‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges, as Nigeria heads to polls
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — In a statement on Friday, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, who is also the Secretary-General’s Special…
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‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — Alioune Tine noted that central and northern areas, where conditions are continuing to worsen,…
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Total’s South Africa gas discovery first step towards exploiting the country’s full hydrocarbons potential The discovery, which will help open a new hydrocarbons province in South Africa, could prove the presence of billions of barrels of oil equivalent in South African waters
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 7, 2019/ — Gas discovery in the offshore Outeniqua Basin speaks to South Africa’s hidden oil…
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Trouble brewing off South Africa’s coast This country is blessed with some of the best renewable energy resources in the world; it's time to back renewable energy
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 8, 2019 — In response to the announcement that French oil giant Total has just made…
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Call for Applications – the AfDB Next African Global IT Leaders Program 2019 Spring Admissions
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – PRN Africa — The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank is implementing the next…
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Secretary-General Appoints Mankeur Ndiaye of Senegal Special Representative for Central African Republic
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Mankeur Ndiaye of Senegal…
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Global Partners Commit to Step Up the Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria
NEW DELHI – At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups…
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Malawi: UN experts urge action over albinism ‘atrocities’ in run-up to elections
GENEVA, 08 February 2019 – PRN Africa — The Government of Malawi must take immediate action to protect people with…
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Ghana won’t have press freedom without accountability
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — Three bullets, fired at close range by two assassins on a black and blue…
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More women and girls needed in the sciences to solve world’s biggest challenges
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — The role of science education in a changing world cannot be undervalued: it is…
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Ugandan authorities arrest BBC journalists investigating black market drug sales
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Ugandan authorities to immediately release a…
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Secretary-General Appoints Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Bureau of the Conference of…
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