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[[{"value":"Sebastião Gaspar Martins, CEO of Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol, will participate as a speaker at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 event in Cape Town from November 4-8. This comes as the country seeks to attain energy security, affordability and reliability on the back of accelerated oil and gas development. The NOC will also serve as a sponsor for this year’s event. Ahead of AEW: […]

[[{"value":"Ugandan firm DOTT SERVICES (https://www.DOTTServices.biz) has just flagged off its 3.8 km town roads project for motorists in Mbale City. The project is DOTT’s sixth among the others covering over 13km roads delivered in the towns of Mbale, Tororo, Soroti and Busia under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) initiative, which launched in 2013 and expanded in 2019 with additional financing. Residents in Mbale join those in Soroti, Tororo, […]

[[{"value":"The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) has issued its Annual Report for the year 2023, showcasing its activities and accomplishments in Islamic finance transformation and creative solutions for sustainable development. The report was unveiled during the IsDB Group Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee Celebration in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held from 27-30 April 2024. The report covers the Institute’s accomplishments in key functional areas that include leading Islamic […]

[[{"value":"As we celebrate Workers' Day, the Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Lechesa Tsenoli, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, extend their heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to the workers of South Africa.  This year, as we mark 30 years of democratic governance, we are reminded of the monumental strides made towards justice and equality, driven by the resilience and tenacity of our workers […]

[[{"value":"Armed groups have trapped more than 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in the town of Menaka in Mali, where they are facing malnutrition and disease, following a similar blockade of the city of Timbuktu, Save the Children said. A four-month blockade of Menaka by armed groups follows a similar siege in the historic city of Timbuktu, which started in August 2023 and remains in place, although some small amount of […]

[[{"value":"On March 26, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation,[1] mid-term review under Flexible Credit Line Arrangement, first review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility and Rephasing of access under Resilience and Sustainability Facility with Morocco. The Moroccan economy continued to show resilience to negative shocks. Despite water scarcity, the September 2023 earthquake, and challenging external conditions, economic activity picked up to 3 percent in […]

[[{"value":"The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) works with the UN system to advance sustainable development – economic, social and environmental. The ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York gathered young people from around to share how they can step up progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.  The International Trade Centre (ITC) hosted a side event titled: Innovate and Lead: Skills for Youth to Drive Sustainable Change. The event was held in […]

[[{"value":"The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened the Subcommittee of the Judicial Council responsible for reviewing its rules of procedure in Banjul, The Gambia, from April 29th to May 1st, 2024. The Meeting brought together eminent Chief Justices and legal dignitaries from the ECOWAS Member States. Distinguished participants, including the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, the ECOWAS Resident Representative, the Hon. Solicitor General of The Gambia, the […]

[[{"value":"Following an invitation to serve as Keynote Speaker at the University of Massachussetts-Boston’s 6th Africa Day, co-organized by UMASS-Boston, West Africa Research Association (WARA) and West Africa Research Centre (WARC) of Boston University, the ECOWAS Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Ambassador Kinza Jawara-Njai delivered the Keynote address of the 2024 Academic Conference of UMASS Boston’s John W. McCormark Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at its Campus in […]