The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 10th August 2021, commissioned the $16 million Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory, a company operating under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, at Domfete, in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. Government, through Ghana Exim Bank and ADB Bank Ghana, facilitated the acquisition of the […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sends Message to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs
Download logo HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates in the Kingdom of Morocco Nasser Bourita, received today a written message from HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. The message was delivered […]
Coronavirus – Africa: Medical Product Alert N?5/2021: Falsified COVISHIELD vaccine
Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to falsified COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Corona Virus Vaccines (Recombinant)) identified in the WHO African Region, and the WHO South-East Asia Region. The falsified products were reported to WHO in July and August 2021. The genuine manufacturer of COVISHIELD (Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.) has confirmed that the products […]
United States Delivers 20 Brand New Buses to North Sinai Governorate
Download logo Today, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 20 new, locally-manufactured buses to the North Sinai Governorate. These buses, worth $1.8 million, equivalent to EGP 28.4 million, will ensure that communities in Central Sinai have access to workplaces, commerce, education, and government services. USAID Acting Mission Director, Margaret […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: Minister Blade Nzimande on Cape-Bio Green Light to manufacture COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits locally
Download logo The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, is pleased to announce that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has authorised local biotechnology company CapeBio to manufacture rapid COVID19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits. The COVID-19 test kits, co-developed by CapeBio and the Council for Scientific and Industrial […]
Coronavirus – ECOWAS: COVID-19 update (15 August 2021)
Confirmed cases: 566,452 Deaths (CFR%): 7,583 (1.34%) Recovered (%): 513,892 (90.7%) Active (%): 44,976 (7.9%) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of ECOWAS Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (ECOWAS RCSDC). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Severe Underfunding of Somalia Humanitarian Response Leading to Reduced Support of the Population Most in Need, IRC Warns
Download logo Somalia is facing the worst funding constraints seen in more than half a decade, as the country confronts heightened conflict, increased displacement as well as escalating food insecurity due to unreliable rainfall patterns and locust outbreaks. Without adequate funding for humanitarian organizations, those in need, especially the 2.9 million people who are displaced, […]
Ambassador Bader Winds up Kwacjok, Wau Inspection Visit
Download logo The European Union (EU) Ambassador to South Sudan, Christian Bader, accompanied among others by Hon. Simon Mijok Mijak, Minister of Road and Bridges and The United Nations Offices for Projects (UNOPS) Country Representative, Peter Mutoredzanwa, has concluded his inspection visit in Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal states from August 10 to 12. Ambassador […]
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for the Arab States organizes a National Training Workshop on Sendai Framework Monitor for Somalia
Download logo Under the umbrella of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in Somalia, the UNDRR ROAS organized a National Training Workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. The workshop brought together 30 participants from different ministries, public administrations and offices, national centers, and media to […]
Visit of Foreign Minister Mevl?t ?avu?o?lu to Algeria, 14-15 August 2021
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Algeria on 14-15 August 2021, to discuss our very good bilateral relations and regional issues. On the first day of his program in Algiers, Minister Çavuşoğlu had a productive meeting with Ramtane Lamamra, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. A joint press conference was held following the meeting. Minister Çavuşoğlu […]