The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.**MaliWe have just received information from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali&nbs…
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Top UN aid official calls for urgent support for Chad
Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller made the appeal on Tuesday at the end of her first visit to the landlocked country, located in central Africa.Ms. Mueller underscored the need f…
Read MoreTop UN aid official calls for urgent support for Chad
Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller made the appeal on Tuesday at the end of her first visit to the landlocked country, located in central Africa.Ms. Mueller underscored the need f…
Read MoreProphet RAEL in support of President Ramaphosa’s policy of land redistribution in South Africa
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Rael, spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), has expressed his full support to the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, for his decision to redistribute land to Black South Africans. President Ramaphosa stated, “The expropriation of land without compensation is envisaged as one […]
Read MoreEthiopian Jews Threaten Mass Hunger Strike over Israel Move
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will stage a mass hunger strike if Israel eliminates funding to allow them to join their families in that country.Hundreds gathered at a synagogue in Ethio…
Read MoreEthiopian Jews Threaten Mass Hunger Strike over Israel Move
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will stage a mass hunger strike if Israel eliminates funding to allow them to join their families in that country.Hundreds gathered at a synagogue in Ethio…
Read MoreETHIOPIA’S SEPDM ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN AFTER PRIME MINISTER HAILEMARIAM DECIDES TO RESIGN
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (NNN-ENA) — The Southern Ethiopia Peoples Democratic Movement (SEPDM), the political party which is a member of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has elected a new chairperson to succeed Hailemar…
Read MoreNIGERIAN, CAMEROONIAN TROOPS KILL 35 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS
ABUJA, Feb 28 (NNN-NAN) — Members of the Nigerian and Cameroonian army have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 603 civilians held hostage by the latter during a joint operation carried out as part of a clearance exercise by the troops of Oper…
Read MoreDaily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
We have just received information from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), indicating that a UN military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on the Boni-Douentza axis, in the region of M…
Read MorePRESIDENT SLAMS CRITICS OF PROPOSED EQUITABLE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
WINDHOEK, Feb 28 (NNN-NAMPA) — Namibian President Hage Geingob has criticised certain quarter in the country who have made it their mission to “prove” that certain provisions of the government’s proposed New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (N…
Read MoreEGYPT TRAIN COLLISION KILLS AT LEAST 12
NNA – Two trains collided Wednesday in northern Egypt killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens of others, the health ministry said, the latest in a string of deadly rail accidents in the country. Twelve people died and 39 were injured in the cras…
Read MoreTop UN aid official calls for urgent support for Chad
Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller made the appeal on Tuesday at the end of her first visit to the landlocked country, located in central Africa.Ms. Mueller underscored the need f…
Read More10 KILLED AS EGYPT TRAINS COLLIDE: HEALTH MINISTRY
NNA – At least 10 people were killed and 15 wounded Wednesday as two trains collided in Egypt, the latest in a string of deadly accidents on the North African country’s railways, the health ministry said.The collision between a freight train and a pass…
Read MoreLack of funding for aid operations means ‘people will die’ in Central African Republic – UN official
UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller made the appeal in the capital, Bangui, on Thursday at the end of a four-day visit to the country.“CAR is facing a large-scale humanitarian crisis,” she said. “Violence is fast spreading across the …
Read MoreCode for Africa and Radiant.Earth Aim to Grow Data Journalism in Africa
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Code for Africa, the continent’s largest federation of civic technology and data journalism labs, and Radiant.Earth, a non-profit advocating for open geospatial data for positive global impact, announced their partnership to harness open Earth imagery and tools for improved decision-making, as well as better insight and transparency. Their […]
Read MorePrecision Aviation Group (PAG) and UTC Aerospace Systems sign MRO & distribution deal for AS350 Main & Tail Rotor Servos
ATLANTA, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aerospace and defense industry, is pleased to announce the recent signing of an MRO & distribution agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) for main & tail rotor servos for the Airbus AS350. The agreement […]
Read MoreDr. Guislain Museum and Janssen Now Accepting Global Nominations for 2018 “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award
– Recognizing Advocates Making a Difference to Destigmatize Mental Illness – GHENT, Belgium, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Dr. Guislain Museum in Ghent, Belgium and Janssen Research & Development, LLC (“Janssen”), today announced that they are seeking global nominations for the seventh annual Dr. Guislain “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award. The Award honors an individual, project or organization […]
Read MoreTrial Suspended for Masterminds of Burkina Faso Coup Attempt
The trial began Tuesday for 84 people accused of masterminding a 2015 coup attempt in Burkina Faso, with the West African nation’s capital under tight security.Former presidential aides Gen. Gilbert Diendere and Gen. Djibril Bassole are among those fac…
Read MoreUganda Ruling Party Wants to Extend President’s Rule to 2035
Uganda’s ruling party is pushing for a referendum that could extend the longtime president’s rule to 2035.Rogers Mulindwa, a spokesman for the National Resistance Movement party, says the referendum to extend the president’s term from five years to sev…
Read MoreUS Adds Several Islamic State Affiliates to Terror List
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday branded seven Islamic State groups from around the world and two of its leaders as terrorists in an effort to cut off any financial support they may have been getting from within the United States.The top U.S. diplo…
Read MoreDespite Stigma, Nigerian Parents Demand Justice in Child Sex Cases
Mercy Philip will never forget January 12, 2017.That’s the day she says her 8-year-old daughter walked up to her and asked if she could wash her panties.Philip asked her daughter why she needed to wash her panties and her daughter said a male neighbor …
Read MoreAmid South Sudan’s War, Miss World Pageant Carries On
Amid the ethnic violence, famine and mass displacement in South Sudan’s five years of civil war, a Miss World pageant carries on in one of the world’s most devastated countries.Dozens of young women are using the international beauty pageants to advoca…
Read MoreLack of funding for aid operations means ‘people will die’ in Central African Republic – UN official
A senior United Nations relief official is urging the international community to boost support for humanitarian efforts in crisis-gripped Central African Republic (CAR), where nearly half the population requires assistance.UN Deputy Emergency Relief Co…
Read MoreSUDAN WORKING ON COMPREHENSIVE STARTEGY FOR TIES WITH AFRICA, SAYS FM
KHAFRTOUM– Sudan’s foreign ministry is currently working out a comprehensive strategy on the country’s relations with the rest of Africa, which it regards as the top priority, says Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour.Addressing the Sudan Ambassadors Con…
Read MoreNAMIBIA TO HOST WORKSHOP TO REVIEW SINGLA AFRICAN AIR TRANSPORT MARKETING AGREEMENT
WINDHOEK– The Namibian government will host a workshop next month to review the Single African Air Transport Marketing (SAATM) agreement which the country has not yet signed.Namibia is one of the African Union (AU) member States which has not yet sign…
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