AMES, IOWA Several Republican-led state legislatures are advocating for women to gain over-the-counter access to birth control in what they say is an effort to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortions.State legislatures in Arkansas and Iowa, for ex…
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Some Conservative States Easing Access to Birth Control
AMES, IOWA Several Republican-led state legislatures are advocating for women to gain over-the-counter access to birth control in what they say is an effort to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortions.State legislatures in Arkansas and Iowa, for ex…
Read MorePope Tells Moroccans ‘We Are Brothers and Sisters’
RABAT Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his flock that showing the country’s Muslim majority they are part of the same human family will help stamp out extremism.On his secon…
Read MorePope Tells Moroccans ‘We Are Brothers and Sisters’
RABAT Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his flock that showing the country’s Muslim majority they are part of the same human family will help stamp out extremism.On his secon…
Read MorePope Francis in Morocco on 2-Day Visit
ROME Pope Francis is in Morocco as part of his ongoing effort to advance inter-religious dialogue. It is the first visit by a pope to the predominantly Muslim country in 34 years. Just last month the pope visited the predominantly Muslim United Arab …
Read MoreEbola Treatment Center in Congo Reopens After Attack
An Ebola treatment center located at the epicenter of the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has resumed operations after it was attacked last month, the country’s health ministry said Saturday.The center run by Medecins Sans …
Read MoreNew Ocean Treaty Should Not Undermine Existing Legal Instruments, Delegates Caution as They Conclude First Week of Intergovernmental Negotiations
Delegates negotiating the terms of a new treaty governing the planet’s high seas today considered how that instrument will interact with existing bodies and frameworks, as the Intergovernmental Conference to draft a legally binding instrument on the co…
Read MoreGreenGold Secures Contract to Install Bespoke ReCYN Technology
JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Technology provider GreenGold has been awarded a ReCYN design and installation contract with PT Agincourt Resources’ Martabe gold project in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Jakarta and Perth based company will deliver the project with preferred fabricators for specialist equipment packages. Martabe, which is one of the largest gold mines […]
Read MoreLes bénéfices de Lumitel ont plus que doublé et l’entreprise de télécommunications devient la plus populaire au Burundi
GITEGA, Burundi, 28 mars 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Lumitel, marque de Viettel Group en République du Burundi, a fêté son quatrième anniversaire sur le marché, avec une hausse de ses bénéfices de 225 pour cent pour l’année 2018, marquant ainsi un bénéfice avant impôts de plus de 7,3 millions USD. Rien que l’année dernière, la marque a enregistré une augmentation de 278 000 abonnés, […]
Read MoreRAJA EDGE ESPERANCE TO CAF SUPER CUP GLORY
Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic made amends for their poor season at the continental level by beating Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 on Friday in Doha, Qatar, to win their second CAF Super Cup title. Following their failure to defend the CAF Confederation C…
Read MoreRAJA EDGE ESPERANCE TO CAF SUPER CUP GLORY
Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic made amends for their poor season at the continental level by beating Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 on Friday in Doha, Qatar, to win their second CAF Super Cup title. Following their failure to defend the CAF Confederation C…
Read MoreQ AFCON U23 – YOUNG WARRIORS WARY OF SOUTH AFRICA THREAT
Zimbabwe coach Tonderai Ndiraya is wary of the threat posed by South Africa after both teams progressed to the final qualifying round of the Total Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations with victories over Mozambique and Angola respectively.The Young Warriors …
Read MoreGREAT ONUACHU FIRES FIRST-MINUTE WINNER FOR NIGERIA
Denmark-based Paul Onuachu scored within the first minute Tuesday to give Nigeria a 1-0 victory over Egypt in a high-profile African international friendly in Asaba. From the kick-off, the ball was lofted forward to the two-metre striker and he slammed…
