diplomacy&development

DRC Artist Hervé Mbelo The Artist of the DRC, Hervé MBELO was qualified among a total of 5,352 artists from 124 countries, to participate with his work “The Beauty of the Games” in the “9th International Beijing Art Biennial”.  The 9th Beijing International Art Biennial will be held in China in 2022 (January - March) and is organized as part of the 2022 Winter Olympics, with the theme The Light of Life. Submissions of visual art (painting and sculpture) have been invited from artists around the world.  The Beijing Biennale attracts works of art from all over the world and selects masterpieces by influential artists. The works on display are mainly paintings and sculptures. A number of videos and installations are also acceptable. As part of the cultural activities of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 9th Beijing Biennale will also select paintings, sculptures and installations according to the needs of the branch sites (some works donated from previous sessions of the Biennale fro...

L'Artiste de la RDC, Hervé MBELO L'Artiste de la RDC, Hervé MBELO a été qualifié parmi un total de 5.352 artistes de 124 pays, pour participer avec son œuvre « La Beauté des Jeux » à la « 9ème Biennale Internationale d'Art de Pékin ». La 9ème Biennale internationale d'art de Pékin se tiendra en Chine en 2022 (janvier - mars) et est organisée dans le cadre des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2022, avec le thème La lumière de la vie. Les soumissions d'œuvres d'art visuel (peinture et sculpture) ont été invitées d'artistes du monde entier. La Biennale de Pékin attire des œuvres d'art du monde entier et sélectionne des chefs-d'œuvre d'artistes influents. Les œuvres exposées sont principalement des peintures et des sculptures. Un certain nombre de vidéos et d'installations sont également acceptables. Inscrite dans le cadre des activités culturelles des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2022, la 9e Biennale de Pékin sélectionnera également des peinture...

African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries to apply now for the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on tefconnect.com The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) ( www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org ), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on www.TEFConnect.com . African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under 5 years, are encouraged to apply now for $5000 seed capital, mentorship, business management training and more on the 2022 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. Since 2015, the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme – the only African-funded entrepreneurship catalyst of its kind – has empowered 15,847 African entrepreneurs with non-returnable seed capital of $5,000 each; twelve weeks of business management training; access to experienced mentors; and membership to Africa’s largest entrepreneurial ecosystem. In 2021, the Tony Elumelu...

Les entrepreneurs africains des 54 pays africains postulent maintenant pour le programme d'entrepreneuriat TEF 2022 sur tefconnect.com . La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF) ( www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org ), la principale organisation philanthropique qui autonomise les jeunes entrepreneurs africains dans les 54 pays africains, a ouvert les candidatures pour le programme d'entrepreneuriat TEF 2022 sur tefconnect.net. Les entrepreneurs africains ayant des idées d’affaires ou des entreprises existantes de moins de 5 ans sont encouragés à postuler dès maintenant pour un capital d'amorçage de 5 000 $, un mentorat, une formation en gestion d'affaires et plus encore sur le programme d'entrepreneuriat de la Fondation Tony Elumelu 2022. Depuis 2015, le programme d'entrepreneuriat TEF - le seul catalyseur d'entrepreneuriat africain financé en son genre - a doté 15 847 entrepreneurs africains avec un capital d'amorçage non remboursable de 5 000 $ chacun ; douze semaine...

Germany wants to secure regional healthcare in the long term and will provide funding to help set up vaccine production in countries including South Africa and Senegal. Germany is working to ensure fair global distribution of vaccines and has donated or contractually guaranteed over 100 million doses. 2.2 billion euro for vaccines, diagnostic tools and medicines The pandemic can only be overcome if it is brought under control all over the world. Germany thus opted early on to focus on finding joint responses in a spirit of solidarity to the pandemic that continues to rage worldwide. In April 2020, Germany helped found the coordination mechanism Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator). With contributions totalling 2.2 billion euro to date, Germany is currently the mechanism’s second-largest donor. Most of this support is going to the international vaccine platform COVAX, while some is being used for diagnostic tools and medication to treat COVID-19. By mid December, a tot...

