Month: November 2023

Today, the United States, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Tanzania officially launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo (Hope Through Action) project. Funded by the American people through USAID’S Gender and Equity and Equality Fund, the project will be entirely locally managed and led by the Tanzanian chapter of Jane Goodall’s namesake organization. The project will build on 20 […]

An Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour.  First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti received the prestigious Woman Police Officer of the Year Award during a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York. At 27, she is the youngest recipient in the Award’s 13-year history. Working for change  Ms. Rismayanti is deployed as a crime database officer at MINUSCA, […]

The Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan on Thursday (16/11) held a meeting with the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE. Ali Al Sadiq at the temporary government office complex in Port Sudan. Apart from that, Indonesian Ambassador Sunarko also conveyed a number of achievements in improving bilateral relations, including sending scholarship program participants, both Darmasiswa and KNB scholarships from Sudan, as well as facilitating Sudanese business actors to take part in […]

A UN expert today welcomed steps taken by Côte d’Ivoire to eliminate child labour and trafficking in persons but urged the Government and businesses to do more to address the root causes of labour and sexual exploitation. Ending a 12-day visit to the country, Tomoya Obokata, the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, in a statement commended the Government for the strong legal and institutional frameworks on trafficking in persons […]

FIFA Chief of Global Football Development (https://www.FIFA.com) to meet with All India Football Association, clubs, leagues and football leaders from 19 to 23 November; FIFA currently endorsing several talent development projects in India; the global establishment of future FIFA Academies a topic on agenda. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger will visit India from 19 to 23 November to discuss the implementation of FIFA’s talent development initiatives with the […]

Delegates at Africa Tech Festival 2023 (https://apo-opa.co/473ZEif) in Cape Town were given a master class on the dos and don’ts of fundraising on Wednesday 15 November, during several sessions at AfricaIgnite, the festival’s dedicated start-up zone. And surprisingly, establishing a good rapport with potential funders came out as the top tip. Said Eric Osiakwan of Chanzo Capital: “Investors look for chemistry and that comes from your storytelling.  Ask yourself, how do I […]