Seychelles has partnered with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to identify skills needs and shortages in the tourism industry in order to determine appropriate actions needed to close existing gaps. As part of the project, UNWTO is helping one of its member states to assess the situation in the industry and once completed […]
Tag: International Organizations and Africa
2 November 2023, Addis Ababa: On this First Anniversary of the signing of the “Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (COHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)”, on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, […]
Kayova — The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is committed to supporting Namibia in its efforts to improve water security. FAO is currently working with government and other stakeholders to implement several climate adaptation and resilience-building projects that are supporting smallholder farmers. This promise was shared by FAO Representative in Namibia, Qingyun Diao, during the […]
Abuja — When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak of which has claimed more than 500 lives in Nigeria. Following the diagnosis, Jubrin was immediately transferred from the health facility near their home in Alharini settlement, in Kano […]
Cape Town — Peacekeeping operations have played a crucial role in stabilising fragile situations across Africa for more than 60 years. United Nations (UN)-led missions in Africa and about 27 African-led peace support operations since 2000 incurred billions of dollars annually and cost thousands of peacekeepers’ lives. Now Somalia, Mali and the DR Congo face significant […]
The United Nations is gravely concerned about heightened tensions and increasing armed presence in Northern Mali, which are likely to impede the timely and orderly departure of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and endanger the safe transit of United Nations personnel and assets belonging to Troop-Contributing Countries and the United Nations. This situation also jeopardizes […]
Harare — In the aftermath of the October 7 bombings in Israel, Hamas has reportedly taken 224 hostages, including two Tanzanians and a South African, according to the Israeli authorities, BBC reports. The ambassador of Tanzania to Israel acknowledged the hostage-taking of two of its nationals. All three had not been named until, in an interview with […]
Cape Town — The World Bank Board has announced in a press release that a U.S.$1 billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) has been offered to support the government’s efforts to promote long-term energy security and a low carbon transition. The World Bank intends for the loan to tackle two aspect’s of the nation’s energy crisis: […]
Washington — The World Bank Board supports the Government of South Africa’s efforts to promote long-term energy security and a low carbon transition with a $1 billion Development Policy Loan (DPL). The loan endorses a significant and strategic response to South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis, and the country’s goal of transitioning to a just and […]
Bangui, Central African Republic – Between 2018 and 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), nearly 60 per cent of the total number of people who received treatment for sexual violence in the country over that period. The number of people MSF treated […]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has undertaken a working visit to New York to participate in two high-level debates at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to a Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) statement, the leaders will discuss the Middle East situation. The debate, the department said, will also […]
More aid arrived in Gaza on Sunday aboard 14 trucks that passed through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator said in a post on social media. In a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, Martin Griffiths described the supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Cross and the UN as “another glimmer […]
Mali must ensure that the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, can safely complete its drawdown by the end of the year, amid insecurity in the north and other restrictions. “The UN underscores the responsibility of the Malian Transitional Government for the safety and security of peacekeepers and calls on it to extend all necessary […]
The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday “is only a small beginning and far from enough”, five UN agencies said in a joint statement calling for a humanitarian ceasefire and safe access to civilians in efforts to save lives and prevent more suffering. “Gaza was a desperate humanitarian situation before the most recent hostilities. It […]
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states ought to be proactive in sharing information related to acts of terrorism among each other for the region to effectively counter the challenge. SADC Regional Counter Terrorism Centre (SADC-RCTC) Coordinator, Colonel Mumbi Mulenga made the appeal on the sidelines of a familiarisation tour on operationalisation of the […]
Several appointments were made across various institutions during the Cabinet meeting held on October 20. One notable appointment was the new representative for Rwanda to the United Nations, among others. In accordance with cabinet resolutions signed by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, Ernest Rwamucyo has been appointed as the Proposed Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the […]
Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday. Briefing Ambassadors in New York, UN Special Representative for Somalia Catriona Laing, described the country as being at a critical juncture. “Last year, […]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces the suspension of support to life-saving surgical activities at Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum, Sudan, including trauma surgery and caesarean sections, after military authorities have blocked the transport of surgical materials from Wad Madani to south Khartoum for over a month. “It is devastating to have to stop supporting […]