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Ugandan Police strengthen the fight against crime with Gemalto Automated Biometric Identification System and LiveScan technology

New solution enables rapid capture of suspects’ biometric data – and accurate matching against central database and watchlists; Electronic LiveScan technology deployed in police stations and courts across the country; Police also trialing Mobile ID for ‘anytime, anywhere’ biometric identification. Gemalto ([www.Gemalto.com](https://www.gemalto.com/)), the world leader

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Aleph Hospitality Signs Deal with Marriott International to Manage the First Four Points by Sheraton in Liberia

Pioneering hospitality management company, [Aleph Hospitality](http://www.alephhospitality.com/) ([www.AlephHospitality.com](http://www.alephhospitality.com/)), today announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Marriott International for the first Four Points by Sheraton ([Four-Points.Marriott.com](https://four-points.marriott.com/)) hotel in Liberia. Located in the capital city,

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“We are in a race with time to unlock Africa’s full potential” – Akinwumi Adesina, 2019 Sunha k Peace Prize Laureate

2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina has pledged to do more to advance Africa’s fight against hunger, poverty and youth underemployment. The President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), and co-Laureate Waris Dirie, a global champion against Female Genital Mutilation, shared the prestigious US $1million dollar

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Corruption does not invest in the future, it kills the future” – Akinwumi Adesina, at World Peace Summit of Global leaders

“We are working hard with governments to improve transparency, governance, accountability and project delivery across the continent. Corruption does not invest in the future, it kills the future,” Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) said at the World Peace Summit of Global Leaders. According to

Afrique

La migration au centre des débats de la 3è édition du Forum africain pour la résilience

Le Forum commencera lundi 4 mars dans l’après-midi, dans l’amphithéâtre Babacar Ndiaye, au siège de la Banque africaine de développement.

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400 West African Journalists trained on Migration Reporting since 2018, latest in Guinea-Bissau

Accurate, clear and well-documented media coverage on migration plays a crucial role in raising awareness in West Africa on the risks of irregular migration and in the reintegration of returning migrants in their communities. As prominent community educators in countries where the illiteracy rate approaches 60 per cent, journalists often

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Quai d’Orsay – Point de presse de la porte-parole – Ethiopie

M. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, secrétaire d’État auprès du ministre de l’Europe et des affaires étrangères, se rend les 9 et 10 février en Ethiopie. Il s’entretiendra avec M. Markos Tekle, secrétaire d’Etat éthiopien aux affaires étrangères, pour préparer la visite du Président de la République en Ethiopie

International

Transferts technologiques : La Corée prête à s’allier à l’Afrique

« Une proposition gagnant-gagnant » - Akinwumi A. Adesina, président de la Banque africaine de développement.

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Egyptian President’s chairmanship must not undermine African Union’s commitment to human rights

Member states of the African Union must ensure that Egypt’s upcoming chairmanship does not undermine the continental body’s human rights mechanisms, said Amnesty International today. President Abdelfattah al-Sisi of Egypt will assume the position of the chairperson of the African Union on 10 February during its 32nd ordinary

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Averda Wins 20 Year Contract with Tangier City

The contract is a new opportunity for Averda (www.Averda.com) to launch advanced waste treatment services and thus enlarge its market share. A team of local and international engineers is guiding the conception, construction and management of an ultra-modern site, including the installation of a new waste treatment facility.

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Special Delivery: Liberian Couple Turns Back from Dangerous Route to Europe. And Become Parents!

If things had gone differently, Baby Siaka* might have been born in Spain or France. Or Mali. Or Algeria. Or even at sea. All could have been plausible birthplaces for the first child of a young Liberian couple who left home in December 2017 to attempt a dangerous African crossing

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Trouble brewing off South Africa’s coast

In response to the announcement that French oil giant Total has just made a significant oil and gas discovery 175 km off the southern coast of South Africa, Greenpeace (www.Greenpeace.org) Africa’s Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager, Melita Steele, has said: “Greenpeace Africa strongly condemns Total’s