The Resident Representative of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali meets with students of the Higher Institute of Legal and Social Sciences of Praia

On January 19, 2023, the Resident Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali, His Excellency Màrio Gomes Fernandes, held a conference at the Higher Institute of Legal and Social Sciences of Praia (Cape Verde) on the theme: ECOWAS: creation, function, governance, and its role in the West African sub-region. As part of the dynamic of ownership by the populations, His Excellency Mr. Màrio Gomes Fernandes, […]

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APO International

The United Kingdom announces new aid support for Gaza on Foreign Secretary visit to Middle East

The Foreign Secretary has announced that the UK and Qatar are working together to get more aid into Gaza, with our first joint consignment containing 17 tonnes of family sized tents being flown today [Thurs 25th]. On the visit, the Foreign Secretary will witness first-hand both the UK and Qatar’s humanitarian aid being loaded onto a plane destined for Egypt, after which it will go by road to Gaza. The […]

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APO International

Liberia: President Boakai appoints Presidential Press Secretary

The President of the Republic of Liberia, H. E. Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has appointed Ms. Kula Bonah Nyei Fofana as Presidential Press Secretary. The appointment made Thursday, January 25th, 2024, takes immediate effect. Ms. Fofana comes to the position with deep knowledge in public relations and communication.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion.

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Workshop advances textile circular economy and legislative reforms

Textile and apparel enterprises from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia converged in Casablanca for a workshop on textile circularity. They looked at upcoming legislative reforms in the global textile and apparel trade, as they work towards fostering sustainable business opportunities. The workshop, organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) under its GTEX/MENATEX programme, brought together experts, academics, and others in the industry to deliberate on crucial sustainability and circularity issues. […]

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Health / Medical

How both health and safety are compromised for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence

Shutterstock Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Benjamin Scott, Monash University; Jasmine McGowan, Monash University, and Naomi Pfitzner, Monash University What happens when a person is experiencing long COVID and intimate partner violence at the same time? There has been no attention paid to this question anywhere in the world since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. This is staggering, given previous research shows women who are victim-survivors of intimate partner […]

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Business / Economics

Women lifestyle influencers are changing the face of the far right – podcast

By Avery Anapol When you think about the far right, you probably picture groups of young, white men carrying images of swastikas or torches like those seen at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. But the face of the far right is changing, at least on social media. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear about new research into a cohort […]

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Namibia

Namibia advocates for transformation of CPA

Namibia has taken the lead in advocating for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to be transformed from a charitable organisation into an international inter-parliamentary organisation. The Namibian parliament this week hosted a meeting of the budget committee of the CPA Africa region to, among others, discuss the resolution to convert the parliamentary association into an international body. While officiating the budget committee meeting in Windhoek on Thursday, chairperson […]

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Oshiwambo

Aakiintu taya indilwa yaka konakonwa okankela yokoshivalelo koshipangelo Oshikuku

Oshikondo shoku konakona okankela yokoshivalelo moshipangelo sha St Martin Oshikuku kohi yewiliko lya sestera Ermelinda Ndinelago Shithigona ,otashiindiile oomeme yaka konakomne pethimbo lyoshikonga shoka shili metifa koshipangelo,nomakonakono otaga ningwa oshali.

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APO International

South Africa: Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning welcomes relief funding for September floods

Western Cape welcomes R114million relief funding for September floods. Anton Bredell, Western Cape MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today confirmed that National Treasury has approved an amount of R114million to be released from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant to the Western Cape for damages suffered during the floods of September 2023. “We appreciate this allocation, and I want to thank all the role players who worked […]

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Month: January 2024