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Merck Foundation

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    • Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej during Our Africa TV program
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (1)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (2)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (3)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (4)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (5)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (6)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (7)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (8)
    • Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues (9)
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Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2024 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues

Merck Foundation in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies, announces annually 8 important Awards, under two themes, for Media, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers and Musicians/ Singers, and potential young African talents in these fields

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Art Day 2024” through their pan African Community of “Art and Fashion with Purpose”, established by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation to raise awareness about sensitive health and social issues in Africa and beyond. Senator,…

Afreximbank

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    • Algeria signs Hosting Agreement for Intra-African Trade Fair 2025
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Algeria signs Hosting Agreement for Intra-African Trade Fair 2025

The IATF is now a foremost event in the African calendar of economic, social, trade and even policy events

The Host Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) took place in Algiers on 15 April 2024. The Ceremony, which was hosted by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in collaboration with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat, and the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Marché des Arts du Spectacle d’Abidjan (MASA) d’Abidjan: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Participates at the 13th Edition of the Festival as it Opens in Abidjan

ECOWAS provides financial support and plays a crucial role in the overall organisation of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA)

The 13th Edition of the Marché des Arts du Spectacle d’Abidjan (MASA) 2024 (the Abidjan Performing Arts Market) opens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on April 13, 2024. MASA is the meeting par excellence for performing arts on the African continent. The ECOWAS delegation led by H.E. Fanta Cisse, the Resident Representative of…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia
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Ethiopia: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA)

According to the Humanitarian Response Plan for 2024, 21.4 million people need humanitarian assistance with 15.5 million people targeted for assistance

The government of Ethiopia’s most recent assessment of food security needs projected that 15.8 million people will face hunger and need food assistance in 2024. This includes over 4 million people who are internally displaced and 7.2 million who have high levels of acute food insecurity and need emergency assistance. According…

World Health Organization (WHO)
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Uganda engages communities in physical and mental health activities as part of the World Health Day Commemoration

The event was organized at the WHO Country Office in Kololo, Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and its partners carried out awareness-raising and community engagement activities to commemorate World Health Day in Uganda. In line with the theme "My health, my right," these activities included a public sports walk, mass screening for communicable and non-communicable diseases…

Save the Children

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    • Refugees from Sudan in Renk, South Sudan. Photo by Joel Bebe/Save the Children
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Sudan: Humanitarian Appeal for 2024 Critically Underfunded, Raising Just One Fifth of Amount Raised to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

The war in the Sudan has created the world’s worst displacement crisis, with the intensity of the conflict has led to the displacement of four million children

Today marks one year of deadly conflict in Sudan, and five years since the Notre Dame cathedral fire; The cathedral fire grabbed headlines around the world and raised more than USD 745 million in just two days. In 2024 the Sudan crisis has had limited global attention and has raised…

Network International

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    • Dr. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali and Dr. Reda Helal, Group Managing Director – Processing, Africa and Co-Head Group Processing, Network International
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Accelerating Growth in an Inclusive Rwandan and Pan-African Digital Economy (By Dr. Diane Karusisi and Dr. Reda Helal)

One of the visible signs of a growing digital economy is its flourishing initiatives for financial inclusion and financial literacy

By Dr. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali and Dr. Reda Helal, Group Managing Director – Processing, Africa and Co-Head Group Processing, Network International (https://www.Network.ae). One of the visible signs of a growing digital economy is its flourishing initiatives for financial inclusion and financial literacy. Rwanda recognizes financial inclusion as a crucial component…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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African Development Bank publishes report on callable capital

The report presents the circumstances leading to a call on callable capital, and the processes for such a call being made by the Bank and met by shareholders

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has published a report clarifying the legal framework, processes and governance for a call on the callable capital by the institution. Callable capital refers to the portion of the Bank’s capital that is subscribed by shareholders but not immediately paid. It represents a commitment to…

Radisson Hotel Group

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The Radisson brand enters Cape Town with the newly rebranded Radisson Hotel Cape Town Foreshore

Positioned at the heart of Cape Town's city center, Radisson Hotel Cape Town Foreshore is the perfect destination for travelers visiting South Africa’s oldest city for both business and leisure

Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com) brings the renowned Radisson brand to South Africa's "Mother City" with the rebranding of Park Inn Cape Town Foreshore to Radisson Hotel Cape Town Foreshore. Strategically located just minutes away from the International Convention Centre (CTICC) and the famous Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Radisson Hotel Cape…

SLB

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    • Newly Constructed Borehole in Bukindwa Village - Buliisa District
    • SLB Managing Director East and South Africa Valerian Pfrimmer (center) and Rosa de Almeida Wosso SLB Sustainability Manager (right) handing over a newly Constructed Borehole to the Buliisa Local District Leadership
    • SLB team in Buliisa District inspecting a borehole site
    • SLB Community Liaison Officer, Patrick Busobozi testing one of the boreholes
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Access to Safe and Clean Water is a Right for All!

Working Closely with the Local Authorities, and Community Stakeholders, SLB Identified 11 - Boreholes Across 8 Villages in Buliisa District

Buliisa District is home to a population of more than 120,000 individuals. Overall, the water access rates in Buliisa vary from 19 % in Butiaba Sub-County to 95 % in Ngwedo Sub-County. Access to safe and clean water is a fundamental right. Yet, limited resources and the geographic spread of communities make…