adminInternational Gender Consultant discusses gender equality in parliamentary process with the Speaker
The International Consultant on Gender, Mr Jason Meyer, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Sooroojdev Phokeer, in Port Louis, today. The Speaker is also…
Northern Cape Sport, Arts, Culture hosts National Youth Camp
The Northern Cape Department of Sport, Arts, Culture (DSAC) in partnership with the national Department of Sport, Arts and Culture; Northern Cape Department of Education, Love Life and the National…
ECOWAS Commission prepares a declaration of Heads of State on Climate change
The Specialized Ministerial Technical Committee (CTMS) on the Environment of ECOWAS will hold a hybrid session on Monday, December 6, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. GMT to vali-date…
City’s Metro Police Department marks 20 year anniversary
From its first intake of recruits in July 2001, the then City Police has evolved into the Metropolitan Police Department making on average more than 4 000 arrests each year,…
Urgent solutions needed for refugees as camps set to close
Thousands of refugees face uncertainty and insecurity as camps in Kenya are set to close, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF); In a new report, MSF calls on Kenya and its…
Healing, hope, reconciliation triple focus of two-week sensitization drive in Western Equatoria
2021 has been a difficult year for the people of Western Equatoria, South Sudan. A relatively peaceful and secure environment was destroyed by a massive surge of violence and armed…
The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets the Ambassador of the State of Qatar
HE Mr. Gabriel Aduda, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, met with HE Dr. Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri, Ambassador of the State of…
More malaria cases and deaths in 2020 linked to COVID-19 disruptions
New data from the World Health Organization reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths. According to WHO’s latest World…
Coronavirus – Zambia: Covid-19 Update (06 December 2021)
15 new cases out of 2,014 tests (0.7% positivity); 15 recoveries; and 1 new death (MTSRIP) Vaccinated Dose 1: 1,656 Fully Vaccinated: 6,643 Covid-19 Deaths: 1 Covid-19 Associated Deaths: 0 Active Cases: Currently Hospitalised: 9…
SRSG meeting with representatives of some of the Khartoum State Resistance Committees
On the evening of Sunday, 5 December, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Sudan (SRSG), welcomed a group of representatives of the local Resistance Committees in Khartoum…