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The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean would like to invite you to the launch of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) 2017, on Monday, 13 November 2017 in the Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt. The launch event and subsequent press conference will be held from 10:
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The South African Ambassador to Cuba, Ms Thaninga Shope-Linney has urged South African businesspeople to persevere and not be disillusioned with the slow pace of commerce and trade in Cuba when in search of business opportunities. She said the slow place was a minor hurdle in a market that
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Les relations entre Madagascar et le Royaume Uni s’intensifient. Une délégation parlementaire britannique, conduite par le Député Tim Loughton, du Parti Conservateur, est en visite à Antananarivo. Ce 6 novembre, elle a été reçue par le Président de la République, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, au Palais d’Etat d’Iavoloha : le
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L’épouse du président de la République, présidente de l’ONG Agir, Mme Kéita Aminata Maïga, était l’invitée d’honneur de la 7ème Conférence islamique des ministres de l’Environnement, tenue la semaine dernière à Rabat au Maroc. La cérémonie d’ouverture était présidée par Son altesse royale, la
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Orange (www.Orange.com) a inauguré aujourd’hui deux Points de Présence (PoP) IP et IPX de très grande capacité en Afrique du Sud. Ces nouveaux points d’accès, situés respectivement au Cap et à Johannesburg, sont d’ores et déjà opérationnels et permettront d’améliorer la connectivité Internet et
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Today, Orange (www.Orange.com) has opened two very large-capacity IP and IPX Points of Presence (PoP) in South Africa. The facilities, which are located in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa are operational from today and will enhance Internet and mobile connectivity in the region by offering faster
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Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africa (www.XL-Africa.com) residency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April by the World Bank Group’s (www.WorldBank.org) infoDev program. From Nov. 6-17 in Cape Town, the
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– Dr Rasha Kelej is the First Female, African and Youngest ever Chief Executive Officer for Merck Foundation. – The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad , Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a Mother campaign in their countries. – More than 450 African healthcare
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On November 2, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) released its 2018 scorecards. Malawi continued to pass MCC’s scorecard by meeting the requirement of passing at least half of the 20 indicators overall, including the hard hurdles of Control of Corruption and Democratic Rights. MCC scorecards
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The debate on the annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) by President Jacob Zuma headlines this week’s busy schedule of Parliament – which is packed with debates, consideration of committee reports plus questions for oral reply. Coming up this week the National Assembly (NA) and the NCOP
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Rwanda Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), UN Women and Uongozi Institute convened a peer learning event on gender equality in Kigali, Rwanda, November 2 to 4. The workshop aimed at: – disseminating best-practices in promoting gender equality beyond the dissemination of theoretical
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The South African businesspeople who showcased locally-made products and services at the 2017 Havana International Fair (FIHAV) in Cuba are confident that the leads secured during the week-long expo will eventually flourish into tangible business opportunities. The Managing Director of East London-based Ezabathembu Chemical Company (ECC) specialising