The People of Japan contributed USD 2.3 million to a project deploying Quick Response Teams in South Sudan, with the specific task of conducting humanitarian mine action activities. Over the past four years, Japan’s contribution to mine action operations in South Sudan amounted to USD 12.5 million, enabling the clearance of 3,972,675 sqm of land, […]
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African Union election observation mission for the 20th of march 2016 election in Cape Verde Republic
African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of an observation mission for parliamentary elections for the 20th March 2016 in the Republic of Cape Verde. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has decided to dispatch this Mission, to monitor and report on the electoral process in accordance with the […]
Reflecting on the ills the Slavery Trade United Nations Pretoria commemorates of the victims of Slavery
Over 70 school children and members of the public joined the United Nations to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The event held in the UN Information Centre (UNIC) Library was aimed at providing awareness to South Africans about remember the horrors of the slave […]
AUC Chairperson Deploys an African Union Short-Term Observers (STOs) Mission to the Republic of Congo
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has approved the deployment of the African Union Short-Term Observation (STO) Mission to the 20 March 2016 First Round Presidential Election in the Republic of Congo. The STOs in Brazzaville, Congo, since 15 March 2015, will remain in the country until the […]
African Union electoral observation mission for the first round presidential election in the Republic of Congo – 20 march 2016
The African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of an electoral observation mission for the first round Presidential election of 20th March 2016 in the Republic of Congo. Following the official invitation of the Congolese Government, the African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, deployed an African Union Election Observation Mission to monitor […]
Foreign Office minister comments on anniversary of Bardo Museum attacks
Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood said: Today marks a year since the brutal attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis. Twenty-two innocent people lost their lives that day, and over fifty were injured. The majority of victims were tourists, including Sally Adey, a British National. Our immediate thoughts are with the Adey family as they […]
New Ebola cases confirmed in Guinea as WHO warns of more possible flare ups
WHO has dispatched a team of specialists to the southern prefecture of Nzérékoré after 2 new cases of Ebola were detected and confirmed in a rural village. Guinean health officials in the region alerted WHO and partners on 16 March to 3 unexplained deaths in recent weeks in the village of Koropara and said other […]
IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Botswana
On March 16, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Botswana. After a rapid recovery from the 2009 downturn, GDP growth is estimated to have turned slightly negative in 2015 owing to a decline in the global demand for diamonds and copper. Non-mining activities, while recording positive […]
Global Shea Alliance Conference to Feature President Mahama, Agriculture And Trade Ministers, and More
More than 400 individuals representing all levels of the shea industry will gather in Accra, Ghana from March 21 to 23 for Shea 2016: Enhancing Farm Value, an annual international conference hosted by the Global Shea Alliance with support from USAID. This year’s conference highlights the role that the shea industry plays in improving food […]
DG Azevêdo: South Africa’s leadership vital for future trade talks
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo held a series of meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, today to discuss recent WTO agreements and the future work of the organization. He met with the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana, and the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel. […]