Download logo FIFA (www.FIFA.com) Coaching Development programme aims to raise standards of coaching education globally; Technical development leaders from all six confederations in attendance; Successful pilot programmes share findings from technical workshops. FIFA’s Coaching Development team joined up with technical experts from all six confederations for a FIFA technical development workshop in Dubai last week, learning and sharing […]

BUTEC (www.BUTEC.com) based in UAE, a leading contracting group in the MENA and GCC regions, has recently completed the takeover of 17 Energy Services companies in Africa previously owned by the energy global player, ENGIE Group. The acquisition process was completed on the 31st of March 2022, following the initial agreement signed on the 16th […]

Download logo Following consultation with UEFA and the member associations concerned, FIFA (www.FIFA.com) can confirm the dates for the two remaining matches of the European qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off path involving Ukraine. The European qualifying play-off between Scotland and Ukraine will be played on 1 June and the winners will […]

Download logo The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Ms Nonhlanhla Ncube-Ndaba, has welcomed the arrest of six men in connection with the killing of elderly women in Cacadu’s Zingqolweni Village in the Eastern Cape. Ms Ncube-Ndaba said: “The swift arrest of the alleged killers of the Zingqolweni Village’s […]

Download logo The ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy and Mines was in Cotonou, Benin on 7 and 8 April 2022, to assess the progress of construction works at the WAPP Information and Coordination Centre. The Commissioner kick-started his visit by inspecting the ICC site where construction has been ongoing since 2017 in the Abomey, Calavi district of […]

Download logo As subnational violence surges in parts of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, communities here are also grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by climate change and COVID-19. Recent weeks have also seen rising political tensions and competition. It is against this complex backdrop, that the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of […]

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), approved two new financing facilities for EUR 35 million in favor of the Union of Comoros, with EUR 25 million dedicated to support the import of energy commodities such as petroleum products and LPG, while EUR 10 million will be allocated to the import of food commodities. […]

African Financial Technology Company, today, changes name to Nomba (www.Nomba.com) as it transitions into an omni-channel payment platform providing tools to enable businesses grow. The company has expanded its range of services to provide easy-to-use business tools for all kinds of businesses to accept, process and manage payments online and offline. These tools will offer […]

Download logo The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of South Africa over the victims of floods caused by heavy rains that swept through the city of Durban and resulted in deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to […]

Download logo Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases have fallen for the past 16 weeks, while deaths have dropped for the last eight. Infections—largely due to the Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave—have tanked from a peak of over 308 000 cases weekly at the […]