Cuba’s Ambassador to the African Union Bids Farewell to the Chairperson
4 October 2012The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, received in his office at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on Tuesday, 02 (…)
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Peacekeepers ambushed in West Darfur, several dead
4 October 2012Four peacekeepers of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been killed and eight injured in an ambush by unidentified (…)
Hope Mugambi and Kendi Nkonge will Travel to Germany with Young Green Leaders from Across the World
3 October 2012Two young environmental leaders from Nairobi and Mombasa have been unveiled as the 2012 Young Environmental Envoys for Kenya, as part of an (…)
State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa
3 October 2012The U.S. government supports U.N. initiatives for Africa that were advanced during recent meetings at the United Nations in New York. (…)
Niger’s Kandadji Program to Boost Regional Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Electricity in The Sahel
3 October 2012As part of its long-term solution to recurring drought, and chronic food and power shortages in Africa’s Sahel region, the World Bank’s Board of (…)
South Sudan – Army and police forces shooting and raping civilians in Jonglei
3 October 2012South Sudan should take immediate action to end human rights violations including torture, shootings and sexual violence by security forces (…)
UNECA to assist African Development Planners Launch Community of Practice Platform
3 October 2012The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has reiterated its commitment to help African countries to fill capacity deficits in (…)
ECA spearheads East, Southern Africa consultation on post-2015 development agenda
3 October 2012The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), today called on African governments and other stakeholders in the Continent’s (…)
ECA official urges Africa to adopt single development framework
3 October 2012A senior official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has urged governments and development planners in Africa to establish a single (…)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of Italy funds FAO’s USD 1.3 million commercial agriculture project for Northern Uganda
2 October 2012The FAO Representative in Uganda, Mr. Alhaji Jallow and the Italian Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Stefano A. Dejak have today signed an (…)
IFRC launches Emergency Appeal as severe flooding displaces over 60,000 people across Nigeria
2 October 2012Severe flooding in Nigeria has left at least 148 people dead and displaced over 64,000 people across 18 of the country’s 38 States. Torrential (…)
IOM Morocco Appeals for US$ 800,000 for Reintegration of Stranded Migrants
2 October 2012IOM in Morocco is appealing for US$800,000 to provide reintegration support to up to 1,000 stranded Sub-Saharan African migrants voluntarily (…)