Improving access to affordable funding, with a particular focus on empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) VICTORIA, Seychelles, December 19, 2024/ — President Wavel Ramkalawan convened a pivotal meeting at State House, bringing together senior representatives from the Bankers Association, the Central Bank of Seychelles, and the Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry. The forum…
U.S. humanitarian partners are providing life-saving assistance and vital programs for people at risk of exploitation and abuse, including refugees, IDPs, and affected communities WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, December 3, 2024/ –Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced that the United States is providing more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address…
UN Women signed a partnership agreement with WAT to address conflict-related sexual violence through the provision of comprehensive shelter services UN Women Ethiopia has taken a significant step toward addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG), particularly conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), by launching two shelters in Kombolcha, Amhara Region, and Axum, Tigray Region. The shelters…
People living with HIV who had been on treatment for at least 18 months demonstrated good adherence, achieved successful viral suppression, and could refill their HIV treatment every three months KIGALI, Rwanda, December 1, 2024/ — Esther Uwababyeyi’s journey with HIV began at a young age. “Since the age of three, I’ve been on HIV…
UN Women data shows that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of child marriage globally, with 32 percent of women who are married or in a union having married before the age of 18 NEW YORK, United States of America, November 27, 2024/ — Picture this: a young woman and her three children, all under…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 26, 2024/ — The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway, a 1,028-kilometer transnational coastal motorway connecting Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria via Ghana, Togo, and Benin, is poised to become a key economic and industrial hub in West Africa by 2030. The African Development Bank (AfDB), alongside its partners, unveiled plans for the project during a…
Katanga, a mineral-rich province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has once again made headlines after a massive deposit of copper was uncovered after a mountain collapse. The natural event exposed an estimated 10 million tonnes of high-grade copper ore, reinforcing the DRC’s position as one of the most mineral-rich nations in the world….
Luanda, Angola – 15th November 2024* – Angola marked a significant milestone in its 50th year of independence with the opening of the Cuanza Norte General Hospital, the third to be inaugurated within a year. The new facility, a key component of the country’s healthcare expansion, was officially opened by President João Gonçalves Lourenço in…
Lupita Nyong’o, the Academy Award-winning actress known for her iconic roles in 12 Years a Slave and Black Panther, recently sat down with Trevor Noah for an insightful conversation on The Daily Show. Their discussion touched on a range of topics, from Lupita’s thoughts on representation in Hollywood to her new ventures and how she’s…
SINGAPORE, Singapore, November 11, 2024/ — Nium , the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. the leading independent pan-African financial services group, to allow seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers. This partnership is set to revolutionize the region’s payments landscape…