The launch of the Centre constitutes an important step in Africa’s efforts to operationalize the PCRD Policy Framework, adopted at the Banjul Summit in 2006. The African Union Centre for Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) was officially launched on Tuesday 21 December 2021 in Cairo, Egypt. The launch was officiated by H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and H.E Ambassador Soha Gendi, Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for African Organizations and Communities. The launch was witnessed by the African Diplomatic Corps based in Cairo and relevant line Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Egyptian Government. It is recalled that the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, through its Decision AU/Dec.351 (XVI) of 31 January 2011, had welcomed the proposal by the Government of Egypt to establish the Centre as a means to building sustainable resilience, to enhance structural transformation and thereby prevent...

Produced by the young women in the DREAMS initiative, the nearly 30,000 cloth-based products were distributed with COVID-19 support kits for adolescents and young people. The U.S. government’s Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) initiative has produced 20,000 face masks, over 4,400 packs of reusable sanitary pads, and 4,000 cloth bags upon request and for procurement by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. GIZ placed the order through the German-funded “Strengthening Girls’ Rights!” program, which aims to ensure that young people in Zambia are better able to protect themselves against HIV, teenage pregnancy, and gender-based violence. Produced by the young women in the DREAMS initiative, the nearly 30,000 cloth-based products were distributed with COVID-19 support kits for adolescents and young people, which also contained sanitizers, soap, and health information. Supported by the United States Agency for Internati...

La méningite est une infection grave, typiquement de nature bactérienne, qui est aisément transmise par des particules en suspension dans l'air provenant de sécrétions corporelles. La République Démocratique du Congo a déclaré que l’épidémie de méningite qui a éclaté dans la province de la Tshopo, dans le Nord-Est du pays est officiellement terminée. Un total de 2662 cas et 205 décès ont été enregistrés.  Afin de maîtriser l’épidémie, les autorités sanitaires nationales et provinciales ont organisé, avec le soutien de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), une riposte robuste dans un contexte compliqué, en mettant rapidement en place des équipes locales de gestion des urgences sanitaires, en conduisant des campagnes de vaccination et en fournissant des soins médicaux, y compris avec des cliniques mobiles. Ces interventions ont permis de baisser la létalité de 85% au début à moins de 10% quelques semaines après la déclaration de l’épidémie faite le 7 septembre 2021. « La méningi...

Meningitis is a serious infection, typically bacterial in nature, which is easily transmitted by airborne particles from bodily secretions. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared the meningitis outbreak that erupted in the north-eastern Tshopo Province over. A total of 2662 cases and 205 deaths were recorded. To bring the outbreak under control, the national and provincial health authorities with support from World Health Organization (WHO) mounted a robust response in a challenging context, swiftly setting up local health emergency management teams, bolstering disease surveillance, carrying out vaccination drives and providing medical care including through mobile clinics. The measures helped reduce the case fatality ratio – the proportion of deaths among confirmed cases – from 85% at the start of the outbreak which was declared on 7 September 2021 to less than 10% within weeks. “Meningitis can cause devastating outbreaks. It strikes fast and is lethal,” said Dr Matshidiso ...

Shipping and logistics operators serve as crucial links in the oil and gas supply chain, in that they are responsible for moving goods, parts, equipment, and workers. By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber ( www.EnergyChamber.org ) Like many other national oil companies (NOCs) in Africa, Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) has mostly served as a minority partner in upstream projects. That is, it has represented the Ghanaian government’s interests in contracts with foreign investors and collected a share of the money earned from those contracts, but it hasn’t led the way in exploration and development activities. Officials in Accra are hoping to change that. In late October, Dr. Kofi Karduah Sarpong, the CEO of GNPC, explained that his company was working to expand its stakes in two major offshore blocks because it wanted to gain the ability to develop oil and gas reserves on its own. “We have to build the capacity of GNPC to become an operator,” he recently told journalists. “I...

  TİKA provided bunk beds, mattresses, bed linens, and washing machines to Lomé Orphanage and Sokodé Orphanage, where 100 and 120 children live, respectively. Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) equipped the orphanages in Lomé, the capital of Togo, and Sokodé, the country’s second largest city. As part of the project, TİKA provided bunk beds, mattresses, bed linens, and washing machines to Lomé Orphanage and Sokodé Orphanage, where 100 and 120 children live, respectively. In his statement, Tchagodomou Safiou, Principal of Lomé Orphanage, thanked the Republic of Turkey and TİKA and noted that the support provided put a smile on the faces of orphans and would help them sleep better. Mahfouz Mako, President of the Association for Education and Development of Togo, stressed that TİKA implemented a meaningful project for children in need and that this support would further improve the relations between Turkey and Togo. Cassien Tribunal Aungane, Editor