Africa Newsroom
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Fossil Fuels to Power 60% of Africa’s Energy by 2040
By 2040, up to 60% of the African energy matrix will be fossil fuel driven, Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association remarked at a FAMAR-sponsored…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Angolaâs Minister Azevedo Awards 4 Scholarships to Qualifying Instituto Nacional de Petróleos (INP) Female Students
Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas Diamantino Azevedo awarded four scholarships to female petroleum students during the Angola Oil&Gas conference on Thursday. The scholarships will cover the entire…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Angola: ExxonMobil Drives Frontier Exploration, Block 15 Redevelopment
ExxonMobil addressed frontier exploration drilling in Angola’s Namibe Basin and its successful redevelopment program in offshore Block 15 during an on-stage interview with Katrina Fisher, Managing Director of ExxonMobil Angola,…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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British International Investment and Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25 million risk sharing agreement to boost private sector growth
The facility will increase lending to businesses in Sierra Leone where access to finance is limited, support local currency lending and provide longer-term loans which are generally unavailable; It demonstrates…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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The 2023 West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report: Statistics and Trends on Illicit Drug Supply and Drug Use Officially Released
The 2023 West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report: Statistics and Trends on Illicit Drug Supply and Drug Use was officially launched on 11th September 2024 in Freetown,…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Aswan hosts a workshop to enhance urban resilience and build more resilient communities to disasters
Aswan Governorate hosted a workshop under the framework of the “Making Cities Resilient 2030” programme from 28 to 31 July 2024. It was co-organized by the United Nations Office for…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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UN womenâs rights committee to review Lao, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba, and Benin
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will review Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba, and Benin during its current session from…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Somalia: Global community must continue assistance to help strengthen countryâs human rights institutions, says United Nations (UN) expert
Somalia is showing resilience against persistent security, human rights and socio-economic challenges but needs continued international help as climate change and natural disasters compound suffering, loss of livelihood and rights…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Finance, Mr. Ahmed Kouchouk. The President was updated on the financial performance indicators of the…
- SundayNews
- October 7, 2024
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Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert
“My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,” Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice –…