Sudan: About 7,600 Children Fleeing Homes Daily in World’s Largest Child Displacement Crisis
About 7,600[1] children are fleeing their homes daily in Sudan, according to new analysis by Save the Children, with seven months of conflict causing havoc and horror across much of the country and one eighth of children now displaced. Dozens of displaced children have sought urgent care as the result of horrific sexual violence, life-changing […]
As South Sudan prepares for elections, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calls to end grave violations against children
During conflict, women and children are some of the worst affected. When it comes to children, during South Sudan’s past civil wars, many were separated from their parents or recruited into armed forces and groups. To ensure child rights are upheld, in February 2020, this young nation signed the Comprehensive Action Plan to prevent and […]
First woman peacekeeper from Azerbaijan proud to serve for peace in South Sudan
Meeting Major Latifa Rustamova for the first time is illuminating. The first woman from Azerbaijan to be deployed as a military observer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), she exudes quiet confidence. After graduating from military school in 2004, Latifa began working as an officer in 2008. “Wearing the Azerbaijan military uniform […]
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hands over safe house to Yei communities as part of efforts to curb violence against women
In South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict. Preventing and ending all forms of violence against women, therefore, remains a priority for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Recently, the UN Peacekeeping mission handed over a safe house to provide emergency shelter to survivors of sexual […]
“If we don’t invest now, we will find somebody from Europe, America or China coming to own what is ours” – Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa, on Africa24 English
Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, engaged in an interview with African news channel Africa24 English during the Africa Investment Forum. Watch the interview with Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa, on Africa24 English: https://apo-opa.co/3N5uX4d Excerpt: “The best athletes in the world are from […]
United States (U.S.) and African Development Bank Collaborate to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transformation
The U.S. Commercial Service and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have announced a new strategic collaboration in a move to drive digital transformation across Africa. Unveiled on the sidelines of the Africa Tech Festival held in Cape Town, South Africa, this collaboration paves the way for a series of dialogues on how U.S. digital innovation can […]
Islamic Development Bank Institute Joins Forces with Nigerian Exchange Limited to Boost Islamic Capital Markets in Nigeria
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDB Institute) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) joined forces with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to deliver an influential Islamic capital markets capacity-building workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized under the theme “Economic Growth and Business Development Opportunities through the Islamic Capital Markets”, the workshop aimed to contribute to deepening the Nigerian capital markets through […]
Bureau Veritas AgriFood goes Solar in Cape Town
Bureau Veritas (https://group.BureauVeritas.com), a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, announces that Bureau Veritas’s AgriFood Laboratory in Cape Town has successfully completed a solar power and back up energy project that enables it to operate independently of the national electricity grid of South Africa. Bureau Veritas has taken a bold step toward undertaking a […]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Orange partner to transform Egypt’s mobile and network/IT equipment markets through circular solutions
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Orange (www.Orange.com) have joined forces to support over the next two years the establishment of a viable business model for high-quality standard secondary market of mobile devices and networks/IT equipment in Egypt. This pilot is part of the global Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains project (SWITCH2CE), […]
Radisson Hotel Group, in partnership with Edo State Government (EDSG), further expands its portfolio in Nigeria with its debut in Benin City, Edo State
Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com), in partnership with the Edo State Government, is proud to announce its progressed expansion in Nigeria with the signing of Radisson Hotel Benin City. The 169-room hotel, scheduled to open within the next 12 months is the Group’s 12th hotel in Nigeria and officially marks their debut in Benin City. The […]
