Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports of La Francophonie (CONFEJES) announces Hybrid Mega-Conference in December 2021

In December 2021, the Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports of La Francophonie also known as CONFEJES will turn 52. A date that the General Secretariat of this intergovernmental organization would like to mark with a milestone in the light of the challenges facing young people from French-speaking countries spread all over the world. […]

Somali Women's Political Forum Rally Support for Women Candidates

Download logo A two-day Women’s Political Participation Forum, which brought together a cross-section of women politicians, academics, women candidates, and human rights activists, concluded on Wednesday in Mogadishu, with calls for the country to embrace inclusive politics in order to allow women play a meaningful role in nation-building. Key among the discussions at the conference […]

World Leaders Must Turn Attention to the Dire Humanitarian Situation in Libya

Download logo As world leaders meet today in Paris for the international conference on Libya’s forthcoming elections, hosted by France, the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for real action to address the growing humanitarian needs of Libyans and migrants across the country. “Displaced Libyans and migrants tell us they want a better life for their families […]

Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan Visits Flood-affected Areas and Warns of a Climate Emergency

Download logo The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Arafat Jamal, recently met with flood-affected people in Jonglei and Unity states. He warns of a climate emergency and calls for further investment in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to avoid a repeat of flooding year after year. “Vast areas of the country […]

Polio Surveillance in Namibia

Download logo Namibia was certified polio free since October 2008 and had continued routine and national immunization campaigns to maintain its polio free status. However, the country remains at high risk for vaccine derived polio viruses due to low detection of Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases in the bordering regions which is used as an indicator […]

International Health Regulations Focal Point Network in Namibia

Download logo As signatory to the International Health Regulations (IHR), Namibia is required to strengthen its core capacities for health security.  Following the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in 2016, the country invested resources to attend to the recommendations from the JEE report. A National Action Plan for Health Security was also launched in 2020. As […]

Barrows Hotel Enterprises Focuses on Hotel Improvements

Barrows (BarrowsHotels.com), the provider of hotel investment and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East and Africa is expanding its professional core activities with Property Improvement Projects and Hotel Improvement Projects as part of the preparations for the scheduled SPAC Merger in 2023. The organization has been involved in hotel investments since 2008 and […]

Scaling up child survival programs

Download logo A call to enhance child survival programs across the country dominated discussions during commemoration of the World Pneumonia and Prematurity Days marked jointly on Thursday in Nairobi. Health stakeholders deliberated on innovative technological solutions aimed at reducing deaths of children under five through low cost interventions for protection, prevention and treatment of diseases. […]

The African Energy Chamber Launches African Green Dialogue Initiative at African Energy Week 2021

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is proud to announce the official launch of the African Green Energy Dialogue Initiative. Established in collaboration with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbon of Equatorial Guinea, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of Senegal and the office of the special […]

Training Opportunity for African Sports Journalists

In order to improve the performance of Media Professionals willing to cover the next TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations and other Major Sporting Events, the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.uar-aub.org), RAI-Italia based in Roma and the Training Centre of Perugia will organize a High Quality Online Course for the benefit of African Sports Journalists. […]