COP 22: Mugabe concerned about water situation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe on Tuesday, expressed concern about the water situation in his country. The southern African nation is one of those adversely affected […]
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Burundi seeks successor of UN envoy Jamal Benomar
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday asked the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a new envoy after the government rejected Moroccan diplomat […]
King Mohammed VI: COP22, Decisive Conference For Implementation of Paris Accord
King Mohammed VI stressed Tuesday in Marrakech the importance of the 22nd UN conference on climate change, convening in Morocco, saying COP22 is a decisive […]
Guinea Bissau president dismisses cabinet
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Jose Mario Vaz, on Monday announced the dismissal of his entire cabinet led by Prime Minister Baciro Ja. According to a […]
DRC’s PM Matata Ponyo resigns and praises achievements
Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo resigned on Monday as part of the national dialogue framework agreement to allow a sharing of power with the […]
Gambia notified UN to leave the ICC by Nov. 2017
The United Nations on Monday disclosed that Gambia’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will take effect on November 10th, […]
Drought-hit Somalia President ‘begs’ for urgent aid
Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheik Mohamud on Monday called on Somalis in the Diaspora and the international community to intervene for urgent humanitarian assistance for his […]
COP22 seeks clarity on Trump’s position on climate change
As delegates and negotiators continues talks at the ongoing climate change summit in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, there is concern about further US involvement […]
Fisheries, a Lever for Growth in Africa
Participants at a high level side event in the Moroccan COP22 pavilion highlighted the potential of the maritime sector and fisheries in particular in boosting […]
COP22: Morocco Championing African Agriculture
Morocco, host country of the 22nd UN climate conference, has launched Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) initiative which seeks to restore African ecosystem balance and […]