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August 10, 2020
Mauritania gets a new government
NOUAKCHOTT — The president of the northwestern African country of Mauritania appointed a new government Sunday, a top official said, after the names of several former ministers appeared in a report on the financial dealings of ex-leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.Adama Bocar Soko, the secretary general of Mauritania’s presidency, said at a press conference in the capital Nouakchott that the move would allow all those named in the report “the ...
August 7, 2020
WHO ramps up COVID-19 support to hotspot countries in Africa
GENEVA — The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, to bolster the country’s response to COVID-19. As the continent nears one million cases, WHO is expanding support to countries experiencing a significant uptick in cases.South Africa is among the five countries in the world most affected by COVID-19. After their arrival, the WHO surge team ...
August 6, 2020
WHO ramps up coronavirus support to hotspot countries in Africa
GENEVA — Health experts from the World Health Organisation have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, to bolster the country’s response to coronavirus. As the continent nears one million cases, WHO is expanding support to countries experiencing a significant uptick in cases.South Africa is among the five countries in the world most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. After their arrival, the WHO surge team went into quarantine in line with the ...
July 24, 2020
Italy boosts security and rule of law initiative in Libya with $1,465,000
TRIPOLI — Italy has increased its contribution to the Policing and Security Joint Program (PSJP) initiative in Libya, implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and in coordination with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior.Since 2018, and with $1,689,402 (Euro1,498,500) of funds, the Italian Republic is a supporter of the program which aim at strengthening ...
July 16, 2020
Melinda Gates: Ensure women and girls are not left behind in the global response to COVID-19
SEATTLE, United States — Melinda Gates has launched a paper exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has exploited pre-existing inequalities and drastically impacted women's lives and livelihoods.In the paper, titled "The Pandemic's Toll on Women and Girls," Melinda makes the case that to recover fully from this pandemic, leaders must respond to the ways that it is affecting men and women differently.She puts forward a set of specific, practical policy recommendations ...
July 15, 2020
Ethiopia begins filling Grand Renaissance dam on Nile: Minister
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia has started filling Grand Renaissance, a giant hydroelectric dam it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt over the structure became deadlocked.“The construction of the dam and the filling of the water go hand in hand,” Seleshi Bekele said in comments broadcast on a television.The talks have been underway for eleven days, and ...
July 12, 2020
Africa corona cases exceed 500,000; experts urge more tests
NAIROBI — African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said as cases topped half a million in the continent.New cases in Africa were up 24 percent over the past week, with data from governments and the World Health Organization showing it had 512,499 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 11,930 deaths.“The pandemic is gaining full momentum,” John Nkengasong, head of the ...
July 9, 2020
Tunisia aborts terror plot to target tourism
TUNIS — Tunisia declared on Thursday aborting a “terrorist plot” intended to target the nation’s vital tourism sector and state sites.The Ministry of Interior said in a statement the personnel of the unit probing terrorist crimes carried out a pre-emptive operation foiling “terrorist schemes set tot target the tourism sector and sovereign headquarters.”The mastermind of the plot has been apprehended, the Ministry statement added. The detainee confessed, during interrogations, to ...
July 8, 2020
Africa's coronavirus cases cross half-million mark
JOHANNESBURG — The true number of cases among Africa’s 1.3 billion people is unknown as its 54 countries continue to face a serious shortage of testing materials for the virus. However, the continent now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The total is over 508,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after South Africa recorded another day of more than ...
July 2, 2020
Plastic Free Day: How can Kenyan businesses take responsibility for plastic waste?
By Karin BoomsmaNAIROBI — For decades now, the world has almost entirely depended on a linear economy that focuses on taking, making, using and disposing of finite resources. This cradle to grave model is fixed on an industrial mindset where producers assume the resources they use are unlimited and therefore are never restored.In this case, short-term profits are placed at the top of the pyramid, at the expense of people ...
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