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La Fondation Merck organise le « Merck Health Media Training » pour briser la stigmatisation liée à l’infe rtilité au Sénégal et dans le reste de l’Afrique

La Fondation Merck (www.Merck-Foundation.com), la branche philanthropique de Merck KGaA Allemagne, organisera la « Merck Health Media Training » le 31 octobre 2018 au Centre International de conférences Abdou DIOUF (CICAD) à Dakar, au Sénégal, de 11h00 à 17h30. Le programme de formation fait partie de l’initiative de sensibilisation

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Merck Foundation to organize Merck Health Media Training to Break the Stigma around Infertility in Senegal and rest of Africa

– Merck Foundation to provide training to media representatives from Senegal – Merck Foundation to Call for Application for ‘Merck More than a Mother’ Media Recognition Awards 2018 Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany will organize the Merck Health Media Training on 31st of October 2018

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African Development Bank Convenes Climate Change Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming for African Group of Negotiators

African Development Bank Convenes Climate Change Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming for African Group of Negotiators: Date: 27 September, 2018 Location: Le Ndiambour Hotel, Dakar, Senegal The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will conduct a seminar on gender mainstreaming in climate negotiations for the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) in

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African Development Bank President Adesina urges Canada to be present at Africa’s investment table

African Development Bank President (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday urged Canadian business leaders to “be part of the action and seize investment opportunities on the continent.” Adesina made the call while meeting with 80 leading representatives of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Commerce in Toronto. Promoting the Bank’s

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South Sudanese soldier who shot UN peacekeeper on Saturday, will face court martial: UN mission chief

Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Shearer said that the peacekeeper, a Nepalese national, had been travelling with a convoy to collect water when the shooting occurred. The peacekeeper, he added, is recovering at a hospital in Juba. The authorities have assured UNMISS that the shooting was an “isolated incident.” The targeting

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Deputy Minister of Communications to launch Classification Guidelines

The release of the award winning film, Inxeba: The Wound sparked an important debate about the classification guidelines used by The Film and Publication Board(FPB) to classify films. The film probed the nations position on The right of Freedom of Expression against that of ones right to preserve and

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Strengthening of Economic ties is important to South Africa -Ambassador Dlomo

Strengthening of economic ties, partnerships and cooperation with other countries is important to the South African government and private sector. To this end, the South African government regards the Japan-South Africa bilateral economic relations as strategic and reaching out to Japan is a priority. This was said by the South

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Deputy President Mabuza leads The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) to the North West Province

Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) of South Africa, will on Friday, 21 September 2018, visit the North West Province to hold the 21st HRDC meeting at the ORBIT TVET College in Rustenburg. The meeting will receive a progress report

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Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights

On 9 July, leaders of both countries signed a Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship, raising expectations that the end of the “no war, no peace” stalemate between them, would positively impact Eritrea’s internal human rights situation. The thaw in relations between the neighbouring countries, who fought a bloody,

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Experts meet to fine-tune messages for the African migration report ahead of High-Level Panel meeting

A two-day meeting of the technical committee of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) opened today at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The technical experts will review preliminary research reports that highlight a number of relevant issues in preparation for

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Trade and Industry Committee intends holding public hearings on The National Gambling Amendment Bill

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has called for written submissions on the National Gambling Amendment Bill. The committee also intends on holding public hearings on the Bill. Committee Chairperson Ms Joanmariae Fubbs said the purpose of the bill is to amend and delete certain definitions in the

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Room2Run : 1 milliard de dollars engagés par la Banque africaine de développement, Mariner Investment Group et Afric a50 dans un investissement d’impact historique

– Avec Room2Run, la Banque africaine de développement lance le marché de la titrisation pour le secteur des banques multilatérales de développement – La transaction fait directement suite au Plan d’action du G20 pour l’optimisation des bilans des banques multilatérales de développement – La Banque africaine de développement s’engage à