Month: March 2024

[[{"value":"Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricAFC.org) , the leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, is convening the 4th edition of its Country&Stakeholder Symposium (CSS) next Thursday. Themed “Retaining African Capital for a Sustainable Future”, this year's symposium focuses on the pivotal issue of limited availability of domestic capital which continues to impede the continent's economic progress. Key local and global stakeholders, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, social security funds, […]

[[{"value":"A new project aimed at supporting women fonio producers in Ghana has been announced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and acclaimed chef Fatmata Binta.   The project is designed to provide specialized training to approximately 100 women involved in fonio cultivation, enhancing their skills and boosting their productivity and income. Funded by FAO under a Technical Cooperation Project, the training will include hands-on sessions on […]

[[{"value":"World TB Day was commemorated on 24 March 2024 at Orotta Conference Hall in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea. This year’s theme is “Yes, we can end TB,” highlighting the need to ensure equitable access to prevention and care, in line with our drive towards the elimination of TB disease. During the event, the National TB Program Manager in the Ministry of Health, Sr. Hiwet Negusse stated that tangible progress […]

[[{"value":"By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Namibia’s oil and gas sector is still looking forward to reaching the production phase — S&P Global analysts don’t anticipate Namibia's first oil to come until 2029, and the country’s first gas-to-power project is scheduled to begin in 2027. Before Namibia achieves these hotly anticipated milestones, Namibian lawmakers have the opportunity to implement thoughtful, effective policy to benefit their people. Specifically, […]

[[{"value":"The International Court of Justice (‘the Court’) has granted South Africa’s Urgent Request of 6 March 2024, for further provisional measures to prevent Israel from causing irreparable harm to the rights invoked by South Africa under the 1948 Genocide Convention in respect of the ongoing siege of Gaza. In doing so, the Court agreed with South Africa’s assertion that the situation in Gaza had deteriorated significantly since the Court’s Order […]

[[{"value":"Somalia’s parliament should reject any proposed constitutional amendments that would weaken rights protections for children, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 30, 2024, both houses of parliament are expected to vote on the proposed amendments, which would reduce the age of majority – increasing the risk of child marriage and lowered juvenile justice standards – and possibly permit certain forms of female genital mutilation. “Somalia’s parliament should resist efforts […]

[[{"value":"The Tunisian authorities’ growing judicial harassment and intimidation of lawyers solely for discharging their professional duties violates their rights and undermines access to justice and effective remedies for victims of human rights violations, said Amnesty International, a day ahead of the verdict in the case of lawyer Abdelaziz Essid who is being tried on spurious charges. Authorities have targeted at least 20 lawyers representing members of political opposition groups, activists and […]

[[{"value":"Thirty police officers from the Ghana Formed Police Unit of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed a five-day training focused on protecting children’s welfare in armed conflict. Hosted in Baidoa, the administrative capital of Southwest State, the training was led by the ATMIS Protection, Human Rights, and Gender (PHRG) Cluster in collaboration with the African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework (AUCF), Baidoa Civilian Sector Coordination Team, […]

[[{"value":"The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), on 28 March 2024, announces the conclusion of a negotiated settlement agreement with China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited, thus putting an end to sanctions proceedings for a fraudulent practice against China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited. Pursuant to the negotiated settlement agreement, China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited, registered in China, will be debarred for a period of 12 months, […]