Month: June 2024

[[{"value":"An African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) delegation led by three vice presidents will visit Japan from 17-21 June to promote investment opportunities in key African sectors and strengthen partnerships with the Japanese government and corporations. Vice presidents Kevin Kariuki, Solomon Quaynor, and Kevin Urama will be joined by the Bank's Executive Director for Japan, Austria, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, Takaaki Nomoto, and Yacine Fal, the Bank president's Special Representative to the […]

[[{"value":"On Monday 10 June 2024, the 49th anniversary of ECOWAS took place at the ECOWAS Resident Representation in Côte d’Ivoire, under the patronage of His Excellency Mr Kacou Houaja Léon ADOM, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad. The theme of the celebration was “Strengthening Regional Unity, Peace and Security”. The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Living Abroad, […]

[[{"value":"On 14 June, Tanzania celebrated the inauguration of its first Emergency Operation and Communication Center (EOCC) Situation Room, which is also the first national situation room to be set up under the African Union's Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS) Programme. The event marked a milestone in the country's journey towards building disaster resilience and was welcomed by supporters of the EOCC Situation Room, including the UN […]

[[{"value":"On 11 June 2024, the Government of Italy signed an agreement with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to strengthen early warning for early action systems in Kenya. Under this agreement, Italy is providing EUR 1.5 million over the period of 2024-2027. To mark the occasion, during his first visit to Kenya as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Head of […]

[[{"value":"Zain Davids and Shilton van Wyk return to the Springbok Sevens squad that will contest the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June. South Africa will play Mexico, Tonga and Chile in pool play in the tournament where the winner will fill the last spot at the Rugby Sevens tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Davids and Van Wyk both missed the squad’s previous trip to Europe, the […]

[[{"value":"The Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) Summit – Africa’s leading investment platform for the critical minerals sector – will return for its second edition on November 6 - 7 in Cape Town. CMA 2024 brings together African and global policymakers, project leaders and key stakeholders along the critical minerals value chain to unlock and promote investment opportunities across Africa’s mining space.   The African continent is home to 30% of global […]

[[{"value":"The Junior Springbok squad for the forthcoming World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Cape Town was announced on Friday, with Zachary Porthen – one of five players who will feature in the tournament for a second time – named as the captain of the team. Apart from Porthen – who will pack down at prop – the other players who played in the tournament on home soil last year are JF […]