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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 2 of 225

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Africa

Local activist opposes Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Ghana's parliament has approved a bill criminalising LGBTQ+ identity and the formation or funding of LGBTQ+ groups, punishable by up to three to five years in prison, respectively. The bill will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law. Linda Baumann an activist for the rights of women, and the LGBTQI community says the bill should not be enacted into law.

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Namibia

Prime Minister’s office partners with WFP on food security

The Executive Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, I-Ben Nashandi, and Dr. George Fedha from the World Food Programme have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the capacity for Vulnerability Assessment Analysis and systems for early warning systems. Here is I-Ben Nashandi.

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Business / Economics

Economists break down revised tax reforms and national budget

With Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Ipumbu Shiimi having announced in yesterday’s National budget that the government has revised tax reforms that will put N$646 million back in the pockets of taxpayers by exempting all individual taxpayers from paying tax on the first N$100,000 of their income, starting 1 March 2024, we asked Cirrus Capital Economist Robert McGregor for a breakdown of the numbers. Namibia's largest-ever annual budget on Wednesday […]

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Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme Applications
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APO International

Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme Applications

We are delighted that you have decided to apply to the World Rugby (www.World.Rugby)/Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme. The Programme aims to support talented women so that they can develop their leadership potential in rugby. We have awarded 73 scholarships since 2018. The criteria for applications are: Applicants must be involved in their rugby union or region as a board member, or staff, or volunteer. Applicants must have leadership […]

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The Arab Republic of Egypt Accedes to the Establishment Agreement for Afreximbank’s Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA)
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The Arab Republic of Egypt Accedes to the Establishment Agreement for Afreximbank’s Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA)

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), a subsidiary of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) dedicated to fostering development impact, is pleased to announce the Arab Republic of Egypt's accession to its Establishment Agreement. With Egypt's longstanding position as a founding shareholder and the host country of Afreximbank's headquarters, this recent development underscores Egypt's commitment to supporting Afreximbank and FEDA's mission of catalyzing intra-African trade and export development. […]

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Ethiopia: African Development Fund grants $46 million to improve access to water and sanitation for pastoral communities in the Borana region
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Ethiopia: African Development Fund grants $46 million to improve access to water and sanitation for pastoral communities in the Borana region

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund in Abidjan on 28 February 2024, donated $46.02 million to Ethiopia to implement Phase 2 of the Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods Program in the country’s south. Financial support from the African Development Bank Group’s concessional rate loans window is intended to improve access to integrated, sustainable, climate-smart, gender-sensitive water supply and sanitation services for pastoral communities in the […]

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Ukrainian grain donation bolsters World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) response in northeast Nigeria amidst inflation and food price spikes
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Ukrainian grain donation bolsters World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) response in northeast Nigeria amidst inflation and food price spikes

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a generous donation of 25,000 tons of wheat from the Government of Ukraine that will help provide emergency food assistance to 1.3 million crisis-affected people in northeast Nigeria. This vital contribution – part of Ukraine's humanitarian “Grain from Ukraine” initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – arrives as prices of staple food in Nigeria have risen, pushing basic meals out of […]

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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Copy of Credentials of South Sudan Ambassador
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Copy of Credentials of South Sudan Ambassador

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Thursday a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan Ajang Moyick Ajang Tongbal. HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished HE the Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of all support to advance bilateral relations to closer cooperation in various fields. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry […]

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Africa CDC and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Expand Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems and Immunization of Children in Africa
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Africa CDC and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Expand Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems and Immunization of Children in Africa

Today, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF announced an extended partnership dedicated to strengthening primary healthcare, supply chain management, pooled procurement and local manufacturing, and emergency response. The collaboration builds on the 2022-2024 Partnership Framework Agreement between Africa CDC and UNICEF, which aims to achieve the goals outlined in the African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. The partnership is expected to have […]

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