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The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s ruling by a Cameroonian military appeal court that should result in Radio France Internationale radio journalist Ahmed Abba’s immediate release from prison. “We are delighted that Ahmed Abba will finally be free, having already spent 876 days in jail too many.
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Le 19 décembre, Jean-Bernard Levy, PDG d’EDF, a récompensé les trois lauréats de la première édition des prix EDF Pulse Africa. Ces trois start-up, porteuses de projets d’avenir, vont participer activement au développement énergétique du continent. Le groupe EDF a récompensé hier à Paris trois start-
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Finland will assist areas suffering from conflicts and drought in Yemen, Northeast Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia. “The focus in our aid decisions towards the end of the year is on crises where the need is currently particularly great and aid is needed urgently”, says Kai Mykkänen,
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today welcomed a multi-year contribution of £7.5 million (approximately US$9.9 million) spread over three years from the Government of the United Kingdom to respond to the critical needs of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, and those anticipated to
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President Jacob Zuma and President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe have undertaken to strengthen economic trade and cooperation between South Africa and Zimbabwe. President Zuma today, 21 December 2017, received a courtesy call from President Mnangagwa at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu residence in Pretoria. President Mnangagwa is on his first working to
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Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia Patricia Alsup recently visited Jarra Jasong (Lower River Region) to view progress on a $50,000 (GMD 2.3M) USG grant to assist victims of the August 2017 flood. Shortly after the September 11 flooding, a rapid assessment team from
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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is offering 27 slots to Egyptian students under its Africa Scholarship Scheme for studying Under-graduate, Post-graduate and PhD courses in various Indian Universities/Institutes. Interested students should register and apply on the ICCR A2A Scholarship Portal and submit the Application to
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Le jeudi 14 décembre dernier, le Club Abidjan Ville Durable a réuni une centaine de personnes issues de la société civile ivoirienne, des administrations, des collectivités, des entreprises et des professeurs d’université à l’hôtel Azalaï pour leur présenter les technologies françaises mises en œuvre par Bouygues Energies Services
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Le consortium Jeunes volontaires pour l’environnement (JVE)-Réseau de la Jeunesse nigérienne sur les changements climatiques (RJNCC) est actuellement soutenu par le programme PISCCA (« Projets innovants des sociétés civiles et coalitions d’acteurs ») de l’ambassade de France au Niger. Il met en œuvre un projet de fabrication de
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Le Mercredi 20 Décembre, Son Excellence la Ministre de la Femme et de la Famille, Mme Moumina Houmed Hassan a rencontré le Chef de Projet Régional pour les migrations en Afrique de l’Est d’Expertise France, M. Laurent Grosbois. Cette rencontre s’inscrit dans le cadre de la volonté
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As part of a program to improve the competitiveness of local businesses, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Ghana held a conference in the Western Region on December 14 for stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. At the conference, participants shared lessons learned
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The people of South Sudan are experiencing the most difficult time in their history of suffering and self-destruction, says the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), reaching out with an Advent and Christmas message of hope. The SSCC has striven to be a unifier in the conflict-ridden country