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New opportunities have opened for SMEs in Libya to secure financial support as the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) grants approval to the Libyan Credit Information Centre's (LCIC) newly developed legal framework. This approval marks a significant milestone in developing the LCIC and increasing transparency, which will ultimately lead to improved access to finance and an enhanced business environment in Libya. The development of the legal framework was made possible […]

UN Women Ethiopia, through the project “Enhancing the Role of Media in Promoting Gender Equality and Women in Leadership” under its Women in Leadership and Governance programme (WiLG) has been working with the Ethiopian Media Authority and Media Associations and partners to create a gender aware media workforce and gender sensitive media in Ethiopia. According to Dr. Elsabet Samuel, a former journalist and Gender and Media researcher, although Media has […]

Only one in three Africans say their police usually operate in a professional manner and respect citizens’ rights, a new Afrobarometer report (www.Afrobarometer.org) (https://apo-opa.co/3UfaKNP) shows. An analysis of survey findings from 39 African countries finds that substantial minorities report corruption, use of excessive force, and even criminal activity by their police forces. Fewer than half express trust in the police or approve of their government’s performance in fighting crime. The […]

BUTEC Group (https://www.BUTEC.com/), a regional leader in the environment, energy and industrial construction sectors in the Middle East and North Africa, has completed the takeover of the full range of Moroccan businesses of the Société des Eaux de Marseille (SEM), a subsidiary of Veolia Group, by repurchasing the shares of Eaux de Marseille – Maroc (EMM) on January 17, 2024. EMM caters to a large base of public and private sector […]

The second phase of the ECOWAS Commission’s Crisis Communication Framework development Workship, commences on the 29th of January 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria. The five-day Workshop is meant among others, to facilitate the improvement of the Commission’s hands-on response mechanism during emergency or crisis situations. Being a follow up to the earlier one held in Accra, Ghana in April 2023, it is designed to establish a shared understanding of the roles […]

On 29 January, on the sidelines of the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome (Italy), His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, met with His Excellency Mr. Macky Sall, the President of the Republic of Senegal. The meeting focused on ways to strengthen and develop bilateral cooperation relations between the two brotherly countries and on issues of common interest.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mauritanian […]

On 29 January, on the sidelines of the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome (Italy), His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, met with His Excellency Kaïs Saïed, the President of the Tunisian Republic. The talks focused on ways and means of strengthening and developing bilateral cooperation relations between the two brotherly countries and issues of common interest. His Excellency, the President of the Republic is […]

On 29 January, in Rome (Italy), His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, met with Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The meeting focused on ways to strengthen bilateral relations between our country and this international financial institution. This meeting takes place on the sidelines of the Italy-Africa Summit, which began this morning in Rome with the participation […]

Premier Alan Winde visited a mobile disaster management incident command centre near Wolseley yesterday, 29 January, where he received a briefing on efforts to bring a series of wildfires in the Cape Winelands district and surrounds under control. The fires have been raging for more than a week. High temperatures and strong winds are fueling the flames. Fire teams in the Breede Valley and Witzenberg areas were given a slight […]