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The MSGBC region’s premier energy event – MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2023 (https://apo-opa.co/3MVbSlj) – officially opened on Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with an opening ceremony attended by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. The ceremony laid the foundation for two days of dialogue and deals, with industry leaders providing forward-looking remarks about the future of the MSGBC energy market. “The energy sector in Mauritania has been […]

Five-Part Series Tells the Stories of Five NBA Academy Africa (https://www.NBA.com) Prospects from Angola, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Sudan; First Two Episodes “Basketball Chose Me” and “Dunk at First Sight” Feature Nigeria’s Rueben Chinyelu and Angola’s Aginaldo Neto. NBA Africa today announced that its first original documentary series “Born&Bred” will premiere on the NBA App today.  The five-part series tells the stories of five current and former NBA Academy Africa prospects […]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, will embark on an official bilateral visit to the Republic of India from 22nd to 24th November 2023. During his visit, Minister Radegonde will be meeting with high government officials to discuss matters of mutual interest and sign Memorandums of Understanding in priority areas of cooperation. The Seychelles Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism will also meet with representatives from the private […]

Commemorated from November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10th (Human Rights Day) since 1991, the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women and Girls Campaign aims to galvanize individual and popular commitment to combating and preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG), a global scourge affecting one in three women in her lifetime. Four out of ten women (40%) in West Africa and almost six out of […]

The 56th session of the United Nations Permanent Advisory Committee on Security Issues in Central Africa (UNSAC) started in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, with the meeting of focal points from the 11 Member States namely Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and Sao Tome and Principe. In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Guillaume Kavaruganda, Director General for Europe, […]

Two aircraft belonging to the Qatar Armed Forces headed today to the city of Al Arish in the Arab Republic of Egypt, carrying 93 tons of aid consisting of food and shelter supplies, provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), and Qatar Charity (QC), in preparation to be transported to Gaza, bringing the total number of aircraft delivering to Gaza, 13 aircraft carrying a total […]

The President of the Republic of Seychelles and Commander in Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan was the guest of honour at the official launching of the Defence Forces Week 2023, which is being celebrated under the theme ‘Embracing the future’. The event took place yesterday morning at the Military Training and Support Centre, Ile Perseverance. To celebrate Defence Forces Day, which falls on November 25, […]

From the 20th to the 22nd of November 2023, Bpifrance and Business France are accompanying 13 Small and medium-sized businesses to discover the Tanzanian market. During the 3-day trip in Tanzania, the 13 French SMEs will benefit from an intense program composed of individuals and personalized business meetings with local companies, meetings with key local actors and collective networking sessions. This delegation of French companies from the construction, healthcare, aeronautics, […]

Every year, an estimated 700,000 people die from antimicrobial resistance around the world. Today universally recognised as a global threat, antimicrobial resistance represents a heavy burden for healthcare systems all over the world, especially countries with low resources, such as South Sudan; To address antimicrobial resistance, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) launched its “Mini-Lab” initiative in Bentiu, Unity State, a transportable, self-contained, quality-assured, bacteriology laboratory that will significantly improve […]