Read MoreGREAT ONUACHU FIRES FIRST-MINUTE WINNER FOR NIGERIA
Denmark-based Paul Onuachu scored within the first minute Tuesday to give Nigeria a 1-0 victory over Egypt in a high-profile African international friendly in Asaba. From the kick-off, the ball was lofted forward to the two-metre striker and he slammed…
Read MoreLIBERIA – WATANGA FC WINS FIVE CONSECUTIVE GAMES TO MAINTAIN 100% RECORD
Watanga Football Club continue their beautiful start to the 2019 Liberia Football Association first division season following their fifth consecutive win.They maintained their 100% winning record on match day-five following a 3-1 win over FC Fassell th…
Read MoreQ U23 AFCON – LATE GOALS SEES ZIMBABWE THROUGH TO A DATE FOR THE 3RD ROUND
Two late goals saw off Zimbabwe Under 23 with a 2-0 win over visiting Mozambique Under 23 in this Total U23 Africa Cup of Nations second round second leg qualifier played at National Sports Stadium in Harare to book a next and final qualifying round da…
Read MoreMinutes – Tuesday, 26 February 2019 – PE 636.305v01-00 – Committee on Development
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Read MoreLe président du Rwanda, M. Kagame, et Bella Disu, de l’entreprise Glo, envisagent de collaborer pour l’intégration régionale de l’Afrique
LAGOS, Nigeria, 28 mars 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Paul Kagame, président du Rwanda, et Mme Bella Disu, vice-présidente exécutive de Globacom, ont amorcé des discussions ce lundi quant à l’utilisation de la technologie numérique pour aider la marche vers la prospérité économique de l’Afrique. Les deux dirigeants ont tenu une rencontre privée après la session d’ouverture […]
Read MoreSir James Dutton nommé président régional de Bechtel pour l’Afrique
L’ancien directeur des projets d’infrastructures au Gabon et gouverneur britannique de Gibraltar va conduire l’engagement constant de Bechtel envers la croissance économique sur le continent RESTON, Virginie, 28 mars 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bechtel a nommé comme président régional pour l’Afrique Sir James Dutton, ancien gouverneur de Gibraltar du Royaume-Uni et officier en retraite des Royal Marines […]
Read MoreSir James Dutton Appointed Bechtel Regional President for Africa
Former Gabon infrastructure project director and British governor of Gibraltar will guide Bechtel’s continued commitment to expanding economic growth on the continent RESTON, Virginia, March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bechtel has appointed Sir James Dutton, a former United Kingdom governor of Gibraltar and retired officer in the British Royal Marines, regional president for Africa. Dutton returns […]
Read MoreLumitel’s profit increases by more than 200 percent as the company becomes the most popular telco in Burundi
GITEGA, Burundi, March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Lumitel, Viettel Group’s brand in the Republic of Burundi, celebrated its 4th anniversary in the market with a 225 percent profit growth in 2018, marking a pre-tax profit of over USD$7.3 million. Last year alone, the brand saw an increase of 278,000 subscribers — the highest number in the past three years. This […]
Read MoreNew Treaty Must Complement, Not Renegotiate, ‘Delicate Balance’ in Convention on Law of the Sea, Delegates Tell Intergovernmental Conference
Delegates underlined a need to clarify how a new high seas treaty will interact with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea today as the Intergovernmental Conference to draft a legally binding instrument on the conservation and s…
Read MoreUN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People
GENEVA U.N. Human Rights experts are calling on the government of Eritrea to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001.Eritrea is one of seven countries examined by the Human Rights Committee,…
Read MoreUN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People
GENEVA U.N. Human Rights experts are calling on the government of Eritrea to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001.Eritrea is one of seven countries examined by the Human Rights Committee,…
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch Blasts Cameroon; Military Rejects ‘Biased’ Report
YAOUNDE A new report from Human Rights Watch says Cameroon’s military has killed scores of people and burned down hundreds of homes in its campaign against separatists in the country’s Anglophone regions. Cameroon is rejecting the report as grossly b…
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