United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Saturday evening strongly condemned the killing of school children in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of Southwest. “Violence against schools and school children is not acceptable under any circumstances, and can constitute a crime against humanity if proven in a court of law,” Matthias Naab,…
Botswana has approached the World Bank for budgetary support after the coronavirus crisis hurt revenue, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said on Thursday. Botswana has registered relatively few cases, but lockdown restrictions have disrupted economic activities and caused loss of income in key sectors such as diamond mining and sales. “We have set up a team…
O Comité de Prémios de Jornalismo da Fundação Merck introduziu ainda uma segunda e uma terceira posições e selecionou mais de um vencedor Imprimir Partilhar Favorito Copiar texto Obter o logótipo da fonte Also available in English, Egalement disponible en Français Estamos a reconhecer a notória reportagem e o trabalho excepcional de jornalistas que frequentemente cobriram…
South African investigators are investigating 10.5 billion rand ($636.2 million) of the government’s coronavirus spending for corruption, more than double the amount they were investigating two months ago, they told parliament on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic will be dealt with harshly after a spate of scandals sparked…
اقسم بالله العظيم ان احافظ مخلصا على النظام الجمهورى وان احترم الدستور والقانون . وان ارعى مصالح الشعب رعاية كاملة ، وان احافظ على استقلال الوطن ووحدة وسلامة اراضيه . كانت مفاجأة سعيدة لم أتوقعها وشرف لى أن أكون ضمن قائمة المعينين من قبل فخامه الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي وهو الأمر الذى أشعر معه أننى…
The Merck Foundation Media Awards Committee has further introduced a second and a third position and selected more than one winner WINDHOEK, Namibia, October 15, 2020/APO Group/ — Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for African Countries. The theme of the awards was ‘Raising Awareness…
The Kenyan Ministry of Health has announced 195 cases of COVID-19 tested from a sample pool of 1,852 tested in the last 24 hours. The total of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 45,076 and the cumulative total of samples tested to 623,828. The infections include 176 Kenyans and 19 foreigners. 137 patients…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all political leaders in Guinea and their supporters to refrain from acts of incitement, inflammatory language, ethnic profiling, and violence, his spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. “The Secretary-General urges political leaders and their parties to resolve any disputes that may arise through legal means,” the statement continued….
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa as of Monday stood at 1,577,644 with 38,396 deaths, according to data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest figures come even as the World Health Organization noted that the continent was the only region globally that was not seeing an increase in its…
A second batch of jihadists has been freed in Mali, sources said Tuesday, boosting speculation that a French charity worker and Malian politician held by the insurgents may be freed in a swap. About 30 “jihadist prisoners were released” late Monday and early Tuesday “and were flown north,” a Mali security source said. “It’s to do…
