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Meeting between President Ouattara and Ambassador Alex Laskaris, Deputy Commander of United States Command for Africa Civil-Military Commitment (AFRICOM)

Ambassador Alex Laskaris, Deputy Commander of the United States Command for Africa Civil-Military Commitment (AFRICOM), met on March 24 2019 with the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara. Discussions focused on defense cooperation and the strengthening of government and economic institutions in the region. “The meeting provided an

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Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in central Mali

The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed his deepest concern and strongly condemns the attack on Ogossagou Peulh village, Mopti region, in central Mali, on 23rd March 2019 in which, at least 134 civilians, including women and children, were killed and at least 55

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Déclaration du Conseiller spécial pour la prévention du génocide, M. Adama Dieng, sur la situation dans le centre du Mali

Le Conseiller spécial pour la prévention du génocide, Adama Dieng, a exprimé sa profonde préoccupation et condamne fermement l’attaque du 23 mars 2019 du village d’Ogossagou Peulh, dans la région de Mopti au centre du Mali durant laquelle au moins 134 civils, y compris des femmes et des

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U.S. and Egypt Hold 31st Military Cooperation Committee Meeting

Senior delegations from the United States and the Arab Republic of Egypt met March 20-22 in Washington, D.C., for the 31st meeting of the Military Cooperation Committee (MCC). The MCC is the premier bilateral defense forum for coordinating defense cooperation, identifying shared security objectives, and consulting on a

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Japan – Eritrea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch

On March 28, commencing at around 00:00 p.m. for approximately one hour, Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea, who was making a working visit to Japan upon invitation by

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Cyclone Idai: Meeting Shelter Needs in Northern Mozambique

By: Joel Millman Kobus Botha has been growing mangos on his plantation in northern Mozambique for 11 years. In mid-March, when Cyclone Idai swept through the Matarara crossroads—home to little more than his farm and a nearby school in Mozambique’s Dombe district—he learned that hundreds of

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Mauritania’s President confers Order of National Merit on UAE Ambassador

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania has conferred Order of National Merit, Mauritania’s most prestigious honour, on Isa Abdullah Masoud Al Kalbani, UAE Ambassador to Mauritania, at the end of his term as Ambassador to Mauritania. The award was presented by Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister for Foreign

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Norway increases funding for humanitarian efforts in the wake of Cyclone Idai

The UN has asked for a substantial increase in funding for the humanitarian response to Cyclone Idai. ‘The needs are huge. Norway is therefore increasing its support for humanitarian efforts in the wake of the cyclone to a total of NOK 47 million,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen

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Tailor Made: New Hope for Migrants Returning… and their Communities

Faso Danfani, a very fashionable fabric in Burkina Fasoâ—âit’s a traditional fabric made from Burkinabé cotton. Tiraogo*, a newly-qualified Burkinabé tailor, crafts it accessories for his countrymen and countrywomen. The young Burkinabé is back home now, but he once had ambitions of a life far away from

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The Egyptian Cotton Project participates to Better Cotton Initiative Event in Milan

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under the framework of “The Egyptian Cotton Project” expands its global cooperation through a strategic partnership with the better Cotton Initiative (BCI) presented during an event hosted by the Fondazione Industrie Cotone E Lino in Milan. This comes in the framework of the

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NOMINATION DE NOUVEAUX REPRÉSENTANTS SPÉCIAUX DE L'UA POUR LA RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE ET LE SOUDAN

Addis Abeba, 28 mars 2019: Le Président de la Commission de l'Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, a le plaisir d'annoncer la nomination de l'Ambassadeur Matias Bertino Matondo, de nationalité angolaise, comme nouveau Représentant spécial et Chef du Bureau de l'Union africaine en

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United States Airlifts Supplies to Support the Humanitarian Response to Cyclone Idai

At the request of the U.S. Mission to Mozambique and in response to an international appeal for assistance from Mozambican President Nyusi, the United States Government, through the Department of Defense, has begun delivering critical support to Mozambique to help people affected by Cyclone Idai. This support is a