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Coronavirus - East Africa: People seeking safety are trapped at borders due to COVID-19 measures

Download logo A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) have today called on governments in the region to reopen borders for asylum seekers. The organizations are calling on …

Coronavirus - South Sudan: COVID-19 and conflict threaten health system and ceasefire in South Sudan

Download logo The impact of COVID-19 risks undermining the fragile health system in South Sudan, causing the death of many more people from preventable health problems than the virus itself, said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David …

With Coronavirus Cases Rising, New Voices Join Unprecedented Coalition Urging Congress to Support HEROES Act and Fund Critical ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following on the heels of Governor Newsom’s statewide order on wearing masks in public and the House’s introduction of a new bill that includes proposed water funding (HR 2), major agriculture and …

Togo: African Development Bank approves $3 million loan reallocation to agriculture sector for COVID-19 response

Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have approved the reallocation of $3 million in loan resources to help Togo purchase agricultural inputs to enhance food security in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Seychelles: African Development Bank extends $10 million loan to support COVID-19 responses as economy reopens

Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Monday approved a $10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to support the government’s COVID-19 response program. The loan will be channeled toward macroeconomic …

Demand For US Retail Workers Is Rising Sharply

Retail Job Listings Now Exceed Pre-COVID Levels MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, June 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Online job listings for US retail jobs have increased dramatically this week – surpassing pre-lockdown levels for the first time. This is …

African Development Bank approves EUR 88 million loan to Cameroon to finance COVID-19 response

Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Monday approved a EUR 88 million loan to Cameroon as direct budget support to finance the country’s COVID-19 crisis response. The loan, to the country’s COVID-19 Crisis …

HHS Announces Partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to Fight COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable ...

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2020   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced the selection of the Morehouse School of Medicine as the awardee for …

Equatorial Guinea adopts New Petroleum Regulation

Download logo The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has announced the adoption of the new Regulation of Petroleum Operations, Regulation No. 2/2020 of June 15th, 2020. The new Regulation modernizes Equatorial …

Supporting East Africa’s Young Professionals: A webinar presented by the African Energy Chamber

The voice of young professionals in the energy industry in East Africa will present an important and timely discussion through a webinar hosted by the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a seismic shift in the …

Corporate Council on Africa Leaders Forum Resilient U.S.-Africa Business Engagement to Drive Post COVID-19 Recovery

NATIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CALLS ON POLICE & POLITICIANS TO TAKE THREE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO END POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST ...

Ottawa, ON, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is calling upon ministers — federal, provincial and territorial — as well as police forces across Canada and the RCMP to take the first necessary steps to end the …

Coronavirus - Cameroon: Japanese Government joins in the fight against COVID-19 in Cameroon

Download logo With the upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon, UNICEF and the Japanese government have joint hands with other partners to intensify the fight against COVID-19 in the country. UNICEF welcomes the latest contribution of over $2,300,000 …

American Jews to Protest Israeli Government’s Persecution of its Anti-Zionist Community

Protesting brutal imprisonment of Rabbi Binyamin Friedman in Israeli prison, whom they have held so far for 12 weeks with no release date in sight. NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA, June 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Orthodox Jewish community plans to hold a …

Merck Foundation together with Liberia First Lady raced to respond to Coronavirus pandemic through community support, awareness ...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany partnered with H.E. CLAR MARIE WEAH, The First Lady of Liberia to support livelihood of families of casual workers and persons living with disabilities, who are most …

Iran: Activities of Resistance Units and MEK supporters nationwide on the eve of June 20th

Maryam Rajavi: The regime's cover-up and inaction is the reason for the unprecedented spread of Coronavirus in Iran PARIS, FRANCE, June 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Maryam Rajavi: The regime's cover-up and inaction is the reason for the …

African lives matter, too; Energy Policy decisions should consider their needs (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk As African oil and gas countries struggle with Covid-19’s devastating impact on demand, two international groups seem to be celebrating it. Earlier this month, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the …

How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women in technology

In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. It ranked in the top four in the Report’s political empowerment category, in recognition of the high proportion of Rwandese women …

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda will provide opening remarks and engage in a fireside chat tomorrow Tuesday 23rd June 2020, the ...

The theme of CCA’s Leaders Forum (https://bit.ly/3hNoKZD) is “Resilient U.S.-Africa Business Engagement to Drive Post COVID-19 Recovery”. Discussions will centre around the theme of resiliency in action. Areas to be explored include: The Global Financial …

Coronavirus - Malawi: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Malawi

Download logo On the eve of presidential elections in Malawi scheduled to take place tomorrow, the Secretary-General calls on all political actors and stakeholders to renew their commitment to credible and peaceful elections, while observing all preventive …