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Traditional building practices offer sustainable solutions as African cities grow
Located on the dusty outskirts of the Burkina Faso town of Koudougou, the Lycée Schorge Secondary School shows what is possible when you mix traditional techniques and new materials. The school consists of nine modules arranged around a central...

Presentation of Credentials, 28 June 2022
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Halimah Yacob in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador His Excellency Diego Alejandro Dalton Rosales (b) The High...

Southern Africa in Throes of Climate Emergency with 45 Million People facing Hunger across the Region
Download logo A record 45 million people - mostly women and children - in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community are gravely food insecure following repeated drought, widespread flooding and economic disarray. As the crisis deepens,...

Parliament Speaker attends SADC Parliamentary Forum
Luanda, ANGOLA, December 13 - The Speaker of the National Assembly (parliament), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, travelled last Thursday to Namibia, to attend the 46th Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...

Hilton Garden Inn expands footprint in Africa
Hilton Garden Inn (http://bit.ly/2UW0h7J), Hilton’s (http://bit.ly/2DKInyP) (NYSE: HLT) globally recognized midscale hotel brand, is celebrating strong growth in Africa with four open properties and an additional 14 in the pipeline just three...

Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia: Governments Adopt New Precautionary Measures to Combat COVID-19's New Variant
EGYPT, December 15 - During the months of November and December 2021, the governments of Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia announced new precautionary measure to combat the spread of omicron, the new variant of the COVID-19 virus. Egypt On November...

African Economic Conference (AEC) 2018: The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will increase Africans’ freedoms, says Economic Commission for Africa (ECA’s) Elhiraika
Download logo The African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), if fully implemented, will not only give a substantial boost to Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) but also help expand the freedoms of the continent’s citizens, the majority of...

Angola: Interior minister backs strict visa waiver procedure
Luanda, ANGOLA, April 11 - Angolan minister of Interior Ângelo Tavares Wednesday defended strictness in implementing agreement and exemption and simplification procedures of administrative acts for granting tourist visas to citizens from 61...

Migration service to speed up visa exemption procedure
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 27 - The Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) has created technical and human conditions to ensure the implementation of exemption and speed up procedures of administrative actions for granting of tourist visas to the...

Migration service to speeds up visa exemption procedure
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 27 - The Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) has created technical and human conditions to ensure the implementation of exemption and speedup procedures of administrative actions for granting of tourist visas to the...

President Ramaphosa to attend the 6th South African Customs Union (SACU) Summit in Botswana
His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, will travel to Botswana on 29 June 2018 to attend the 6th SACU (Souther African Customs Union) Summit. SACU, the oldest Customs Union in the world, is constituted of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South...

First National Bank Mozambique (FNB) and National Aviation Services (NAS) Inaugurate Exclusive Lounge at Maputo International Airport
First National Bank Mozambique (FNB) (www.FNB.co.mz) and National Aviation Services (NAS) (http://NAS.aero), the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, recently inaugurated an exclusive, contemporary lounge at the...

The World’s Best: 526 UPG Sustainability Leaders commit to training 10,000 citizens across the world
Young leaders (18 to 35 years) from over 100 countries, completed a 9-week training and they commit to train 10,000 citizens across all world regions. GENEVA, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, June 16, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- United People Global...

UN Secretary-General lists the Development Projects in Morocco's Southern Provinces in his report to UNSG Report
Download logo In his latest report to the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listed the developments that Morocco’s southern provinces in the Moroccan Sahara witnessed. The development projects mentioned in the report were...

Short Stories on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by African Young People
The inaugural Anthology of Short Stories on Sustainable Development Goals as interpreted by young writers from Africa has been published by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). This is the first of its kind collection of short stories written...

FNB Partners with NAS to Operate New Lounge at Maputo International Airport
First National Bank (FNB) (www.FNB.co.za), one of South Africa’s big four, has partnered with National Aviation Services (NAS) (www.NAS.aero) to operate a new departure lounge at the Maputo International Airport for the next five years. The...

African Property Group launches real estate marketplace websites in 8 african markets
African Property Group is launching eight new websites in emerging African nations to allow the populations to search for properties, using digital technologies SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, January 23, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- African...

Air Methods Donates Aircraft to Mercy Air Africa
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods, a leading air medical service in the U.S., announced today that it has donated an Airbus AS350B2 helicopter to southern Africa-based humanitarian relief organization, Mercy...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #42 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (27 October 2020), 3,434,225 new confirmed [1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 40,289 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 46,412,100 COVID-19 cases and 1,193,177 related...

Coronavirus - Africa: Outbreak Brief #41 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (20 October 2020), 3,025,116 new confirmed [1] coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 40,780 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 42,977,875 COVID-19 cases and 1,152,8883 related...