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- R.E.S.T.O.R.E Worldwide Inc. partners with LocAfrique to provide 100 free reconstructive surgeries in Senegal (1)
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Source: Restore Worldwide | Nov 30, 2021

R.E.S.T.O.R.E Worldwide Inc. partners with LocAfrique to provide 100 free reconstructive surgeries in Senegal

The medical mission commences from the 4th-10th December 2021

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Michael K. Obeng and the R.E.S.T.O.R.E (Restoring Emotional Stability Through Outstanding Reconstructive Efforts) (www.RestoreWorldwide.org) team of healthcare volunteers in collaboration with LocAfrique, a leading leasing financial institution in Senegal will be providing free reconstructive surgery to 100 patients in Senegal. The medical mission commences from…

Source: African Union Mission in Somalia | Nov 30, 2021

AMISOM hands over election security materials to Somali Police Force

Items will help facilitate a smooth election process by boosting security at election centres across the country and the regions, where similar support is being delivered

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday handed over logistical support to the Somali Police Force (SPF), to help reinforce and enhance security at polling stations during the ongoing elections. The items, comprising mainly construction materials, including iron sheets, nails, timber, plywood and Hesco bags, donated by the…

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- TİKA Provided Medical Supplies to a University in Chad
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Source: Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) | Nov 30, 2021

TİKA Provided Medical Supplies to a University in Chad

The purpose of the support was to equip and strengthen the School of Medicine of the University of N'Djamena for the improvement of its first and emergency aid capacity

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided equipment to the School of Medicine of the University of N'Djamena for first aid and emergency response training. The delivery ceremony held at the School of Medicine of the University of N'Djamena was attended by Lydie Beassemda, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research,…

Source: Ministry of Health, Kenya | Nov 30, 2021

Kenya: Government exploring options to boost supply of HIV commodities

Received a donation of 1800 packs of TLD Anti-Retro-Virals drugs( ARVs), from Universal Corporations Limited

The Government is pursuing partnership with local manufacturers for contract manufacturing of HIV related commodities including ARVs to ensure sufficient supply of the commodities. Speaking at Afya House when she received a donation of 1800 packs of TLD Anti-Retro-Virals drugs( ARVs), from Universal Corporations Limited, Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache…

Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Nov 30, 2021

UNIDO, Zambia sign a five-year Programme for Country Partnership

The Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) will strengthen existing and forge new partnerships for the inclusive and sustainable industrial development of Zambia

LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Chipoka Mulenga, Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, have signed a five-year Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) on the occasion of the Eighth Forum on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) during the 19th session of the UNIDO General Conference. Under…

Source: Department of Employment and Labour: Republic of South Africa | Nov 29, 2021

Minister Thulas Nxesi submits International Labour Organization convention to deal with violence and harassment in workplace

Minister Nxesi said the documents have been endorsed by the SA government and the instruments will now be submitted for ratification with the Director-General of the International Labour Office of the ILO

South Africa’s Employment and Labour Minister T.W Nxesi today officially handed over SA’s documents for registration and ratification with the International Labour Organization (ILO’s) convention dealing with violence and harassment in the workplace. Minister Nxesi said the documents have been endorsed by the SA government and the instruments will now…

Source: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy: Republic of South Africa | Nov 29, 2021

Minister Gwede Mantashe announces adjustment of fuel prices effective from 1 December 2021

South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted on a monthly basis, informed by international and local factors

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from the 1st of December 2021. South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted on a monthly basis, informed by international and local factors. International factors…

Source: Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) | Nov 29, 2021

TİKA Built Physics and Chemistry Laboratories in a High School in Sudan

Özden noted that the school, where 217 girls study, was highly successful and that they hoped the laboratories built would help the school achieve even greater success

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built science laboratories for applied physics and chemistry classes in al-Mustaqbal Girls’ High School, run by the Welfare and Development Charity Organization (WeDCO), in the city of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In his speech, Bilal Özden, TİKA’s Khartoum Coordinator, stated that nearly 70 percent…

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- Dakar welcomes Sahelian youth to the 1st edition of the YouthConnekt Sahel Forum. Image: UNDP/Ugochukwu Kingsley Ahuchaogu
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Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Nov 29, 2021

Dakar welcomes Sahelian youth to the 1st edition of the YouthConnekt Sahel Forum

The YouthConnekt Sahel Forum 2021 aims to position Sahelian youth as leaders in the region's development narrative by promoting youth-led innovation, participation and engagement

From 30 November to 2 December 2021, Dakar will serve as the capital for Sahelian youth. The Senegalese capital will host young people from 10 Sahel countries for the first edition of the YouthConnekt Sahel Forum. The Sahel is host to the world’s youngest population, with an estimated 65 percent…

Source: Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Nov 29, 2021

Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo condemns attacks on displaced people in Ituri

Several people, including women and children, were killed and others injured in a violent incursion in the early morning of Sunday 28 November 2021

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, David McLachlan-Karr, today expressed his outrage following a new attack by an armed group on a site hosting internally displaced people in Hivo, near to the Drodro site in Ituri province. Several people, including women and children, were killed and…