DRC: MSF Responds to the New Ebola Outbreak in Beni

Download logo This week, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched Ebola virus disease management activities in the Beni health zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo, supporting the efforts of the Ministry of Health. In the Butsili and Kanzulinzuli health centers, MSF’s response focuses on triage, detection, and isolation of suspected cases. Our teams, alongside those of […]

UNMISS hands over police posts in Western Equatoria to improve law and order

For the longest time, local police officers in remote Saura and Sakure, Western Equatoria, have been doing their best to maintain law and order in their respective administrative divisions by working under mango trees. They had no detention facilities to hold suspects. Toilets were non-existent. All that changed, thanks to two Quick Impact Projects spearheaded […]

UAE: Ensure the right to remedy to hundreds of African workers following racially motivated detentions and deportations

Download logo Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out a sweeping campaign arbitrarily detaining and deporting at least 375 African migrant workers who were seized from their homes in terrifying night-time raids, taken to prison where they were subjected to degrading treatment and other multiple human rights violations, before being collectively deported without […]

Meeting of Foreign Minister Mevl?t ?avu?o?lu with Foreign Minister Ch?rif Mahamat Zene of Chad, 25 October 2021

On 25 October 2021, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a meeting in Ankara with Chérif Mahamat Zene of Chad. During the meeting, the preparations for the visit of the President of Chad to Turkey on 27 October 2021 were discussed. On the same day, Minister Çavuşoğlu also met with Gjorge Ivanov, former President of North […]

Nigerian President Receives Qatari Ambassador Credentials

HE President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari received the credentials of HE Ali bin Ghanim Al Hajri as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. HE the Ambassador conveyed greetings of HH the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to HE the […]

The African Energy Chamber Announces list of Africa's Top 25 Movers and Shakers for 2022

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org) recently announced the launch of the highly anticipated ‘State of African Energy 2022’ outlook. Comprising an outline for Africa’s energy sector, the report provides reliable and actional information on Africa’s energy industry, emphasizing challenges and opportunities, and paving the way for an influx of investment in the continent’s lucrative […]

'The State of African Energy 2022' Energy Chamber Launches its Highly Anticipated Annual Report

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org) has officially launched its highly anticipated 2022 outlook for the African energy sector. Dubbed ‘The State of African Energy 2022,’ the report provides a detailed understanding of the continent’s sector, introducing key insights and reliable and actionable information through the exploration of the forces shaping Africa’s energy industry. Representing […]

Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 17 million under-five children aiming to end the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The campaign was officially launched by the Ministry of Health and polio partners in Hawassa, Sidama, alongside the commemoration of World Polio Day […]

Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in Sudan

Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has learned with deep dismay of the serious development of the current situation in Sudan, which has resulted, among other things, in the arrest of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdock and other civilian officials. The Chairperson calls for the immediate resumption of consultations between […]

UN in Somalia welcomes holding of direct elections in three districts in Puntland

Download logo Representatives from the United Nations today visited Qardho in a show of solidarity with the people of Puntland as citizens participated in a ‘one person, one vote’ electoral process in three districts of the Federal Member State. The United Nations in Somalia believes that the successful completion of ‘one person, one vote’ elections […]