The Powering Africa: Summit (www.PoweringAfrica-Summit.com) will return for a fourth year to the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington D.C. from 28 February to 2nd March 2018 to discuss opportunities to develop and invest in power projects on the African continent. US intergovernmental agencies confirmed for the summit including OPIC, Power Africa and USAID are increasing […]
South Sudan Communities Receiving Regular Aid in Previously Inaccessible Areas
For over a month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been able to provide consistent primary health care in Greater Baggari, South Sudan, which is an area south of Wau town that had been cut off from assistance for over a year. Improved access in recent months has enabled IOM to reach people living […]
Sudan: Urgent call for investigation into the custodial death of a Pharmacist whilst National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) detention in South Darfur
Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate the torture and custodial death of a Pharmacist and alleged ill-treatment and torture of five others accused of misusing emergency drugs at Giraida hospital and selling them to private pharmacies. On 10 January 2018 at 9 AM, six medical professionals attached to Giraida hospital were arrested by NISS of Giraida, […]
Scramble for African Real Estate to Reach Fever Pitch
Demand for investment in African real estate is expected to reach a fever pitch in 2018, and beyond, as the continent’s markets turn to growth after years of trying trading conditions. Following a successful year in which it launched new conferences in challenging economic conditions, Africa's leading provider of real estate development and investment conferences, […]
The 2018 African Economic Outlook will be launched today
The launch of the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) 2018 flagship African Economic Outlook (AEO) report, the first to ever be released in January of a calendar year and at the Bank’s Headquarters in Abidjan will be streamed live on Facebook as follows – English: http://APO.af/pDeGXQ The African Economic Outlook bridges a critical knowledge gap on […]
Central African Republic: Violence Fuels “Neglected Humanitarian Tragedy,” with Half of Population in Need of Aid
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warns that humanitarian conditions in the Central African Republic (CAR) are rapidly deteriorating, with half of the population in need of humanitarian aid. One in five people from the CAR have been forced from their homes by escalating violence, the highest level of displacement since the crisis […]
South Africa: President Zuma to Receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-Designate
President Jacob Zuma will today, 17 January 2018, receive Letters of Credence and Letters of Recall from Ambassadors and High Commissioners-designate at a credentials ceremony that will take place at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The following Heads-designate from thirteen (13) countries will present their letters to the President: The Kingdom of Spain, Syrian […]
U.S. Statement on the Ethiopian Government’s Decision to Release Detainees
U.S. Statement on the Ethiopian Government’s Decision to Release Detainees: We are encouraged by the Ethiopian Government’s decision to drop charges and pardon detainees, including political leaders, as a tangible step toward its stated goal of widening political space for all Ethiopians. We are aware that reviews of additional cases are underway, and hope they […]
South Africa: Committee on Higher Education and Training Notes Efforts Institutions and Department are Making in the Registraton Process, Says Chair
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Ms. Connie September, has welcomed extra efforts the higher education and training institutions and the Department of Higher Education and Training were making in dealing with registration challenges. “Whilst taking issue with the short period within which they had to respond to the new […]
Red Cross activates disaster response as Tropical cyclone Berguitta threatens Mauritius and La Réunion
Mauritius and La Réunion are on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Berguitta moves towards southern Indian Ocean this week. Red Cross disaster response teams are readying response plans in anticipation of the cyclone’s landfall. “This dangerous cyclone puts at risk hundreds of lives in Mauritius and La Réunion. Our teams in both countries are prepositioning […]