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Strengthening the Oxfam Confederation: Historic Decisions on Affiliation in the Philippines, Kenya and Senegal
The Oxfam Confederation has taken a major step forward on its journey to becoming more diverse, inclusive, and locally led. At the March 2025 Affiliate Business Meeting (ABM), all Oxfam Affiliates unanimously approved three significant affiliation...
Owner: Oxfam International (Non-profit)
Presidency briefs media on President's upcoming programme
The Cape Independence Advocacy –Western Cape Secession On the Cape Independence Advocacy and their announced trip to Washington D.C. Given the organisations limited representation and lack of alignment with constitutional values that prioritise...
Owner: South African Government
Fortuna intersects 7.2 g/t Au over 31.5 meters at Kingfisher, Séguéla Mine, Côte d’Ivoire
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI) is pleased to provide an update on its exploration programs at the Séguéla Mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of...
Mali Accuses Ukraine of Arming Terrorists with Drones
(MENAFN) In a pointed address at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga leveled serious accusations against Ukraine, asserting that it has been supplying terrorist factions with “kamikaze drones.”...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Agritech Startups to Win Funding and Mentorship at Heifer International's 4th AYuTe Africa Challenge in Senegal
Heifer International launches its 4th AYuTe Africa Challenge in Senegal, offering up to $20,000 in prizes to agritech startups DAKAR, SENEGAL, February 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Heifer International today announced the launch of its fourth...
Minister Pemmy Majodina addresses Ministerial Breakfast Meeting during the Africa Water Week and Cairo Water Week
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Pemmy Majodina, has encouraged her African counterparts to act swiftly on water conservation, saying that postponing measures will be to the detriment of the continent. The Minister made the remarks at a...
Owner: South African Government
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts opens 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Econom Workshop, 28 Jan
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Bernice Swarts, will officially open the 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) workshop at the Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton, Johannesburg tomorrow (28 January...
Owner: South African Government
Fortuna delivers production of 72,462 gold equivalent ounces for the third quarter of 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI) reports production results for the third quarter of 2025 from its three operating mines located in West Africa and Latin America. Q3 2025...
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts: 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy workshop
The High Commissioner of India in South Africa, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, The Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, Ms. Sunita Narain, Programme Director for Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy, Centre for Science and...
Owner: South African Government
MIT Sloan’s Legatum Center and the government of Botswana launch a strategic collaboration to drive economic growth
Cambridge, MA, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management is launching a collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Botswana that will serve as a model...
iHope Expands Global Network with Nine New Clinical Sites
This expansion means many more kids will receive diagnosis DAMASCUS, MD, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- iHope, a program of Genetic Alliance, is thrilled to announce the addition of nine new clinical sites in low- and...
Dakar, Senegal Receives the 2025 Sustainable Transport Award; Mexico City Earns an Honorable Mention
Dakar is the recipient of the 2025 STA in recognition of its efforts to promote sustainable mobility centered on a new electric bus rapid transit system. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Institute for...
Deputy Minister David Mahlobo lauds contribution from various countries to South Africa’s democracy and water and sanitation sector
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo has acknowledged partnerships with the international communities with regards to their contribution in the South African water sector, which guaranteed a sustainable and equitable supply of water...
Owner: South African Government
Fortuna extends Kingfisher deposit with drill intersect of 4.1 g/t Au over 15.3 meters at the Séguéla Mine, Côte d’Ivoire
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI) is pleased to provide an update on its exploration program at the Séguéla Mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President,...
Research reveals legal loopholes and victim-blaming enable sexual violence to go unpunished in Africa
Equality Now's new report reveals how flawed laws, weak implementation, and victim-blaming are preventing rape survivors from accessing justice in Africa. NAIROBI, KENYA, November 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Across Africa, rape is one of the...
Green Group Ministerial Article on the Conferences of the Parties on Biological Diversity, Climate Change, and Desertification
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan has joined other Ministers of the Green Group in expressing the Group’s vision on the outcomes from the three environmental Conferences of the Parties (COPs) taking place at the fourth quarter of...
Owner: Singaporean Government
U.S. Marines Bring New Capabilities to International Naval Exercise
The Marines, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (8th ESB EOD) and Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (H&S Battalion, 2nd MLG), introduced a range of...
Owner: American Government
ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Spain asks Frontex to patrol West African coasts ― Senegal to receive € 30 million from the EU to curb migration ― Spain states opposition to migration centres outside the EU; plans to regularise thousands of undocumented peop…
The Spanish government has asked the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to try to secure permission to patrol the coasts of several West African countries in order to support the latter’s own migration management efforts. The...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
ITALY: Another NGO ship detained in Sicily ― 60-day detention for NGO ship impounded in August ― Supreme Court questions constitutionality of detention without validation ― Senior official under investigation in Libyan warlord affair ― Local…
Another NGO search and rescue (SAR) ship has been detained by authorities in Sicily. The SAR ship that was impounded in late August has been issued with a 60-day detention order. The Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that asylum applicants must...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)