African Press Organization Press Releases

• Published on September 12, 2021 - 14:18 GMT

  Coronavirus - Zambia: COVID-19 Statistics Daily Status Update (12 September 2021)

  102 new cases out of 5,509 tests (2% positivity); 191 recoveries; and 2 new deaths (MTSRIP) Vaccinated Dose 1: 62 Fully Vaccinated: 1,610 Covid-19 Deaths: 1 Covid-19 Associated Deaths: 1 Active Cases: Currently Hospitalised: 67 Community Management: 898 …

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• Published on September 12, 2021 - 13:26 GMT

  ECOWAS Member States Meet to Review Development of the African Trade Observatory

  Download logo The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), organized the 2nd virtual Regional Workshop on the African Trade Observatory (ATO) on 8 September 2021 for Experts from Ministries of Trade and National …

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• Published on September 12, 2021 - 09:05 GMT

  WHO Logistics Hub Airlifts its Largest Single Shipment of Humanitarian Cargo to Ethiopia

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving medical supplies to Ethiopia, the largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to date airlifted by the Hub. The supplies including essential medicines, …

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• Published on September 12, 2021 - 09:05 GMT

  Political and Security Discussions Dominate Meeting between UN Peace Chief and South Sudan's President

  Three years ago today, a peace deal was signed between warring parties in South Sudan, ending a long and bloody civil war. But the country is still struggling to fully implement the agreement and deliver the peace, recovery, and development it promised its …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 16:59 GMT

  Coronavirus: United States Donates Additional 687,960 Pfizer Vaccines to Tunisia

  Keeping to our commitment of leading the global fight against COVID-19, the United States is delivering 687,960 additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tunisia through the COVAX mechanism. The first tranche of the vaccines, constituting of almost 500,000 …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 15:10 GMT

  Human Rights Abuses Intensifying in Eastern DR Congo - UNHCR

  In the two most affected provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, UNHCR and its partners recorded more than 1,200 civilian deaths and 1,100 rapes, constituting a total of 25,000 human rights abuses.  Speaking in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov said …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 13:18 GMT

  The United States Supports Electricity Modernization Project in Algeria

  Download logo The United States government has awarded a technical assistance grant to Algeria’s transmission system operator, Société Algérienne Gestionnaire du Réseau de Transport de l’Electricité (GRTE), to modernize its electricity grid, which will …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 13:18 GMT

  Serengeti Intensifies Fight Against Poaching

  Download logo Serengeti District Authorities in Mara Region have vowed to continue with fight against poaching in the world famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti District Commissioner (DC), Dr. Vicent Mashinji cautioned that stern measures will be …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 11:22 GMT

  Government Keen on Improving Nurses, Midwives Welfare

  The government has vowed to improve the welfare of nurses and midwives in Tanzania. To start with, it has announced plans of reviewing healthcare workers' salaries and benefits. "The government remains committed to support such an important cadre …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 10:28 GMT

  UNMISS Concerned About Suffering Women and Children in Tambura, Appeals for Leaders to Intervene

  Violence in and around Tambura in Western Equatoria State has forced more than 40,000 people to flee their homes. Their suffering is immense, with women and children having lost their husbands and fathers the most severely affected. “Poverty and killings …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 10:28 GMT

  Tanzania Vows to Enhance Food Security

  Vice-President, Dr. Philip Mpango has reaffirmed Tanzania's commitment to improve the agricultural sector and boost food security for socio-economic prosperity. In realising agricultural sector transformation and growth, the government has been taking …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 09:33 GMT

  European Union Supports Marginalised Communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers

  Download logo The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) have launched a Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) programme in Onamatanga Village in Omusati Region following a generous contribution …

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• Published on September 11, 2021 - 09:33 GMT

  Ethiopia: MSF Forced to Suspend Majority of Activities Amid Enormous Needs

  Download logo The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all activities in the Amhara, Gambella, and Somali regions of Ethiopia, as well as in the west and northwest of the …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 20:04 GMT

  The Government of Senegal to host the African Union 6th Pan African Forum on Migration

  Download logo The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Health Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) is organizing the 6th edition of the Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFOM) in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 20:04 GMT

  Update on joint UN and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission investigation on Tigray

  Download logo The joint investigation by the UN Human Rights Office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into alleged violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray has concluded its …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 20:04 GMT

  Ongoing Conflict and Human Rights Abuses in Northern Ethiopia

  Download logo The United States remains gravely concerned by ongoing conflict in multiple regions of Ethiopia.  Reports of continued human rights abuses and atrocities by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Eritrean Defense Forces, Amhara regional …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 18:35 GMT

  The Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns humanitarian killed by explosive device in the Central African Republic

  Download logo The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Ms. Denise Brown, is deeply shocked and dismayed by the violent death of a humanitarian worker, who was killed yesterday while on duty in the northwest of the Central African …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 18:35 GMT

  IAEA Completes Nuclear Security Advisory Mission in Burkina Faso

  Download logo An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a nuclear security advisory mission in Burkina Faso today, which was carried out at the request of its Government. The scope of the two-week International Physical …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 18:35 GMT

  Countries of Origin seek ways to improve the welfare of their migrant workers

  Download logo 60 participants drawn from African Union Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) gathered virtually to validate the Guidelines on Migrant Welfare Programme. The validation workshop was preceded by the presentation of the Report …

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• Published on September 10, 2021 - 17:03 GMT

  Meeting of Foreign Minister Mevl t avu?o?lu with Khaled al-Mishri, President of the High Council of State of Libya, 9 September ...

  On 9 September 2021, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a meeting in Ankara with Khaled al-Mishri, who was re-elected as President of High Council of State of Libya and discussed developments and the election process in Libya. Minister Çavuşoğlu …

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