31 January 2018 – With more than a quarter of a million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian partners launched on Wednesday an inter-agency fund…
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Radiant.Earth and OpenAQ Partner to Fight Air Pollution in Africa
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Radiant.Earth today announced its partnership with OpenAQ to bring together a diverse group of individuals in Ghana and Kenya who are deeply concerned about poor air quality in their community and are looking for solutions. Radiant.Earth, a non-profit advocating for open geospatial data for positive impact and improved decision-making, will provide OpenAQ […]
Read MoreSpeakers Focus on Role of Young People in Building Sustainable Communities as Economic and Social Council Youth Forum Opens
As the seventh annual Economic and Social Council Youth Forum opened today, playing host to Government ministers and officials, youth delegates and representatives from civil society, discussions focused on the role of young people in the building of s…
Read MoreMorocco see off Libya in extra time to reach final
A brace from Ayoub El Kaabi and one from Walid El Karti was enough for host Morocco to see off a resilient Libya side 3-1 on Wednesday in Casablanca to book a place in the final. El Kaabi, the leading marksman in the history of the tournament thanks to…
Read MoreSpeakers Focus on Role of Young People in Building Sustainable Communities as Economic and Social Council Youth Forum Opens
As the seventh annual Economic and Social Council Youth Forum opened today, playing host to Government ministers and officials, youth delegates and representatives from civil society, discussions focused on the role of young people in the building of s…
Read MoreWith ‘little hope’ of a quick return to stability in Lake Chad Basin, UN and partners launch aid appeal
With more than a quarter of a million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian partners launched on Wednesday an inter-agency funding appeal for $157 million. The…
Read MoreDaily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.**Youth ForumHere at Headquarters, as you heard on Friday, the Economic and Social Council Youth Forum has gotten under way u…
Read MoreCommencing 2018 Regular Session, Non-Governmental Organization Committee Recommends Status for 95 Groups, Defers Action on 37 Others
Opening its regular session for 2018, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 95 organizations for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and deferred action on the status of 37 others….
Read MoreKomet Reports 185 and 149.6 g/t Au from Grab Samples within the Guiro Mine
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Komet Resources Inc. (“Komet” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a gold discovery 4km from the Guiro mine and the development of a new unmined shoot at the mine. New Gold Zone Komet geologists’ verification of three 40m deep gold diggers’ shafts, located about 4km northeast of the […]
Read MoreCommencing 2018 Regular Session, Non-Governmental Organization Committee Recommends Status for 95 Groups, Defers Action on 37 Others
Opening its regular session for 2018, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 95 organizations for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and deferred action on the status of 37 others….
Read MorePRE-MATCH QUOTES: SUDAN VS NIGERIA
Burhaneldin Tia (Assistant Coach, Sudan)We have intensified preparations for the semi-final clash against Nigeria, right after beating Zambia at the quarters. We didn’t beat Zambia due to luck, but because we were better prepared and better team on the…
Read MoreUN Security Council Renews CAR Arms Embargo, Threatens More Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday renewed an arms embargo against the Central African Republic for another year and added criteria that could lead to new sanctions.The French-sponsored resolution passed unanimously.Along with extending the arms emba…
Read MorePRE-MATCH QUOTES: MOROCCO VS LIBYA
Jamal Sellami (Head Coach, Morocco)Tomorrow, it will be a good game and we’re ready. I told my players in matches like this you need your big players to turn up and we have experienced players to do that.We were able to control our last against Namibia…
Read MoreWORLD CUP QUINTET GETS ‘FIELDWIZ’ TRAINING
CAF on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, organized one-day seminar for medical officers and physical trainers of the five African teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 at the Maamoura National Sports Centre, near Rabat. There was a presentation on…
Read MoreDaily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.**African UnionThe Secretary-General is on his way back from Addis Ababa, where he attended the thirtieth Assembly of the Afr…
Read MoreCentbee, South Africa-based Bitcoin wallet and merchant payment ecosystem, attracts funding from nChain
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — nChain Group, the leading blockchain research and development firm, has taken an equity stake in Centbee, a Bitcoin wallet provider that makes it easy for global consumers to acquire, hold and spend Bitcoin with retailers and other merchants. The funding deal was made through the nChain Group’s investment entity, nChain […]
Read MoreThe Integer Group Announces Partnership With South Africa’s Hot Spot
Leading Global Commerce Agency Formalizes Agreement to Launch Integer\Hot Spot DENVER, Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Integer Group®, a commerce agency that lives at the Intersection of Branding and Selling® and a key member of Omnicom Group Inc., today announced a partnership with Sandton-based shopper marketing agency Hot Spot as its South African affiliate. The […]
Read MoreThe Integer Group annonce un partenariat avec la société Hot Spot d’Afrique du Sud
L’agence de commerce mondiale de premier plan formalise un accord visant à lancer Integer\Hot Spot DENVER, 29 janvier 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Integer Group®, une agence de commerce qui vit At the Intersection of Branding and Selling® et un membre clé d’Omnicom Group Inc., a annoncé aujourd’hui un partenariat avec Hot Spot, une agence de marketing orienté […]
Read MoreDaily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.**African UnionThe Secretary-General is on his way back from Addis Ababa, where he attended the thirtieth Assembly of the Afr…
Read MoreNAMIBIA’S DREAM OF REACHING SEMI-FINALS OF AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS END WITH 0-2 DEFEAT
CASABLANCA, Namibia’s dream of reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN 2018) has come to an end following their 0-2 defeat by host nation Morocco in Casablanca Saturday.Namibia, who finished the preliminary stage as grou…
Read MoreHeadquarters to Host Meeting of Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf from 29 January to 16 March
NEW YORK, 29 January (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) � The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its forty-sixth session from 29 January to 16 March 2018. The first plenary part of the session will be held fro…
Read MoreUN SECY-GEN URGES AFRICA TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
ADDIS ABABA, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged African countries to exert more effort to improve women’s engagement in leadership.Addressing a meeting on women empowerment here over the weekend, Guterres added that Africa need…
Read MoreARAB LEAGUE CALLS ON AFRICA TO REJECT ISRAEL’S CANDIDATURE TO U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL
ADDIS ABABA, Arab League Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, called for African states to reject Israel’s candidature for UN Security Council’s (UNSC) seat for 2019-2020.Gheit, speaking at the opening session of the 30th African Union (AU) Assembly o…
Read MoreCameroon Jails Separatists After They Were Extradited from Nigeria
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON Cameroon has jailed 47 seccessionists including Ayuk Tabe Julius, head of a group from Cameroon’s Angolphone region pushing for a breakaway from French-dominant Cameroon.Cameroon government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma Bakari says Ayuk…
Read MoreNIGERIA BOUNCE BACK TO EDGE ANGOLA INTO SEMIS
Substitute Gabriel Okechukwu scored a 108th minute winner for Nigeria who came from behind to beat a resilient Angola side 2-1 on Sunday in Tangiers to book a place at the semis.Angola took an early second half lead through Vladimir Va after Emeka Atul…
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