MR. CAMERON HUDSON: Welcome again, Ambassador, and it’s great to be sharing this time with you to talk about topics that are near and dear to your heart, to all of our hearts here, I think, which is the U.S. relationship with Africa. I want to start off by talking about kind of current day […]
Addis Abeba — The vibrant world of African fashion is set to take center stage as the 14th edition of the Hub of Africa Fashion Week (HAFW) returns to Addis Abeba. From 22 – 26 January, event organizers promise to showcase creativity, innovation, and cultural richness, bringing together designers, industry experts, and fashion enthusiasts from
Monrovia — The Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, has said the center stands ready to support Tanzania and other countries in the region where suspected cases of the infectious Marburg Virus Disease have been identified. The World Health Organization earlier this week issued an alert warning of a possible
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Addis Abeba — Tibor Peter Nagy, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, has announced his return to the U.S. State Department in a temporary capacity. In a social media post, Nagy wrote, “Looks like I’m going back to the U.S. State Department on Monday in a position which will be beyond just
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Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, dear partners, colleagues and friends, Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, a very Happy New Year to all of you, and thank you for joining us today for the launch of the WHO Health Emergency Appeal for 2025. My thanks also to all of you who sent me messages after my
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, happy New Year, and welcome to our first global media briefing for 2025. As you know, for me 2024 ended with a narrow escape in Yemen, when Israel attacked the airport in Sana’a while I was there, waiting for my flight home. I am still suffering from tinnitus
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Your Excellency, former president and NGIC co-chair, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Director-General Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Your Excellency former president Tarja Halonen, Honourable Minister and COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, I thank the Nizami Ganjavi International Center for convening this important discussion, and Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency for making
A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of water. But the Namibian government has awarded uranium prospecting licences to several mining
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Followers of this site will know that the second weekend in January brings an explosion of thrilling music in New York. With arts presenters from all over the continent, and beyond, convening in the city, there are back-to-back showcases from Thursday through Monday, with the Sunday night globalFEST extravaganza at Lincoln Center as the central
Africa: New York Comes Alive With Globalfest, Afromondo and More! Read More »
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