Dozens of finance and foreign ministers met this week to call for radical action to reform the international financial architecture, empower developing countries in international institutions and channel trillions of dollars towards sustainable development in Africa and other developing countries. Nine years after the historic agreement on financing for development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, United […]
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Inaugurates Solarization of Three Hospitals in Ghana
Download logo The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is proud to announce the inauguration of solarization projects at three hospitals in Ghana. These projects include a 61KWp system at Finney Hospital, a 21KWp system at Barnor Memorial Hospital, and a 30KWp system at Mother-Love Hospital. Developed and implemented in partnership with […]
Tunisia: Amnesty International’s Secretary General denounces rollback of human rights upon concluding four-day visit
Download logo Upon completing a four-day visit to Tunisia, in which she met with human rights defenders, civil society representatives, the Tunisian Judges Association, lawyers, political parties, journalists, victims of human rights violations and families of arbitrarily detained people, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “It is alarming and distressing to witness the drastic […]
Merck Foundation Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Botswana President & First Lady to launch long term partnership to build healthcare capacity, stop infertility Stigma & Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Support girl education in Botswana
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) declared Botswana First Lady as Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, stop GBV and support girl education; Merck Foundation Chairperson & CEO meet Botswana President and First Lady to acknowledge their Alumni and Award winners; Merck Foundation marking strong milestone of Transforming Patient Care Landscape and Supporting Girl […]
Uganda: Children’s Parliament calls for end to hunger, malnutrition
Download logo The second National Children's Parliament has proposed agricultural development and sensitisation as a strategy to address the hunger and malnutrition crisis in the country. The Children’s Parliament sat on Friday, 26 July 2024, at Parliament House under the theme “A call to end child hunger and malnutrition,” where Ms Catherine Nanono was […]
Uganda: Aleper eulogised for uniting Karamoja
Download logo Members of Parliament have eulogised the late Hon. Simon Peter Aleper and described him as a rock that was unshakable and a uniting factor for Karamoja and Uganda. During a special sitting on Thursday, 25 July 2024, the MPs, through a motion tabled by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja remembered Aleper as a patriot […]
Call for the 2024-2025 Fellowship for Young African Professionals
Download logo The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has announced the opening for applications for the “ECA Fellowships for Young African Professionals.” The program aims to engage young Africans in skill and capacity development for Africa's social dimensions. It focuses on training and mentorship to cultivate highly skilled human capital for success in […]
Uganda: Northern Corridor Integration Projects Drive Regional Progress
Download logo Day 2 of the ongoing Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIPs), cluster meetings for Single Customs Territory and the Technical Officials’ Meeting of the Immigration, Tourism, Trade, Labour, and Services (ITTLS) Cluster at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Kigali, marked a pivotal moment in implementation of the directives from the 14th NCIPs Heads of […]
South Sudan eyes Water Convention accession for stronger water governance and development opportunities
Download logo South Sudan, the world’s newest nation and a landlocked country in Eastern Central Africa, is situated in the middle of the basin of the Nile River, Africa’s longest river. Sharing significant transboundary wetlands, experiencing annual catastrophic floods and droughts and facing immense development and humanitarian challenges, South Sudan views strengthened transboundary cooperation as […]
Strengthening Fisheries Cooperation: Indonesian Ambassador Meets with Angolan Minister of Fisheries
Download logo During his working visit to Angola, Ambassador Wisnu Edi Pratignyo, met with Carmen Sacramento Neto, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, on Thursday, July 25. The two discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the fisheries sector. “The Indonesian government has provided development aid in the form of land fisheries training to friendly […]