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• Blitzboks excited to restore pride January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe Blitzboks have not have forgotten the disappointment of a sub-standard performance last week in Hamilton, but stand-in captain Stedman Gans says this has been overshadowed by the excitement of  a new opportunity to be the best team they can be and to play to their potential. Gans will lead the Springbok Sevens team […]
• ‘Agriculture is the most important business in the world,’ African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina tells students January 29, 2020
  Download logoAfrican Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina reminded students of the important role they have to play in the continent’s economic development, as he was conferred with an honorary doctorate in his homeland. The Doctorate of Science was awarded by the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on Tuesday, in honor of Adesina’s […]
• The NBA is hiring a Marketing Lead, Basketball Africa League (BAL) January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe NBA is hiring a Marketing Lead, Basketball Africa League (BAL). LOCATION:  Dakar, Senegal Position Summary: Reporting directly to the Vice President & Head of Strategy and Operations BAL, this critical position will be responsible for building integrated marketing strategies and campaigns for the BAL, with a focus on cross-promotional monetization strategies. This role […]
• Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Benin President Talon January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:‎ Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Beninese President Patrice Talon in Washington, D.C.  Secretary Pompeo and President Talon discussed regional security cooperation to counter violent extremist threats stemming from the neighboring Sahel.  The Secretary and the President also addressed the importance of shared […]
• Opening of a Visa Application Centre January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe German Embassy will outsource the application process for Schengen visas in Namibia to a service provider (TLS Group S.A.) with a Visa Application Centre (VAC) based in Windhoek, starting as from 2 March 2020. According to the European Visa Code, Germany represents Belgium, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary […]
• American Next Level Artists and Local Ethiopian Artists perform together at Yared Music School January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa invites media to a grand finale performance by American Next Level artist educators and local artists at the Yared Music School in Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 3:30pm. The Next Level artists have been holding workshops in Addis Ababa from January 27 to 31. Over […]
• Alarm over Desert Locusts increases as new generation of the destructive pests starts breeding in Horn of Africa January 29, 2020
  Download logoThe UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that rising numbers of Desert Locusts present an extremely alarming and unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa. According to FAO's latest update on the Desert Locust upsurge, the current situation would be further worsened by new breeding that will […]
• New study reveals economic toll of malnutrition to the Gambia's economy January 28, 2020
  Download logoThe economy of The Gambia is losing 3.96 billion Gambian Dalasi (US$83 million) a year – about 5.1 percent of the country’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new study released in Banjul today. The multi-agency Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study shows that […]
• Opening of the First Baking Center™ of West Africa in Cote D’ivoire January 28, 2020
  On Tuesday, 28th of January 2020, Lesaffre inaugurated the Baking Center™ of its subsidiary Lesaffre Ivoire (Lesaffre.ci) in Abidjan in the presence of Mr David Jousselme, Director of the Lesaffre Overseas region and Mr Gilles Huberson Ambassador of France in Ivory Coast. This new Baking Center™, the first of its kind in West Africa, aims […]
• West Africa Municipal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Activity January 28, 2020
  Download logoUrbanization in West Africa is challenging municipalities’ ability to deliver consistent and quality water and sanitation services as well as make improvements toward the water and sanitation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In both Benin and Cote d’Ivoire, millions of people lack access to basic or safely managed drinking water and sanitation services. Furthermore, cities […]