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On 21st February 2020, the first working group meeting of the Japan Nigeria Business Facilitation Council (JNBFC) took place in Lagos. The meeting was following the first meeting of JNBFC that was officially launched last November (https://www.ng.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000541359.pdf). The first meeting led by
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The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General António Vitorino ended his first visit to the Sahel and Senegal this week where he expressed his concern about the increasing vulnerability of local populations and migrants across the region. On 25 February, DG Vitorino attended the G5 Sahel Summit in
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EG LNG, le terminal de liquéfaction et d’exportation de GNL situé sur l’île de Bioko en Guinée équatoriale, a célébré aujourd’hui le chargement de sa 700e cargaison de GNL. Le terminal fonctionne avec succès depuis treize ans et demeure l’un des projets énergétiques les plus importants
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EG LNG, the LNG liquefaction and export terminal located on Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, has celebrated the loading of its 700th LNG cargo today. The terminal has been successfully operating for thirteen years, and remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s landmark energy project. Operated by Marathon Oil Corporation with
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Du 15 au 17 janvier 2020, les stagiaires du Cours d’Application des Chefs de Section d’Infanterie (CACSI) des Forces Armées Nigériennes ont suivi un module de « formation Air ». Conduite par le commandant Antoine de la mission de coopération de défense française au Niger et accompagné par le capitaine
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FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a €17 million contribution from Germany to provide assistance to those directly affected by the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa. Germany’s Permanent Representative to FAO, Ulrich Seidenberger, made the announcement at FAO headquarters in Rome. The new pledge comes after Germany already
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On Friday, 28 February, the full Federal Council, led by President Simonetta Sommaruga, received the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who is paying a state visit to Switzerland. The main subjects addressed during official talks at the Bernerhof included economic relations, cooperation on environmental matters, and peace and
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Le Ministre de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères, Monsieur Jean-Yves Le Drian, est arrivé à Maputo dans l’après-midi du 21 février où il a été chaleureusement reçu par son homologue, Madame Verónica Macamo. Il a débuté son agenda de travail par une rencontre avec la Ministre Verónica Macamo
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Today, the United States and the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) signed a memorandum of understanding for a new $30.4 million program to support the upcoming national elections. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Sean Jones and NEBE Chairwoman Birtukan Midekssa jointly unveiled the new
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An ankle injury to Springbok Sevens forward Impi Visser has ruled him out of the HSBC Los Angeles Sevens at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson this weekend and he will be replaced by the experienced Chris Dry. Visser sustained the injury on Thursday and Dry was called into the
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The pressure will fall squarely on the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings in their Guinness PRO14 clashes this weekend as the Free Staters eye a possible return to the top three in Conference A, while the men from Port Elizabeth will have a deep desire to please their home
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Orange sera le premier opérateur mondial de télécommunications à intégrer dans son réseau le système de communication révolutionnaire O3b mPOWER, pour répondre à la demande croissante de connectivité en Afrique. Orange, l’un des principaux opérateurs de télécommunications multiservices au monde, présent dans 18 pays en Afrique, sera le premier