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INVITATION MEP Mariya Gabriel and the European network for Central Africa Invite you to the seminar 'The protection of civilians and the challenges of the reform of the security sector in DRC' European Parliament 30 May - 09h30 - 12h30 Room JAN ...

Guinea's Minister of International Cooperation, Prof. Koutoub Sano on Monday 21st May - , commended the burgeoning ECOWAS Volunteers Programme as a strategic tool whose faithful implementation will contribute to the realization of the ECOWAS ...

The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra 'Zirra' Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions to empower and create more opportunities for the youth as part of efforts to promote peace and stability and facilitate the region'...

Ten years after its establishment, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism, has received acclaim for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent. In remarks made at the opening of the APRM's 10th anniversary Colloquium, Mr. ...

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the meeting with members of the National Human Rights Commission, in Maputo on 21 May: I am delighted to be here. Human rights are the foundation of free and ...

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Instituto Superior de Relações Internacionais, in Maputo on 21 May: Thank you for your warm welcome. It is a pleasure to be in Mozambique and to feel the ...

It starts with your mindset, Amb. Sezibera tells youth The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has challenged students in the region to take advantage of the opportunities created through EAC integration to ...

Several hundred families fleeing violence in northern Nigeria and taking refuge in the Diffa area of south-eastern Niger are being provided with emergency supplies and food aid by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Cross ...

IOM is ramping up efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence that affects tens of thousands of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The problem of SGBV, which was highlighted during a recent visit to the DRC by the UN ...

IOM has started training new facilitators among 22 selected commissioners and officials of the Sudan National Elections Commission on Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections at the Judiciary Training Centre in the Sudanese capital,...

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at the Round Table Event on the Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda, as prepared for delivery, in Maputo, on 20 May: I am delighted to be with you. You have so much ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund today completed the second review of Guinea's economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility . The completion of the review enables the disbursement of an amount ...

The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa has stressed the need for a candid intergenerational dialogue about what the pioneers of African feminism and the gender agenda are bequeathing to young women today so as to be able ...

offset by higher than expected recurrent spending and domestically-financed investment spending. The resulting fiscal deficit was 3.1 percent of GDP, in line with expectations. All quantitative targets and most structural measures contained in the ...

The Office of the Prosecutor concluded a two-day training of fifty police prosecutors at Kingtom Police Barracks on Saturday, held as part of the OTP's ongoing effort to build capacity in Sierra Leone's judicial sector. The training was led by ...

the 'Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region' - that was signed in February by 11 African nations to end conflict in DRC and bring peace to the Great Lakes region. The signatories are Angola,...

As conflict, natural disasters, epidemic outbreaks and chronic food insecurity continue to plague Sudan, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes, making them more vulnerable and in critical need of humanitarian assistance. The ...

The EACJ wound up its second month-long session Friday with the First Instance Division dismissing a case by a Tanzanian citizen seeking orders to restrain the East African Community Secretariat from carrying out activities geared towards the ...

ECOWAS and America's GE Corporation are to explore areas of cooperation, including in energy projects and infrastructure development to boost regional trade integration. This was a key outcome of a meeting between officials of the ECOWAS ...

The African Union released, today its events schedule for what will be a memorable, people centred and global year long celebrations which kick off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday 19 May with a preparatory meeting of the Permanent ...