ECA to launch 2nd generation Country Profiles at upcoming African Development Week

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will launch the second generation of its ECA Country Profiles on Saturday 25 March on the margins of the African Development Week (Dakar, 23 – 28 March 2017). Twenty one country reports will be released, covering Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, […]

Head of the European Union in Ghana Pays Courtesy Call on the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Accra

The Head of the European Union in Ghana Ambassador William Hanna on Tuesday14 March, 2017, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ms. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, in her office in Accra. The purpose of the meeting was for the European Union Ambassador to formally introduce himself to the new Minister […]

Egyptian Officials Trained on Identifying, Investigating Cases of Human Trafficking, Smuggling

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized a four-day training on migration and human rights in the context of human trafficking and migrant smuggling for 20 law enforcement officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Interior. The training focused on victim identification, interviewing techniques, investigation procedures, and crime scene investigation for cases of human trafficking and […]

European Union Ambassador: Talks with the Sudanese stakeholders open and constructive

Today, Ambassador Jean-Michel Dumond, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Sudan announced to the journalists after the end of a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the talks with the Sudanese officials were “open” and “constructive”.   The European Union Ambassador said: “Fifteen representatives of the European Union member states for EU […]

Belgian Ambassador Bids Farewell to President Faure

The outgoing Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Seychelles, Mrs Roxane de Bilderling, paid a farewell call on President Danny Faure at State House this morning, at the end of her tenure in office based in Nairobi, Kenya. President Faure expressed his sincere appreciation for the work concluded by Ambassador de […]

Thousands in urgent need of assistance in cyclone-hit Madagascar; Red Cross launches emergency appeal

Tens of thousands of people are displaced in Madagascar and need urgent humanitarian assistance after powerful Cyclone Enawo battered the island with torrential rain and wind, destroying homes and flooding farms and communities. Officials from the country’s disaster management agency estimate dozens of deaths, nearly 200 injuries, over 84,500 people displaced from their homes, and […]

Claviger Hosts First Five City Sales Roadshow from 18th to 23rd March across the Middle East

Claviger (www.ClavigerME.com), a comprehensive Sales and Marketing Agency specializing in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism that recently launched its operations in the Middle East will host its first five city sales roadshow from 18th to 23rd March 2017 with customer events in Kuwait City, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. These events will showcase the Agency’s […]

Vienna tops Mercer’s 19th Quality of Living ranking

Infrastructure is pivotal in determining quality of living for expats and cities Vienna ranks highest for quality of living for the 8th year in a row Singapore ranks first for city infrastructure South Africa’s highest ranked city, Durban, ranks 87th for quality of living, 135th for infrastructure    Despite increased political and financial volatility in […]

The Nigerian Stock Exchange X-Gen News Alert – Continental Reinsurance Plc

Company Name: Continental Reinsurance Plc (www.Continental-Re.com) Company Symbol: Continsure [Continsure]>> Company Reports Market Summary Continental Reinsurance Plc Audited Financial Statements For The Year Ended December 31, 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2015 N'000 N'000 Turnover 22,406,048 19,738,040 Profit Before Tax 4,651,687 2,915,592 Taxation (1,533,052) (772,805) Profit After Tax 3,118,635 2,142,787 Dividend 14 Kobo 12 Kobo Eps […]

U.S. Reassures Support for South Sudan

The United States does not provide training, equipment or any other type of support to opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government of South Sudan. Recent assertions in local media that the United States is providing such support are false, baseless and not in the interest of peace in South Sudan. The United States reiterates its […]