Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Anne C. Richard, announced on July 13 from Cameroon nearly $27 million in new humanitarian assistance to support those affected by Boko Haram violence across the Lake Chad Basin region. Together with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Toby Lanzer, […]
Government and partners to deliberate on inclusive education to promote learning for children with disabilities
Government and partners to deliberate on inclusive education to promote learning for children with disabilities WHAT: The Ministry of Education, Science, technology and Sports, the Uganda Society for Disabled (USDC), UNICEF and other key stakeholders have organized a high level consensus building workshop on inclusive education. The stakeholders’ meeting aims at developing a common understanding […]
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Burundi
The Secretary-General condemns the assassination of Hafsa Mossi, former Burundian Minister for East African Community Affairs and Member of the East African Legislative Assembly, in Bujumbura this morning. He extends his deepest condolences to Ms. Mossi’s family. This despicable act of violence only serves to promote divisions, entrench mistrust, and destabilize the country. The Secretary-General […]
IMF Staff Concludes 2016 Article IV Mission to Equatorial Guinea
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Montfort Mlachila, visited Malabo from June 29 to July 13 to conduct the 2016 Article IV consultation discussions. At the conclusion of the mission, Mr. Mlachila made the following statement: “Equatorial Guinea has for two decades been one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) largest hydrocarbon […]
Standard Bank Leads in Africa with Digital Innovations
The newly released Standard Bank Global Banking App brings greater levels of banking convenience to customers in four additional African markets Standard Bank’s vision is clear: to become a digital leader in Africa ​Standard Bank (http://www.StandardBank.co.za) is on a committed journey of rapid digitization across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact […]
Trade Policy Review: Tunisia
The third review of the trade policies and practices of Tunisia takes place on 13 and 15 July 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Tunisia. Distributed by APO on behalf of World Trade Organization (WTO). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
IMF Executive Board Completes Eighth Review of Niger’s ECF Arrangement and Approves US$17.1 Million Disbursement
On July 11, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the eighth review of Niger’s economic performance under theprogram supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) 1 arrangement. The completion of the review enables an immediate disbursement of SDR12.34 million, (about US$17.1 million), bringing total disbursements under the ECF arrangement to SDR 107.745 […]
As H5N1 spreads in West and Central Africa FAO calls for increased vigilance
Countries across West and Central Africa are on alert as the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1continues to spread across the region, with Cameroon becoming the latest African country to detect the disease. The strain can infect and cause death in humans and kills poultry at a high rate. The latest H5N1 outbreaks were recently […]
U.S State Department Daily Press Briefing: South Sudan [Excerpted Transcript] – July 12, 2016
John Kirby Spokesperson Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC July 12, 2016 Excerpted Transcript: MR KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. QUESTION: Good afternoon. MR KIRBY: Book gets heavier every day. A couple things at the top, so please bear with me. First on South Sudan, we understand that the unilateral ceasefires called by both the Sudan People’s Liberation […]
The Women’s Platform for peace and security in Africa’s Great Lakes region meets in Goma, DRC, call for a greater role in conflict resolution and peace building in the region
Members of the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Goma, eastern DRC, from 11 to 12 July 2016 to strengthen their potential in the implementation of the Framework and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in relation to […]