Tanzania: Bank operations produce results beyond expectations, according to the Tanzania Country Strategy Paper 2021-2025 mid-term review
The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Tanzania has been implemented over the last two years with the programmed operations during the period producing results that exceed expectations, according to the mid-term review of the CSP 2021-2025 (https://apo-opa.co/3sFaSLg) published on 9 November. The rate of access to drinking water in the project […]
South Africa Visa Application Centre moves to a more spacious and easily accessible location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Applicants can now submit their visa applications at the new Centre located at Office No 5, 2nd Floor, Hypnose Building, 826 Av. Mama Yemo, Lubumbashi from 29 November 2023. Commenting on the relocation of the Centre, HE Nosicelo D MBELE, Consul General, Consulate-General of the Republic of South Africa said, “On behalf of the Government […]
Gates Foundation Announces Partnership with United Arab Emirates to Accelerate Action on Climate and Strengthen Food Systems Through Investment in Agricultural Innovation
Foundation calls for donors to support global agriculture research network CGIAR’s 2025-2027 investment need to reach 500 million farmers by 2030 and reduce emissions from the sector by 1 gigaton per year DUBAI, UAE, December 1, 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today joined the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to accelerate […]
Strengthening the fight against HIV in Ghana
Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022. A situation that left him in shock and in complete denial as he thought death was staring him in the face. “I did not suspect I had HIV when I went to do the test that Wednesday,” Kofi […]
Tanzania launches the national strategic plan to integrate health sector HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) elimination
Tanzania has launched the Integrated Health Sector HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) National Strategic Plan (NSP) to contribute to ending the three epidemics by 2030. Statistics show that Tanzania has about 1.7 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) and over 2 million people infected by viral hepatitis B and C. Currently, there […]
Morocco: Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa Represents His Majesty the King at World Climate Action Summit in Dubai
Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa represents His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the World Climate Action Summit, held as part of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which kicked off on December,01, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On her arrival at Expo City […]
MTN and Yango Forge Transformative Partnership to Empower Partner Drivers in Côte d’Ivoire
Yango partner drivers to benefit from unlimited data packages ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 1 December 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Yango has joined forces with MTN to improve the working conditions of its partner drivers. The international ride-hailing company has teamed up with MTN, a leading telecommunications company, to offer drivers free data packages for the Yango Pro app. This collaboration […]
United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders congratulate Central African President on Republic Day
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic on the occasion of his country’s Republic Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed […]
Senegalese foreign minister receives visiting Iranian deputy Foreign Minister
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri, who is in the Senegalese capital Dakar, met with the country’s Foreign Minister Madior Fall on Wednesday and held talks with him. The Iranian deputy foreign minister referred to the 9th meeting of the Peace and Security Forum in Africa and said, “The awareness of the […]
Angola Declines the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 2024 Production Quota
Angola, a prominent African oil producer and a key member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has officially rejected the proposed production quota for the year 2024. Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Angola’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, confirmed the nation’s decision, signalling a divergence from OPEC’s suggested allocations for both member and […]
