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Communique de la 950ème réunion du Conseil de paix et de sécurité (CPS) de l’Union africaine (UA) sur l'examen du projet de Note de cadrage stratégique révisée sur les orientations de planification pour le déploiement de 3000 soldats

COMMUNIQUÉ Adopté par le Conseil de paix et de sécurité (CPS) de l'Union africaine (UA) lors de sa 950ème réunion tenue le 30 septembre 2020 sur l'examen du projet de Note de cadrage stratégique révisée sur les orientations de planification pour le déploiement de 3000 soldats,

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60 ans après l’indépendance, l’industrie énergétique nigériane n’a pas tenu s a promesse – mais elle s’en rapproche (Par NJ Ayuk)

Par NJ Ayuk, président, Chambre africaine de l’énergie Le 1er octobre 1960, tout semblait possible pour le Nigéria : après près de 80 ans de colonialisme sous la Grande-Bretagne, c’était finalement une nation indépendante. Au tout début de la nation nouvellement indépendante, les Nigérians avaient toutes les raisons d’

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60 Years After Independence Nigeria’s Energy Industry Hasn’t Realized Its Promise — But It’s G etting Closer (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber On Oct. 1, 1960, everything seemed possible for Nigeria: After nearly 80 years of colonialism under Great Britain, it was finally an independent nation. During the newly independent nation’s earliest days, there was every reason for Nigerians to envision a bright

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60 ans après l’indépendance, l’industrie énergétique nigériane n’a pas tenu sa promesse - mais elle s’en rapproche (Par NJ Ayuk)

Par NJ Ayuk, président, Chambre africaine de l'énergie Le 1er octobre 1960, tout semblait possible pour le Nigéria : après près de 80 ans de colonialisme sous la Grande-Bretagne, c'était finalement une nation indépendante. Au tout début de la nation nouvellement indépendante, les Nigérians avaient toutes les

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Bold steps taken to make African trade easier, help small businesses

The African Union has amplified action to tackle non-tariff barriers and increase small businesses’ use of the [tradebarriers.africa](https://tradebarriers.africa/about) tool through its new online platform The African continent is about to become the world’s largest free trade area. If not addressed, non-tariff barriers (NTBs) may

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Championing economic opportunities for women in Africa – Development Partners International’s (DPI) la test fund to become the first 2X Flagship Fund

DPI’s African Development Partners III Fund (“ADP III”) has been chosen as the first 2X Flagship Fund, committed to investing with a gender lens; DPI’s long-standing commitment to gender equity, along with its fund’s commercial performance, recognises the power of DFI collaboration working alongside proactive fund managers

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Coronavirus: UNHCR and some 100 NGOs urge world not to leave refugees behind in COVID19 responses

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), today called on global leaders to ensure that refugees are included in social safety nets and support services for COVID19 and stressed the need for stronger integration of refugees and refugee-led organisations, their skills and knowledge, in humanitarian responses.

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UK businesses explore retail & e-commerce opportunities in Egypt

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) organised their first retail webinar to explore retail and e-commerce opportunities for British companies in the Egyptian market. More than 50 attendees joined the webinar, among them Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the UK Trade Envoy to Egypt,

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As COVID-19 exposes the fault lines of gender equality, a strong focus on violence against women at the UN General Assembly

With alarming rise of domestic violence reports during the pandemic lockdowns from millions of women worldwide, UN Women convened today a high-level meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Member States, UN agencies, activists, the private sector and philanthropies. The spotlight was on the urgent need for targeted investments, commitments

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International Rescue Committee (IRC) launches response to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as new assessment finds massive need amidst COVID pandemic

Just as the two year long outbreak in eastern DRC was declared over, a new outbreak emerged in the west, so far taking the lives of 50 people. The IRC is now on the ground working to stop the spread of the disease. Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), September

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Global coronavirus death toll passes 1 million 

The world passed a grim milestone this week as the World Health Organization announced that 1 million people have now died from the coronavirus. More than 33 million people have been infected with the virus since it began in late 2019, and those numbers expect to grow as more countries

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Convite à Apresentação de Candidaturas: Prémio “APO Group African Women in Media Award”, p ara Reconhecer o Apoio das Mulheres Jornalistas ao Empreendedorismo Feminino em África

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), líder pan-africano em comunicação e consultoria empresarial, apresenta o segundo prémio anual do APO Group “African Women in Media Award” destinado a reconhecer, celebrar e capacitar as mulheres jornalistas africanas que apoiam o empreendedorismo feminino em África. O Prémio será entregue à vencedora na Conferência