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 An additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April next year without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence and rampant food shortages fuel a deepening hunger crisis, Save the Children said.   Analysis of new hunger data from Cadre Harmonisé—the leading regional authority on the severity of hunger crises in the Sahel and West Africa—showed that 5.4 million children are now at risk of […]

 The Heads of the National Commissions for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (COMNAT-ALPC) of ECOWAS Member States met from 29 to 31 October 2024 in Abuja, as part of the 2024 Annual Coordination Meeting. The theme of the meeting was: “Com-bating improvised explosive devices, promoting the management of SALW and regulating arti-sanal weapons production in the ECOWAS region”. The main objective of this meeting […]

 Angola is a strong destination for oil and gas exploration, said Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo. Recent regulatory reforms have positioned the country as a highly competitive market for foreign investment. With a 2025 licensing round expected to open in Q1 next year, the country offers a wealth of opportunity for upstream firms. Speaking during a pre-conference Fireside Chat at the African Energy Week […]

 United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Catherine Pollard, stressed the Organization’s solidarity and support for the people of South Sudan during a high-level visit to the country. During her four days on the ground, she engaged intensively with the leadership of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS), the broader UN family, government authorities and key partners in the peace process, to foster collaboration and drive impactful change. As the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for […]

 The high–level conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms has opened today 4th November 2024 at St. Regis, Sheraton Hotel in Kuwait City, State of Kuwait. The opening ceremony witnessed three statements from Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, The United Nations Under – Secretary – General for Counter-Terrorism; His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah, the Crown Prince of State of Kuwait and […]

 A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action in Senegal as it pursues its Vision 2050 development plan. The new Climate Change and Development Report (CCDR) for Senegal underscores the cost of climate inaction, warning that without adaptation, climate impacts could shrink Senegal's GDP by 9.4% by 2050. Conversely, climate action can reverse these impacts, particularly for the most vulnerable, and boost […]

 The Sanha Lean Gas Connection Project in Angola will start production in December 2024, according to Chevron. Speaking during an Invest in Angola Energies roundtable – sponsored by the ANPG, Sonangol, Azule Energy and ACREP – at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2024 on Monday, Toni Henning, Commercial General Manager at Chevron’s Southern Africa Strategic Business Unit, said that the project will deliver gas to the Angola […]

  UK Visa Applications Centres open in Abidjan, Antananarivo, Banjul, Eden Island, Kinshasa, Libreville, and Port Louis VFS Global was recently awarded the contract to provide UK visa services in 142 countries worldwide Residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles, travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VFS Global’s (www.VFSGlobal.com) new state-of-the-art Visa Application Centres.   […]

 By Tshepo Ntsane. As we approach the critical juncture of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled for November 11-22 this year, the global community finds itself at a crossroads. This summit, often referred to as the "Finance COP," is not just another meeting in the series of climate negotiations; it's a litmus test for the world's commitment to financial mobilisation for climate action. The core agenda at COP29 revolves around redefining […]