What: Launch of the Call for Aid: El Nino and Drought in Somalia Who: Peter de Clercq, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia When: 10.30 AM – 11.30 AM. Thursday 31 March, 2016 Where: Conference Room 9, UN Complex, UN Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi The Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Peter de Clercq invites you to the launch of […]
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Japan and IOM Team Up to Improve Border Management in South Sudan
The Government of Japan and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) delivered two training manuals to the Government of South Sudan to improve border and migration management across the country. Following its independence in 2011, South Sudan inherited one of the weakest border and migration management regimes in Africa. From 2010–2014, IOM conducted an overall […]
Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo Meets with Executive Chairperson of Environment Protection Agency-Sierra Leone
On 24 March 2016, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo met with Mrs. Haddijatou Jallow, Executive Chairperson of the Environment Protection Agency-Sierra Leone (EPA-SL). They had an in-depth exchange of views on environment protection, climate change and other issues of shared interest. Mr. Wang Xinmin, Political Counselor of the Embassy and other senior officers from EPA-SL attended […]
HMA Susanna Presented Her Credentials to President Mulatu
The British Ambassador, Susanna Moorehead, presented her credentials to Dr. Mulatu Teshome, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia at the National Palace on Thursday, 24 March 2015. “I’m honoured to be appointed the UK’s first female Ambassador to Ethiopia, and I’m looking forward to further strengthening the relationship between our two countries” said […]
U.S. Business Group Visits Egypt to Discuss Economic Competitiveness
Representatives of nearly 50 American firms met with Egyptian government officials and private sector leaders on March 29 to discuss Egypt’s global economic competitiveness and to explore opportunities for expanding their operations in Egypt. The first ever Egyptian Competitiveness Forum was organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) with support from the U.S. […]
Assistant Secretary Malinowski Travels to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya
On March 29, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski will travel to Ethiopia to meet with government officials. This is part of the continued follow-up on President Obama’s July visit to Addis Ababa. On March 30-31, Assistant Secretary Malinowski will meet with government officials and civil society groups in […]
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Central African Republic to Attend Presidential Inauguration
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 25, 2016 President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Central African Republic to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President-elect of the Central African Republic President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Central African Republic […]
UK-SA Newton Fund Joint Statement March 2016
On 15 and 16 March 2016, the United Kingdom-South African Newton Fund Task Force and the Newton Fund delivery partners held a meeting in Pretoria to review current programmes. The widely recognised success of the UK-SA Newton Fund is attributed to the true partnership between the two governments. The meeting considered possible future collaborative activities […]
UN Human Rights Committee to publish findings on South Africa, Namibia, Sweden, New Zealand, Slovenia, Costa Rica and Rwanda 30 March
The UN Human Rights Committee is due to publish its findings on South Africa, Namibia, Sweden, New Zealand, Slovenia, Costa Rica and Rwanda on 30 March. These States have all ratified the International Covenant on Civil Political Rights (ICCPR), and so are required to be reviewed regularly by the 18-member Committee. The findings, officially […]
World-renowned cosmologist donates Tate International Physics Leadership Prize to scholarship for young Africans mathematicians and scientists
The 2016 winner of the American Institute of Physics’ John Torrence Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics, Prof. Neil Turok, announced that he is donating the monetary portion of the award, a USD 10,000 cash prize, to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (www.NextEinstein.org). The donation will be used to initiate the Thierry […]