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Face of Defense: Family Reunites After 4 Years Apart
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan., Sept. 12, 2017 — Four years -- that’s how long he waited. Messan Atayi moved to the United States from Togo in 2013, leaving behind his pregnant wife. Now an Air Force airman first class and an individual protective...
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Somalia: Climate change and conflict threaten herders
Download logo Conflict and the growing climate crisis are pushing herders in Somalia to abandon their way of life, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned. Erratic weather patterns, droughts and floods have taken their toll...
ASECNA, in conjunction with NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space to accelerate SBAS development for aviation in Africa
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd, NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space (www.ThalesAleniaSpace.com), joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) joint efforts...
Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Human Rights in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, Human Rights in the Context of HIV and AIDS, and on Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities
Download logo The Human Rights Council this morning adopted three resolutions on human rights in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, human rights in the context of HIV and AIDS, and on violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to all...
West African coastal nations move to join region's oil 'Big Time'
Download logo Hot on the heels of oil majors either exiting or cutting back their activities in West Africa, comes news of other players moving to fill the gap – in the coastal countries of Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Ghana, for instance. In...
The President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, and key Ministers set to address international investors at The Africa Debate 2021
The President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, will address international investors and businesses at Invest Africa’s (www.InvestAfrica.com) annual Africa Debate from 14th-16th September (https://bit.ly/3yfL05a) as part of his government’s drive to...
President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in G20 Compact with Africa meeting in Germany, 26-27 Aug
Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Germany, on Wednesday, 25 August 2021, to attend a G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting in Berlin on 26 and 27 August. President Ramaphosa has been invited by Federal Chancellor Angela...
African Health Ministers open meeting to shape continent's health agenda
Download logo African Health Ministers and representatives from countries gathered today for the Seventy-first session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the preeminent meeting on public health in Africa. During...
Facebook Marketplace Rolls Out to 37 Countries & Territories Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook (www.Facebook.com) today announced the launch of Marketplace to 37 countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa, including: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of...
Issuing Presidential Statement, Security Council Expresses Grave Concern over Dire Situation in West Africa, Sahel, Gulf of Guinea
Download logo The Security Council today expressed concern at growing insecurity, terrorism and maritime piracy in West Africa, the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea and encouraged further national and regional efforts to counter those threats, as it...
"Africa's Business Heroes" (ABH) prize competition unveils Top 20 for 2021
Top 20 will proceed to Semi-finals for a chance to become a Top 10 hero; Top 20 represent 11 countries from across Africa and a wide spectrum of key business sectors The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (https://bit.ly/37MiCwK) prize competition, a...
Mdxi-MainOne Consolidates Position In Building West African Digital Ecosystem
MDXi, a MainOne (www.MainOne.net) company, continues to consolidate its position as the leading Data Center Business across West Africa with the launch of its recent Data Center in Appolonia City, Ghana. In an environment where there is still a...
Over 200 graduates emerge from the Ecobank Group and AUDA-NEPAD MSME Training for Financing program
Download logo The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), and the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), held a virtual graduation ceremony for more than 200 alumni of...
Seven countries from West African Football Union (WAFU) B and Confederation of African Football (CAF) commit to African youth with Pan-African Schools Football Championship
To help foster a new generation of African youth, The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (www.CAFonline.com) is developing a football competition to be introduced into schools across the continent. The CAF Pan-African Schools Football...
Top 50 Announced in Africa's Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition
The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa represented in the Top 50; 38% of Top 50 candidates are female entrepreneurs; 10% are Francophone; Top 50 finalists will...
President Akufo-Addo re-elected as Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Chair
Download logo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-elected for the second term as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). At an extraordinary meeting of the Heads of States of the Authority held virtually on...
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) - Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) launches the Activities of the Alliance to Fight Avoidable Blindness, Second Generation, (AFAB) in Niger
In June 2021, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (www.IsDB.org) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) collaborated with the National Eye Health Program (PNSO) to launch the 2nd phase (Generation II) of the Alliance to Fight...
ITFC's Signs a Euro 10 Million Murabaha Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank Group, Cote d'Ivoire (BBGCI) to Support Private Sector and SME Funding
Download logo The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), granted a Euro 10 Million Murabaha financing to Bridge Bank Group, Cote d’Ivoire (BBGCI). The...
World Bank Financing for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Exceeds $4 Billion for 50 Countries
Download logo The World Bank announced today that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, half of which are in Africa. More than half of the financing comes from the...
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Extends EUR20 Million to Burkina Faso's Coris Bank International as Part of ITFC's Flagship West Africa SME Development Program
Download logo The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, continues its ongoing commitment to strengthen private sector development in Burkina Faso through...