Harlequins UK Coach Sharpens Ghana Rugby Skills

Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, invited Mr Osborne to Ghana to observe the Bronze Cup and to identify areas for improvement

Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) left no stone unturned to build on its 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup (Bronze Cup) victory over Mauritius by holding a series of coaching sessions by Mr Collin Osborne, the UK based Skills Coach of Harlequins FC. Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby,…

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statement on the 1st meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018

From 4 April to 17 May 2018, 45 Ebola Virus Disease cases have been reported, including in three health care workers, and 25 deaths have been reported

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on Friday 18 May 2018, from 11:00 to 14:00 Geneva time (CET). Emergency Committee conclusion…

Private Equity Africa Awards, 12th June 2018, London – Shortlist Announced

The 2018 PEA Awards have received a record number of entries, the highest since the awards were launched

Private Equity Africa (PEA) (www.PrivateEquityAfrica.com) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 7th Annual GP & Advisor Awards (PEA Awards). This year’s Awards Gala Dinner will be hosted at the prestigious 5-Star Langham Hotel in London, on 12th June 2018. This follows the PEA LP-GP Investor Summit, a full…

Kenya Rugby statement: Friday 18 May 2018

Kenya Rugby statement: Friday 18 May 2018: The next few months are monumental for the Kenya Rugby Union (www.KRU.co.ke) as three of its national sides are engaged in continental and global action. The women’s sevens team, the Lionesses, are on the cusp of continental glory as they have a strong chance…

Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Nigerian President Buhari

The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April 30 official working visit of President Buhari to the White House

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 17, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: On May 17, Secretary Pompeo called Nigerian President Buhari.  The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April…

United States Embassy Conducts Workshop on Countering Gender Based Violence

The event was organized with collaboration from the U.S. Department of State’s Regional Security Office, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa conducted a three-day workshop on Countering Gender Based Violence (GBV) from May 14-16 to foster cooperation and coordination among Ethiopian and international stakeholders. The workshop included instruction on identifying GBV offenders, best practices in conducting forensic interviews of offenders, training for medical professionals in conducting…

the dti to lead a trade and investment mission to Kenya and Tanzania

The sectors targeted for the mission are agriculture and agro-processing, chemicals, plastic and pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, built environment professional services, electro-technical, steel fabrication, steel tubing, mining and capital equipment

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will lead a delegation of nineteen South African companies on a Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) scheduled to take place in Kenya and Tanzania from 21 – 25 May 2018. The objective of the TIM is to deliver on the dti’s investment-led…

South Africa: Thandi wines seals deal to export range of wines to China

Thandi Wines was established in 1995 as South Africa’s first agricultural Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) project

It was signed, sealed and soon to be delivered as Western Cape’s Thandi Wines secured a one-year contract with a Chinese distributor to export their range of premium wines to China. This momentous contract was agreed upon on the margins of the 19th SIAL China International Trade Fair for Food…

South Africa: The Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) to hold public hearings on appropriation bill

The committee is to receive public comments on the Bill, which sets out to appropriate money from the National Revenue Fund for the requirements of the state and to prescribe conditions for the spending of funds withdrawn

The Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) will tomorrow hold public hearings on the 2018 Appropriation Bill [B3-2018]. The committee is to receive public comments on the Bill, which sets out to appropriate money from the National Revenue Fund for the requirements of the state and to prescribe conditions for the…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) suspends resettlement programme from Sudan as fraud probe gathers steam

Resettlement is one of the three main solutions for refugees and applies to vulnerable people for whom there is no possibility of either voluntary return or local integration

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is temporarily suspending its refugee resettlement programme from Sudan in connection with two ongoing investigations launched in February and March by the organization’s independent Inspector General’s Office. A separate anti-fraud and integrity support mission is expected to deploy shortly. “At present we are still dealing…