean-Luc Mure, Head of Coorperation, French Embassy and Mr. Daniel Doe, Campus France coordinator. Two representatives from the University of Ghana Legon and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) ...

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is scheduled to undertake a Working Visit to Munich, Bavaria, on 14-15 November 2016, before proceeding to Berlin to co-chair the 9th SA-Germany Bi-National Commission. The working visit to the Free State of Bavaria (Bavaria) provides an opportunity to further promote S ...

A special Oceans Action Event at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) is bringing together over 400 high-level participants from around the world to advance oceans and climate change issues and to pledge concrete actions in support of the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal number 14, which is to conserve and sustainably ...

HE Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the president of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), has appealed to Somali pubic and the international community to urgently help Somali people affected by the drought in parts of the country. ldquo;I appeal to the Somali people, wherever they are all over the world to help and stand shoulder to shoulder with ...

The Honourable St eacute;phane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday visited Addis Ababa to build on Canada rsquo;s relationship with Ethiopia, an important partner in the region. Ethiopia is the final stop of the Minister rsquo;s visit to Africa, which also included Nigeria and Kenya. During his visit, the Minister reiterated his co ...

Construction began today on a new market in Rajaf which aims to to enhance livelihoods and promote peace in a community impacted by conflict in Juba in July. Members of the Jondoru community in Rajaf County gathered on Friday to celebrate the progress on the market, which aims to serve approximately nine thousand residents, as well as vario ...

Nestled on a peninsula overlooking the world 39;s biggest graveyard of ships, the port of Nouadhibou may hold the key to a better future for Mauritania 39;s 3.9 million people, of whom 42% live in poverty. For years, Mauritania 39;s economy ran on the iron ore buried deep beneath its Sahara desert sands. But Chinese demand for iron ore ha ...

The 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) kick-started Monday, 7 November in Marrakesh (Morocco). A collaborative partnership between the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the ...

The following multi-disciplinary workshops are held for artists : painting, photography, video art, screen-printing, monotype, engraving, plants, etc. Artist invited in residence are selected as follows, their talent, their creativity, and the engagement on the artistic scene. Arkane Africa campaigns for Art and all forms of free artistic ...

Marrakech, November 14, 2016 ndash; Today, during the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech, local leaders from 7,100 cities announced the collective impact of the ...

The Honourable St eacute;phane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday visited African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he reinforced his support for African-led efforts to address the pressing challenges facing the continent, in particular in the areas of security, governance and the rule of law. Canada strongly sup ...

The augmentation of access under the ECF arrangement will help the authorities rsquo; commitment to protect social spending. Bold structural reforms are necessary for Chad rsquo;s development efforts, especially given oil revenue volatility. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today comp ...