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The Federal Republic of Germany through its Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided EUR 10 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the provision of nutritious meals to 25,300 primary school children in Karene district, northern Sierra Leone. With this contribution, WFP will provide nutritious, safe, and diverse meals to pre and primary school children in 115 schools from 2024 to 2028, using […]

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Artem Kozhin, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, on Monday, 18th December 2023 at Maison Quéau de Quinssy to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides also exchanged views on cooperation in the field of tourism, especially increasing the frequency of flights between Russia and […]

Survivors of gender-based violence are often stigmatized. Talking about and recognizing the issue, rather than shying away from it, is one important step in raising awareness on and preventing further cases of such assaults. By reporting on incidents of these crimes, journalists can also play a crucial role in addressing the problem, but only if such coverage is done in an ethical way. Police officers serving with the United Nations […]

The Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt's New Alamein City, a cooperation project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has started capping its main structures. A ceremony was held on Monday for the capping of the D01 residential building of the high-rise complex project, being constructed by the Egyptian branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC Egypt). As an outstanding representative of Chinese enterprises in Egypt, CSCEC Egypt […]

30% more than in 2022 - lost their lives due to floods, wildfires, cyclones, storms, and landslides globally in 2023, according to a new analysis from Save the Children.  In around 240 such climate-related events recorded in 2023, international disaster database EM-DAT recorded a 60% rise in the number of deaths from landslides, a 278% increase in deaths from wildfires and a 340% increase in deaths from storms between 2022 and 2023, driven in large part by the […]

Some 350,000 children are under direct risk of being killed, injured or displaced in the town of Wad Madani in Sudan, as fighting moved through the state of Al-Jazira this week, Save the Children said. The population of Wad Madani had already grown to 700,000 people, according to the UN, including 500,000 who had only recently arrived after being displaced by violence elsewhere in the country. The town had also served […]

The diplomatic relationship between China and Kenya, which dates back to 1963, is poised to grow further despite criticisms from the West, a Kenyan businessman has said. Michael Munyao, the chief executive of Electrogen Technologies International Ltd, a company specializing in security equipment, said China being a global manufacturing hub, cannot be ignored. The Kenyan business community has greatly benefited from importing from China, he said, saying that pricing has […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Bank of Africa Tanzania Limited (BOAT) to support Tanzania’s Financial Sector. Leveraging BOAT’s strategic footprint in the East African nation, this instrument will provide support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates, to facilitate their import and export trade finance requirements. The facility will also support intra-Africa […]

In a landmark event, the World Health Organization (WHO) organized a ‘historical’ workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) for selected member states in the African region. Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from December 12th to 14th, 2023, with the theme ‘Health Technology Assessment for Priority Setting to Achieve Universal Health Coverage,’ the workshop aimed at tackling critical issues related to the systematic evaluation of healthcare technology and its role in […]