With Africa pursuing the exploitation of its hydrocarbon reserves to address growing energy poverty and fuel industrialization, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics technologies present a massive opportunity for the continent to fast-track the development of oil and gas resources. As such, the continent’s premier event for the oil and gas sector, African Energy Week (AEW) […]
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United States Recognizes Top Mozambique Exporters at Second Annual Exporter Awards Ceremony
Download logo On August 11, USAID Mission Director Helen Pataki, joined by His Excellency the Minister of Industry and Trade Silvino Augusto José Moreno, His Excellency Governor of the Maputo Province Júlio Parruque, and other partners recognized the continuing successes of Mozambican exporters in 2022. This was at the second edition of the Annual Exporter […]
Qatar: Secretary-General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meets Ambassador of Sudan
HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Monday with HE Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the State of Qatar Ahmed Abdel-Rahman Mohamed Hassan Siwar Al Dahab. During the meeting, bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries were reviewed. Distributed by APO Group on behalf […]
TİKA Has Established a Poultry Farm
Download logo TİKA established a modern poultry farm for the benefit of Mouradou Feri Women’s Group that operates in the village of Gorou Banda in Niamey, the capital of Niger. A great majority of the population in Niger lives on agriculture and husbandry, and the literacy rate among women is below 10%. Girls who cannot […]
FIFA World Cup officials continue their preparation for Qatar 2022
Download logo FIFA (www.FIFA.com) organised seminars for 129 match officials, on three continents; seminars were held in Asunción, Doha, and Madrid, in May and June; the objective is to prepare referees to use technology only as a support. Between 31 May and 22 June, FIFA held three seminars to thoroughly prepare the 36 referees, 69 assistant […]
TİKA Supports the Infrastructure of the Central Prison in Somalia
Download logo Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) donated mattresses, bunk beds, a desktop computer, a TV, and a projector to the Central Prison in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, as part of the improvement works. As part of the improvement works carried out for the social reintegration of child offenders as well as prisoners […]
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) Established a Computer Lab for Namibian Young People
Download logo Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) established a computer lab in the Multi-Purpose Youth Resource Center in Keetmanshoop, Namibia. In Namibia, where youth unemployment is an important problem, a computer lab was established in Keetmanshoop Multi-Purpose Youth Center in cooperation with TİKA and Karas Governorate in order to provide young people with access […]
North West Health refutes reports of severe medication shortages in facilities
Download logo The North West Department of Health has noted with concern various reports in the media regarding the alleged unavailability of medication for patients on Antiretroviral (ARVs), tuberculosis (TB) treatment and family planning following the release of the Second Edition of the Retshidze report recently. The Department deems the media reports as misleading as […]
Team Sayari Revealed as Title for National Geographic Kids Africa Programme
Following field production commencing earlier this year, as well as the announcement of the local hosts, The Walt Disney Company (https://TheWaltDisneyCompany.com) Africa, together with its project partners, National Geographic, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and WildlifeDirect have today revealed both the title and the set of the highly anticipated […]
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund Completes its first investment, in Watu Credit Uganda Limited
Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) is pleased to announce that its Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund (the “Fund”) has made its first investment, in Watu Credit Uganda Limited (“Watu”). The investment of USD 7 million will help Watu expand its footprint of two-wheeler financing throughout the country. This represents an important milestone for Watu in Uganda, it’s second […]