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13 Aug 2024

SRSG meeting with representatives of some of the Khartoum State Resistance Committees

On the evening of Sunday, 5 December, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Sudan (SRSG), welcomed a group of representatives of the local Resistance Committees in Khartoum to the Headquarters of United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission In Sudan (UNITAMS). This follows the SRSG’s invitation to various representatives of Resistance Committees to engage in discussion and share their views on political developments i...
United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)
APO
13 Aug 2024

UNPOL in Kuajok sensitizes 300 students on issues impacting their education

"Boys always blame girls for failing to finish our education saying we lack the desire to do so. However, this is not the case. We want to go to school, become decision-makers and possibly lead our country some day. Yet, consider the difficulties we face in our families. We are considered domestic helpers and not allowed to attend school. Occasionally, we are forced to marry when we are still underage, and after giving birth, we are compelled to remain at home to care of children and families...
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
APO
13 Aug 2024

The Indonesian Consulate General in Cape Town Attends the Inauguration of the Tomb of Sayed Abdul Malik-Nusantara Ulama Designated as National Heritage of South Africa

The Indonesian Consulate General in Cape Town on Friday (03/12) 2021 attended the Declaration of Karamats within the Circle of Tombs as National Heritage Sites. This activity is the determination of the grave of Sayed Abdul Malik, an Indonesian cleric which has been designated as a national cultural heritage by the South African Heritage Resources Agency.
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Capetown, The Republic of South Africa
APO
13 Aug 2024

FAO urges Small Island Developing States in Africa to Urgently Accelerate the Transition to Climate-smart, Sustainable Agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns that urgent, transformative action is needed in Africa’s six Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to poverty, vulnerability to temperature and rainfall variations, and the increased risk of prolonged droughts and floods caused by climate change.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb7582en" target="_blank">A new study by FAO, Transforming Agriculture in Africa’s Small Island Developing States: lesso...
FAO Regional Office for Africa
APO
13 Aug 2024

Millions could fall deeper into hunger as WFP faces unprecedented funding Gap in Ethiopia

WFP has a funding gap of US$579 million to deliver life-saving food assistance and livelihood support activities to 12 million people in Ethiopia over the next six months. This includes US$316 million that is urgently needed to deliver emergency food and nutrition assistance to 3.7 million people in northern Ethiopia over the next six months.
World Food Programme (WFP)
APO
13 Aug 2024

Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2021: Bank One Elite Banking awarded "Best Mass Affluent Banking Offering" for its Cross-border Services

Bank One (<a href="http://www.BankOne.mu">www.BankOne.mu</a>) announced that it won the Best Mass Affluent Banking Offering award in the Service Innovations category at the Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2021 (GRB21) organised by the Digital Banker. Every year, The Digital Banker celebrates “the world’s most cutting-edge retail banks that are pioneering unrivalled standards and capabilities and are transforming the industry by setting new milestones in service delivery, digital innov...
Bank One Limited
APO
13 Aug 2024

UNFPA, Canada delegation visits projects in Upper Egypt

A delegation from UNFPA and the Embassy of Canada to Egypt conducted a visit to Qena and Luxor to follow up on the progress of youth and reproductive health activities under the “Addressing Gaps in Reproductive Health” project in the governorates on December 2-4.
United Nations In Egypt
APO
13 Aug 2024

Canon celebrates 10 years of Cinema EOS

Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) celebrates the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of its renowned Cinema EOS line-up, praised by filmmakers including Jimmy Chin, Director and Producer of the Academy Award winning documentary Free Solo, the Cinema EOS range is celebrated in a special Shutter Stories (https://bit.ly/3lCIMJK) episode. The podcast includes discussion around Canon’s renowned colour science and high picture quality, with Jimmy speaking about how the range has supported his professional journey.
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)
APO
13 Aug 2024

African Business and Political Leaders Start Dialogue to Launch the African Green Initiative at AEW 2022

As a platform for an inclusive discussion on Africa’s green energy sector, the African Green Initiative, which is being launched during an African Green Summit at African Energy Week 2022, being held on 31 October to 4 November in Cape Town, South Africa, will feature consultations driven by the private sector and will precede the next COP27 international climate conference, while promoting discussions on the continent’s energy transition, marking a significant step towards Africa’s green ene...
African Energy Chamber
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13 Aug 2024

AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers conclude intelligence gathering training

Twenty military officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) have concluded a four-day intelligence gathering training in Mogadishu, to enhance gathering and sharing of information to deepen collaboration in conducting joint military operations against Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia.
African Union Mission in Somalia
APO
13 Aug 2024

Sahel Leaders Commit to Ambitious Reforms to Support Access to Quality Education

The summit on education in the Sahel under the theme of "Shaping the Sahel’s future in today’s schools," just concluded today. The summit brought together President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger<strong>,&nbsp;</strong>heads of delegations of the Sahel and the Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa.
The World Bank Group