African Press Organization Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on October 10, 2021 - 10:33 GMT

Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility receives $150 million from Green Climate Fund

Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has welcomed $150 million investment in its Desert to Power G5 Financing Facility from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The GCF approved the amount at its 30th Board meeting this week. Desert-to-Power …

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Published on October 10, 2021 - 09:02 GMT

Tunisia Takes the lead in Africa Cup Three Day Tournament

Tunisia got off to a flying start scoring a try within the first minutes of the game. The game was played beneath the iconic dome of El Menzeh’s sports complex in Tunisia’s capital city of Tunis on Saturday 9th of October. A small but enthusiastic crowd …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 17:27 GMT

UN Military Adviser visits UNMISS temporary operating base in Koch

Preventing conflict from breaking out or swiftly mitigating its effects on innocent civilians by establishing temporary bases in hotspots is a key priority for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Our aim is to make sure our Blue Helmets …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 14:55 GMT

IOM Condemns Killing of Six Migrants at Detention Centre in Tripoli

Download logo Six migrants were killed and at least 24 others injured at the Mabani detention centre in Tripoli when armed guards started shooting following a riot and an attempted escape, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today. IOM …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 14:04 GMT

IABW 2021: Italia Africa Business Week - 5th edition ROME 09-10 October 2021

“Building back better together”! This is the slogan of the fifth edition of Italia Africa Business Week (IABW) (https://IABW.eu), the first and most important Italian-African business forum, which will take place the 9 and 10 October 2021 in Rome, in …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 13:17 GMT

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Chad

Download logo Chad’s economic and financial situation and medium-term prospects have steadily worsened due to a series of long-lasting shocks since the onset of the pandemic coupled with delays in donor support caused by insufficient progress on debt …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 13:17 GMT

Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) industrial diagnostic study validated by Rwandan stakeholders

An industrial diagnostic study carried out by experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been validated by Rwanda’s Permanent Secretary the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Yves Bernard Ningabire, and other relevant …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 12:29 GMT

Human Rights Council appoints a Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the context of climate change and a ...

Download logo The Human Rights Council this afternoon appointed a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and a Special Rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Burundi. In a …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 12:29 GMT

Secretary-General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meets Minister of International Relations of South Africa

Download logo HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Friday with HE Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa Naledi Pandor, during his visit to Pretoria. …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 09:08 GMT

Uganda's Ministry of Health, with support from KOICA and WHO launches 5- year project to improve Maternal, Child and Adolescent ...

Download logo The Government of Uganda with support from the Government of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a five-year project to improve Maternal, Child and Adolescent …

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Published on October 9, 2021 - 08:16 GMT

New Ebola case in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Download logo The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo today announced that a new case of Ebola has been detected in the health zone of Butsili in North Kivu Province, where a previous outbreak was declared over 3 May 2021. The Goma …

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Published on October 8, 2021 - 18:52 GMT

United Nations welcomes the JMC's signing of action plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces

Download logo The 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) concluded today a three-day meeting at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where they agreed on, and signed a comprehensive Action Plan, which will be the cornerstone for the gradual, balanced, and …

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Published on October 8, 2021 - 17:33 GMT

Land Complaints and Dispute Resolution Committee Presents Report to Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio

Download logo His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received a report on the findings of the Complaints and Dispute Resolution Committee that was mandated to investigate land disputes in the Western Area from April 2018 to January 2021. …

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Published on October 8, 2021 - 17:33 GMT

Coronavirus: United States Provides Additional $4 Million for Urgent COVID-19 Assistance in Botswana

Download logo The United States Government—through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) —announces an additional $4 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance funding for Botswana. This additional assistance from the historic American …

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