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Published on October 11, 2021 - 20:31 GMT

President Kenyatta Holds Talks With UN Secretary General Antonio Guteress In New York

Download logo President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday held bilateral talks with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guteress at the UN Headquarters in New York. The President, who is in the US on a two-day official visit, and the UN boss discussed …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 19:11 GMT

'Song for the Sahel' showcases region's cultural heritage amid crisis

OCHA and Sahelian artists Vieux Farka Touré (Mali), Amadou and Mariam (Mali), Oumy Gueye (Senegal), Tal National (Niger), Songhoy Blues (Mali) and Bassekou Kouyate (Mali) today launched “The Sahel Song”. The five-minute vocal and instrumental composition …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 19:11 GMT

WHO Sierra Leone concludes joint 2022-2023 Operational Planning Retreat with Ministry of Health and Sanitation

The World Health Organization Country Office in Sierra Leone has concluded a two-day high level technical and operational planning retreat with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to develop and validate the key priorities for the Organization’s 2022- …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 19:11 GMT

Coronavirus - Eswatini: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (11 October 2021)

Total Daily Tests: 967 Active Cases: 397 New Deaths: 2 New Confirmed Cases: 8 Recoveries: 44,658 (47 New) Total Deaths: 1,229 (CFR 2.7%) Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 46,284 Currently Admitted: 28 Fully vaccinated: 223,370Distributed by APO Group on behalf …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 19:10 GMT

Coronavirus - Ethiopia: Covid-19 Reported Cases (11 October 2021)

Laboratory Test: 5,727 Cases: 525 Severe Cases: 735 New Deaths: 36 Recovery: 945 Total dose administered: 3, 899,358 Total: Laboratory Test: 3,557,710 Active Cases: 24,523 Total Cases: 355,001 Total Deaths: 6,026 Total Recovery: 324,450 Total Vaccinated: 2 …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 17:51 GMT

African Development Bank debars Sino-Kenya Engineering Group Company Limited and Mr. Yuehua Bai for 36 months for fraudulent ...

Download logo The African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org), on 11 October 2021, announces the 36-month debarment of Sino-Kenya Engineering Group Company Limited and Mr. Yuehua Bai, its Managing Director, with effect from 19 August 2021. Sino-Kenya …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 17:51 GMT

High-level Delegation from AMISOM Visit Galmudug State to Assess Election Security Preparedness

Download logo A high-level delegation from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), led by the Force Commander, Lieutenant General Diomede Ndegeya, on Sunday visited Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of the Galmudug State in Somalia, to assess …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 17:51 GMT

ECA trains Burkina Faso team on integrated planning and reporting toolkit

Download logo The Macroeconomic & Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held a four day series of capacity development training workshops for Burkina Faso on an Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) from October 4-7 …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 17:51 GMT

Child Marriage Kills More Than 60 Girls A Day

Download logo More than an estimated 22,000 girls a year are dying from pregnancy and childbirth resulting from child marriage, new analysis from Save the Children released on International Day of the Girl reveals. With the highest rate of child marriage …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 16:34 GMT

Coronavirus: UK changes travel rules for travellers from Nigeria to England

Download logo From Monday, 11 October 2021, fully vaccinated travellers from Nigeria will be able to visit England without needing to provide a pre-departure test, undertake a day 8 test or self-isolate for 10 days, although will still need to book and pay …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 16:34 GMT

Cellulant Board Announces Appointment of Akshay Grover as Chief Executive Officer

Cellulant’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Akshay Grover, has been appointed as Group CEO and Director of Cellulant with effect from 1 October 2021. The appointment follows an executive search process …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 15:28 GMT

Exploration and Investment Opportunities in Mauritania's Petroleum Industry (By Matthew Goosen)

By Matthew Goosen, Editor Following the discovery (https://bit.ly/3luKJbk) of a large deposit of natural gas offshore Mauritania in the Tortue natural gas field in 2014 by U.S. deepwater exploration and production company Kosmos Energy, interest in the …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 15:28 GMT

International Day of the Girl Child 2021: 'Digital Generation, Our Generation'

Download logo It is my pleasure to join you this morning to mark the International Day of the Girl Child. I have the honor to speak to you today on behalf of the UN system in Uganda. The message behind observing the 11th of October as the International …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 14:25 GMT

Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association

Download logo Algerian authorities should drop their effort to dissolve a prominent civil society group over alleged violation of the law on associations, five international human rights organizations said today. An administrative court is set to issue a …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 13:26 GMT

Tunisia Strongly Denounces Calls to Intervene in its Internal Affairs

Tunisia strongly denounces the shameful statements of political figures who call on foreign parties to intervene in internal affairs and incite against the country to compromise its rectification process and harm its relations abroad. Tunisia which …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 13:26 GMT

UNPOL holds day-long workshop to build capacities among local women police officers in Warrap

United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers based in Warrap recently held a day-long workshop designed to build capacities among female officers from the South Sudan Police Service The main aim of the forum: To raise awareness related to the legal rights of …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 13:26 GMT

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Departs for a one-day Working Visit to Guinea

Download logo His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has departed Sierra Leone this morning for Conakry, Guinea on the invitation of the Military Head of State of the Republic of Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. The one-day working visit is expected …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 13:25 GMT

Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and ...

Download logo The Human Rights Council this morning extended mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, appointed mandate holders, and closed its forty-eighth regular session. The Council …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 12:26 GMT

Multinational: African Development Bank approves $86.72 million loan to boost water security and socio-economic development in ...

Download logo The African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a loan of $86.72 million to co-finance the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The multi-phase project will provide water to the Gauteng region …

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Published on October 11, 2021 - 12:26 GMT

Private Investment in Africa is Exceeding Expectations in 2021, According to New AVCA Report

Download logo Despite widespread decline felt by most economies across the globe, private equity fundraising in Africa has already managed to reach US$1.3bn for the first half of 2021, when including final and interim closes. Mirroring the gradual …

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