Addis Abeba — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said critical infrastructures including health facilities and water systems have been seriously affected in the Oromia region due mainly to the ongoing violence. The Committee said on 22 June, nearly all 42 existing health posts have been looted or damaged in Begi, a district […]
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The Meat Board of Namibia will exercise effective management of the importation of dairy and dairy products, as well as poultry meat and meat products, and overcome the legal challenges experienced over the past years. This announcement was made by agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein when he proposed amendments to the Meat Industry Act of 1981, […]
Tunis/Tunisia — “The low success rates recorded in the interior regions in the main session of the 2023 baccalaureate testify, once again, to the depth of the crisis in the education system,” the Tunisian Forum for Economic Rights (FTDES) pointed out on Friday. In a press release issued following the announcement on Friday of the […]
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Namibia: Ministry Blocks UIs Mine Blast
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has stopped the proposed blasting which Uis Tin Mining Company intended to carry out through one of its mining licences, and ordered the company to rehabilitate the site. The ministry’s chief mines inspector, Matthews Amunghete, told mine manager Efraim Tourob in a letter dated 9 June that the ministry […]
The amendments are expected to facilitate a transition to civilian leadership in the junta-ruled West African country. Observers voiced concerns over last week’s referendum, saying the vote was marred by irregularities. Citizens of the West African nation of Mali have overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution, the country’s election body said Friday. The changes were […]
The Namibia Nature Foundation was represented by two team members of the Freshwater and Inland Fisheries programmatic area at the ECOFISH knowledge fair in mid-June in Kenya. The ECOFISH programme supports development and improving the livelihoods of people by promoting sustainable fisheries. The Nature Foundation received support through the EU-funded ECOFISH small grants for “Strengthening […]
The Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), Mr Bright Appiah, is reported calling on the government to come clear on its position regarding key social intervention programmes in the wake of the IMF bailout programme. He has also asked the government to not allow any external pressure to make Ghana abandon any of its […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the enthusiasm of the Netherlands and Denmark in working with South Africa to strengthen economic relations, including exploring opportunities in green energy sectors. “Both countries have shown great interest in becoming key trading partners in the green hydrogen and green energy sectors,” President Ramaphosa said on Tuesday at the SA-Denmark-Netherlands […]
Panellists at the Africa-Import-Export-Bank (Afreximbank) have called on African governments to negotiate long-term and cheap funding to support their economies. They also suggested that governments in Africa must put in place policies to raise money locally to finance development projects. According to them, long-term funding and mobilising resources locally would help reduce the growing debts […]
Harare — The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge. The in-kind contribution, comes at a critical time – when funding for refugees is limited and follows the commitment […]
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES)and the Metal Allied and Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) jointly hosted a two-day discussion on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work in Windhoek last week. The discussions aimed at creating an action plan towards zero tolerance for violence and harassment in the workplace, read a FES media […]
Seychelles’ public health system is well on its way to digitising its services and the project has now entered it’s second phase, said a top health official. The chief executive of the Health Care Agency (HSA), Danny Louange, said that the original plan was to set up the health information system but “we are looking […]
-As she receives endorsement The Vice Standard Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Counsellor Charlyne Brumskine has revealed a U$20 million micro-loan scheme for Liberian business women within the first 100 days of a CPP leadership come October 10. Counsellor Brumskine assured maximum women participation and representation in all spheres of the country’s socio-economic […]
-Finance Minister Tweah claims Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., says President George Manneh Weah’s administration has lifted 27,000 Liberians out of poverty. His claim has been met with mixed reactions as critics of the Weah administration dispute his arguments with alternative data. However, during a live radio interview Monday, 19 June 2023, Mr. Tweah […]
Nairobi, Kenya — A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn’t stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. “Right now, it’s planting season in Gedaref state, for example. People there must buy seeds for plantation. The price of the seeds go very […]
Rampaging armyworms have attacked three districts in Nimba County, destroying crops and polluting drinking water. Over one thousand farmers in Kpain (District#8), Domah Town (District One) and District Two respectively, in Nimba are now facing serious challenges in carrying out their farm work and villagers have been left without safe drinking water after army worms […]
Seychelles is seeking to establish a law that will domesticate three codes set up under the Joint Management Area, which the island nation shares equal jurisdiction with Mauritius, said a top government official. The statement was made by the Minister for Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Jean Francois Ferrari, on Tuesday, during his presentation on […]
Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children. On Monday’s World Day against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) shared these staggering numbers as a reminder of the urgent need to end this practice. ILO‘s Director-General Gilbert Houngbo […]