Download logo U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Ryan Burton, acting command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, met with senior Senegalese defense leaders in Dakar, Senegal, last week. During the visit, he met with the Chief of Defense Staff and Senegalese senior enlisted leaders to discuss empowerment of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and professional development of […]
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Violence in Sudan’s Darfur forces thousands to flee
Download logo This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced more than 11,000 people to flee as refugees into […]
Blink twice and JC Pretorius is gone
Download logo It feels as if he has been around for ages, but it is only a year ago that a fresh-faced JC Pretorius made his international debut for the Springbok Sevens team in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Pretorius turned 21 just before the 2019 HSBC Sydney Sevens and celebrated that milestone with […]
Marriott International signs agreement to bring its iconic St. Regis Brand to the new adminstrative capital of Egypt with the St. Regis Almasa
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) today announced that it has signed an agreement to open a St. Regis in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt, just outside of Cairo. In the second quarter of this year, The St. Regis Almasa is expected to occupy an existing luxury hotel at the entrance of the up-and-coming […]
Equatorial Guinea officially launches Year of Investment 2020 Campaign
Equatorial Guinea has kicked off a year-long investment campaign aimed at driving capital investment into the country’s bankable projects; Major U.S. firms have pledged to increase their investment in Equatorial Guinea in 2020, along with Nigerian banking and financial institutions; Notable investment-ready projects include the construction of two modular oil refineries, an ammonia plant, a […]
Kenya Rugby Union wins bid to host Rugby Africa U20 tournament
Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) announced the successful bid of Kenya Rugby to host the U20 Barthés Trophy, sponsored by Société Générale, for three consecutive years. The 2020 edition of the U20 Barthés Trophy will be held on April 19, 22 and 26 in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Kenya Rugby Union and the entire Kenyan people are thrilled […]
Ghana Rugby Reminds The Rugby Family of its Code of Conduct as it Sanctions Coach
Ghana Rugby has issued a reminder of the World Rugby “Code of Conduct” to the Ghana Rugby Family following the stiff sanctioning of a club coach for misconduct because he neglected to accept and observe the authority and decisions of a referee during a Ghana Rugby Women's Club Championship match in Accra. According to the […]
Ambassador-Designate of Kingdom of Bahrain to Arab Republic of Egypt presents copy of his credentials to Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol in Cairo
Download logo Ambassador-Designate of Kingdom of Bahrain to Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Jowder presented copy of his credentials to the Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo. Mr. Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Jowder expressed his pride in the historic brotherly relations between the Kingdom of […]
Ivory Coast selects IGN FI to Modernise its Land Administration System
Ivory Coast has faced difficulties in administering property rights for many years. Manual processing of requests and complex procedures have been leading to delays and errors, undermining the effectiveness of administering and securing property rights for citizens. In order to address this state of affairs the Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Construction, Housing and Urban Development […]
World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation issue joint appeal to Nigerian president
Download logo In a joint appeal to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation expressed grief at the continuing violence in Nigeria and urged the Nigerian government to better protect the people. “The recent execution of Rev. Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram, one of the latest atrocities in […]