Somalia: EU Navfor Welcomes French Frigate FS Floreal
Sunday 6 September, the French frigate FS FLOREAL has integrated the EU NAVFOR Task Force 465, thus reinforcing EU NAVFOR presence in the area and enhancing capacity to fight against piracy.
Africa: G@id - Using Information Technology to Reach Mdgs By 2015
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) convened from 1-2 September 2010, to discuss G@ID, the role of Global Alliance of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and Development in accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
Uganda: Refugees to Use Internet to Locate Families
A service that uses the Internet and the SMS platform has been launched to enable refugees in Uganda locate their family members.
Gambia: Minister of Energy Or Public Utility Regulatory Authority Should Issue a Statement On Nawec
Appliances are getting destroyed, work is undermined and productivity and income are in fetters.
Kenya: Land Grabbers Hamper Rebirth
Kenya’s second oldest golf club is seeking a rebirth and has vowed to fight to the last member to regain its rightful place among the elite cadre.
Congo-Kinshasa: Critiquing the UN Over Rape Cases
While recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo have sparked international debate, at the UN, official declarations have lacked transparency.
Mozambique: Vietnam Sign Tax Agreement
Mozambique’s Deputy Finance Minister, Pedro Couto, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Dohoang Anh Tuan, on Friday signed an agreement in Hanoi to avoid double taxation and tax evasion.
Africa: FAJ And African Union Commit to Promoting Safety And Protection of Journalist
African journalists today adopted a declaration calling for governments, the African Union journalists’ trade unions and the international community to join forces in promoting the safety and protection of journalists in Africa.
Uganda: HIV Patients Fail to Pay Medical Bills
Two months after the Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) in Tororo closed its home-based aid care programme, the former clients have said they cannot afford to pay medical bills.
Rwanda: Farg to Update Survivors’ Database
The acting management of the Fund for Support to Genocide Survivors (FARG) has announced plans to embark on a campaign to verify the fund’s database as one of the priorities during their three-month transitional mandate.
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