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Photo de groupe, FAMI 6, 28 novembre 2022, Agadir (Maroc) (Source: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa  (UCLG Africa) Le Forum est organisé par l’organisation panafricaine Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique (CGLU Afrique), à travers son Académie Africaine des Collectivités Territoriales. La 6ème édition du Forum Africain des Managers Territoriaux et des Instituts de Formation ciblant les Collectivités Territoriales (FAMI 6_2022) a ouvert ses travaux dans la ville d’Agadir, le lundi 28 novembre au Centre de Formation de la Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de l’Université IBN ZOHR, et se poursuivra jusqu’au samedi 03 décembre 2022. Le Forum est organisé par l’organisation panafricaine Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique (CGLU Afrique), à travers son Académie Africaine des Collectivités Territoriales (ALGA), en partenariat et avec l’appui de la Commission européenne, la Direction Générale des Collectivités Territoriales du Ministère de l’Intérieur du Ma...

Group Photo, FAMI 6, 28 November 2022, Agadir (Morocco) (Source: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa  (UCLG Africa) The Forum is organized by the Pan-African Organization of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), through its African Local Government Academy. The 6th edition of the African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes targeting Territorial Communities (FAMI 6_2022) opened its work in the city of Agadir, on Monday, November 28 at the Training Center of the School of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Ibn Zohr University, and will continue until Saturday, December 03, 2022. The Forum is organized by the Pan-African Organization of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), through its African Local Government Academy (ALGA), in partnership and with the support of the European Commission, the Directorate General of Local Authorities of the Ministry of the Interior of Morocco, the Souss-Massa Region, the Prefectural Co...

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal has completed a four-day visit to Uganda, which showcased the UK’s ongoing partnership with Uganda across many sectors. Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal has completed a four-day visit to Uganda which showcased the UK’s ongoing partnership with Uganda across many sectors, including health, education, agriculture and business. Kate Airey OBE, British High Commissioner to Uganda said of HRH The Princess Royal’s visit to Uganda: It has been a tremendous pleasure to host Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal on her third visit to Uganda, to celebrate the UK Uganda partnership on this 60th anniversary of Independence. This visit presented an opportunity to meet with President Museveni and to experience, again, the warmth of Ugandan hospitality and a chance to see first-hand the partnerships forged by Save the Children, Opportunity International, Sense International and Transaid; all charities of which The Princess is a patron. I extend my thanks ...

All text, images, video, and audio content distributed by APO Group will be published on VoxAfrica’s website in English and French APO Group ( www.APO-opa.com ), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, today announced a content agreement with Pan-African broadcaster VoxAfrica ( www.VoxAfrica.com ). The partnership means that all text, images, video and audio content distributed by APO Group will be published on VoxAfrica’s website in English and French. Created 2008, VoxAfrica is a multi-award winning Pan African, bilingual, free-to-air TV platform with a three-channel network consisting of VoxAfrica Afrique, VoxAfrica Europe Francophone, and VoxAfrica Anglophone. The VoxAfrica network is now one of the most popular broadcasters of African programming in Europe and Francophone Africa, while in 2020, it became the UK’s first Freeview channel dedicated to African content. VoxAfrica offers a variety of African news, current affairs, drama...

In Tanzania, Team Europe, together with local and international stakeholders, advocates for action to prevent and fight against femicide and GBV. The Ambassador of the European Union, H. E. Manfredo Fanti together with EU Member States’ Ambassadors H. E. Nabil Hajlaoui (France), H. E. Peter Hughebaert (Belgium), H. E. Theresa Zitting (Finland), H. E. Regine Hess (Germany), H. E. Mary O’Neill (Ireland), H. E. Marco Lombardi (Italy), Deputy Ambassador Mr. Job Runhaar (the Netherlands), H. E. Francisca María Pedrós Carretero (Spain), Ms. Lena Hothes, Counsellor (Denmark), and Mr. Joakim Ladeborn, Head of Politics, Trade and Promotion (Sweden) will hold a press conference for Tanzanian media at the French Residence to present the Team Europe initiatives for this year’s 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV). The annual global campaign, which will run from 25 November to 10 December 2022 under the theme “Take Action to Prevent Femicide Against Women”, will raise awareness a...

Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world, rooted in gender inequality, discrimination, and harmful cultural and social norms. On the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we recommit to achieving a world where women and girls enjoy their full range of rights, reach their full potential, and live a life free from violence. Freedom from violence is a fundamental human right. Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world, rooted in gender inequality, discrimination, and harmful cultural and social norms. It is also increasingly recognized as a public health issue that adversely affects the health of women and girls. To this end, the Women, Peace, and Security Group of South Sudan welcomes further progress by the Government of South Sudan to end all forms of violence against women and girls and to ensure adequate financing and budget allocation to realiz...

CPUT's vision is to be at the heart of education and innovation in technology, across Africa. South Africa's Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is the only university of technology in the Western Cape and is also the largest university in the province. Ranked among the top 12 universities in South Africa in 2020, it is home to more than 30,000 students and over 70 programs, spread across 13 campuses and service points. Rewind to January 1, 2005, and CPUT began life with the merger of Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon. (In South Africa, technikons are tertiary level institutions that offer technical and vocational education.) This merger was, in fact, part of a wider, national transformation process that aimed to reshape the landscape of higher education in South Africa. Announced in March 2001 by the then Minister of Education, Kader Asmal, this National Plan on Higher Education included, not only the merger of higher education institutions, but also the format...

    • Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, ​​la Sénatrice Dr. Rasha Kelej et les Premières Dames Africaines du Botswana, du Burundi, de la République Démocratique du Congo, de la Gambie, du Ghana, du Libéria, du Malawi, du Mozambique, de la Namibie, de la Sierra Leone, de l'Angola et de la République Centrafricaine inaugurent la 9ème édition de Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022 • Les Premières Dames africaines du Botswana, du Burundi, de la République Démocratique du Congo, de la Gambie, du Ghana, du Libéria, du Malawi, du Mozambique, de la Namibie, de la Sierra Leone, de l'Angola et de la République Centre-africaine ont marqué la Journée mondiale du diabète et le 5e anniversaire de la Fondation Merck en partageant l'impact de leur partenariat programmes de partenariat avec la Fondation Merck pour renforcer les capacités de soins de santé, soutenir l'éducation des filles et briser la stigmatisation liée à l'infertilité. • Plus de 10,000 participants, dont...

Actions such as increased patrols, deployment of naval assets, enhanced coordination, as well as convictions, have served as deterrents to criminal activity. Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, countries and their international partners must accelerate efforts to counter this singular threat, a senior UN official said in the Security Council on Tuesday.  Presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report on the issue, Martha Pobee, an Assistant Secretary-General in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), warned of a shifting situation that will require greater response. The decline in incidents is the result of concerted efforts by national authorities, supported by regional and international partners, both on land and at sea.  Actions such as increased patrols, deployment of naval assets, enhanced coordination, as well as convictions, have served as deterrents to criminal activity.  Changing dynamics...

As the country’s partner for peace, UNMISS has been logistically supporting the Government of South Sudan in organizing these meaningful events. Usually cloudy Malakal in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state was bright and sunny yesterday, as it celebrated an important milestone—the graduation of 7,500 officers drawn from varied state security sectors as part of the world’s newest nation’s Necessary Unified Forces. A vital element of the 2018 peace deal that brokered a tenuous peace among conflicting parties and brought respite to a country devastated by civil war, progress on this peace benchmark is key to holding free, fair, and credible elections, says Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the UN Peacekeeping mission, UNMISS. “In the recovery from conflict, the first challenge is always to create national institutions and of those institutions, the most important is a unified army,” said the top UN official. “It is critical for countri...

The Congolese authorities and the IMF team reached staff-level agreement on policies for the completion of the third review under the ECF arrangement. The IMF team reached staff-level agreement on the third review of the authorities’ economic reform program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement; Despite recurrent external shocks and increasing inflation, the post-covid recovery continues to build momentum, with 2022 growth expected at 6.6 percent; Amidst high uncertainty, prudent policies to bring down inflation, strengthen fiscal and foreign exchange buffers, and advance the structural reform agenda will reinforce macroeconomic stability and enhance resilience. Following the October 19-November 2, 2022, visit to Kinshasa, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mercedes Vera Martin, Mission Chief for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, finalized discussions from Washington DC on the authorities’ policies and reform program. At the conclusion of these ...