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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer: Southern and Mediterranean Europe, North Africa and the Middle East drive tourism growth through October 2017

Destinations around the world welcomed 1.1 billion international tourists between January and October 2017, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This represents a 7% increase on the same period of last year, or 70 million more international arrivals. Strong demand for international tourism across world regions reflects

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The African Guarantee Fund Receives Very Strong ‘AA-‘ Fitch Rating Owing to Strong Business Model and Opera tional Strategy

The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (AGF) (www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) which assists financial institutions in Africa to scale up their SME financing through the provision of partial loan guarantees and capacity development assistance has received an Insurance Financial Strength (IFS) rating of ‘AA-‘ (very strong) from

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Le gagnant de l’édition 2017 du concours Al-Sumait Prize for African Development dans le domaine de l’ éducation a reçu son prix lors d’une cérémonie spéciale tenue à Koweït

Lors de la cérémonie spéciale tenue hier matin au Koweït, son Altesse le Prince héritier Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah a décerné la récompense de l’édition 2017 du concours, qui comprenait la somme d’un million de dollars, une médaille d’or et un bouclier. Le prix de la

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The winner of Kuwait’s Al-Sumait Prize for African Development for 2017 in the field of Education today received their award at a special ceremony held in Kuwait City

His Highness Deputy Amir Crown Prince Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah awarded the 2017 prize, which comprises of one million dollars, a gold medal and shield at a special ceremony this morning in Kuwait. The 2017 Al-Sumait Education category award went to the Forum of African Women Educationalists (FAWE)

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Kaspersky Lab detects 360,000 new malicious files daily – up 11.5% from 2016

The number of new malicious files processed by Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies ([www.Kaspersky.co.za](http://www.kaspersky.co.za/)) reached 360,000 a day in 2017, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2015, the number of malicious

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Siemens and Rotan Power sign agreement for power plant project in Ghana

– Memorandum of Understanding for combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 660 megawatts – Total investment volume of more than $500 million In order to help Ghana meet its industrialization targets, Siemens (www.Siemens.com) and Rotan Power (www.RotanPower.com) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop

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Casques bleus tués en RDC : pas d'impunité pour les auteurs de l'attaque, promet l'ONU

Lors d'une cérémonie à Dar es Salaam, en Tanzanie, ce jeudi, le chef des opérations de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies a offert ses condoléances au gouvernement et au peuple de Tanzanie, ainsi qu'aux familles des 14 Casques bleus tanzaniens tués lors de l&

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Le Conseil de sécurité proroge jusqu'au 15 mars 2018 le mandat de la MINUSS

Le Conseil de sécurité, considérant que la situation au Soudan du Sud continue de constituer une menace pour la paix et la sécurité internationales, a décidé jeudi de proroger le mandat de la Mission des Nations Unies au Soudan du Sud (MINUSS) jusqu'au 15 mars 2018. Source : http:

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International Monetary Fund Staff Concludes Visit to Tanzania

– Macroeconomic performance under the program has been satisfactory. – Discussions on key elements that could underpin a successor arrangement made progress. – GDP statistics show continued strong growth in the first half of 2017, but other economic indicators suggest the economy may be slowing down. A team from the International Monetary Fund

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UNIC Lagos Launches World’s First Complete Braille of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos Nigeria, on Monday 11 December 2017 launched the first complete braille version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to mark the 2017 International Human Rights Day and the beginning of the year-long campaign to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the

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A DHL anuncia a sua parceria no maior evento de comércio eletrónico e tecnologia financeira (fintech) em África

A DHL Express da África Subsaariana (SSA) (www.dpDHL.com) anunciou que a empresa se inscreveu como patrocinador oficial da 2018 DHL eCommerce MoneyAfrica Conference & Exhibition (Confex), que será realizada na nova ala este do Centro Internacional de Convenções da Cidade do Cabo nos dias 14 e 15 de

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DHL annonce son partenariat lors du plus grand événement d’Afrique consacré à l’e-commerce et aux technologies financières

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ([www.dpDHL.com](http://www.dpdhl.com)) a annoncé que la société s’était engagée en tant que commanditaire en titre dans le cadre de la conférence DHL eCommerce MoneyAfrica Conference & Exhibition (Confex) de 2018, qui se tiendra dans la nouvelle aile Est