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ReliefWeb
April 25, 2018
We were joined by a good number of government representatives from the Sahel region and beyond, including Liberia, Niger, Mali, Chad, Senegal and Comoros. They accompanied humanitarian actors, donors and development partners to look at case studies in Liberia, Mali and Senegal, and collectivelyÃÂ ...
Vanguard
April 25, 2018
She said that Algeria, Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros, South Africa and Swaziland could potentially eliminate malaria by 2020. ... Newsmen report that the Federal Government on April 22, committed to securing $300 million from the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and African Development BankÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
April 16, 2018
France might be facing one of its because challenges on sovereignty after its officials expelled migrants from the Department of Mayotte into Comoros. The Comorian government blocked entry of the migrants into the country. Comoros is claiming sovereignty of Mayotte and protests have been rocking theÃÂ ...
BusinessGhana
April 12, 2018
The meeting organized in collaboration with the Council of Governors (COG) of Kenya was attended by 10 countries representing 14 national associations of local government including Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, Comoros, Uganda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. They wereÃÂ ...
UNFPA News
April 4, 2018
From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros ... MORONI, Comoros – As a midwife, Hadjira Oumouri, 49, spent years advocating for the health and rights of women. Today, she is ... “Even in the nominative positions, you see that there is only one woman minister in the government.
Kuwait News Agency
April 2, 2018
KUWAIT, April 2 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait and the Republic of Comoros agreed on Monday on forming a joint cooperation committee. The accord was inked at Bayan ... of the State of Kuwait Government. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Comoros Foreign Minister, inked it on his government's behalf.
AllAfrica.com
March 29, 2018
Despite strong financial support from government, which led to the national team accessing impressive accommodation, training facilities and allowances here in Marrakech, Kenya's arguably best crop of footballers still failed to beat Comoros and Central Africa Republic in international friendlies leading toÃÂ ...
The Southern Times
March 29, 2018
The Comoros became the 16th SADC member state during the 37th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2017. “Our vision is for the economic development of our country. It was a very good idea,” said Mhadjou, adding that their citizens wereÃÂ ...
africanews
March 28, 2018
The government of Botswana has initiated moves to raise the age of sexual consent from the current sixteen years to eighteen years. The move is as part ... with their consent. In other places like Burkina Faso, Comoros, Niger, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the age of consent is pegged at 13.
africanews
March 18, 2018
Protests against the economic crisis and illegal immigrants from the Comoros islands have paralysed the island. ... It is said to be one of France's busiest – to the point that the government is considering declaring the hospital as non-French territory so that children born there do not automatically qualify forÃÂ ...
BBC News
March 17, 2018
Protests against the economic crisis and illegal immigrants from the Comoros islands have paralysed the island. ... It is said to be one of France's busiest - to the point that the government is considering declaring the hospital as non-French territory so that children born there do not automatically qualify forÃÂ ...
Seychelles News Agency
March 15, 2018
(AFP) - The French government was facing fresh protests Wednesday on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, after citizen groups dismissed talks on efforts to improve living standards and security problems as insufficient. Mayotte, an island of 250,000 people that is part of the Comoros archipelagoÃÂ ...
Citizen
March 15, 2018
So great is the influx of mothers from the neighbouring Comoros islands — which are much poorer and not part of France — that the government is now considering the drastic step of declaring the hospital as non-French territory. Hadidja, one of the few Comoran mothers willing to speak to journalists,ÃÂ ...
Citizen
March 14, 2018
The French government was facing fresh protests Wednesday on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, after citizen groups dismissed talks on efforts to improve ... Mayotte, an island of 250,000 people that is part of the Comoros archipelago off southeast Africa, has been in turmoil since mid-February.
RFI
March 14, 2018
The Comoros, one of the world's poorest countries, was a French colony until 1975 when it declared independence. But Mayotte opted to remain part of France. The French island is not the only overseas territory that has become a magnet for migrants while itself trying to play catch-up with mainland FranceÃÂ ...
The Local France
March 13, 2018
Ahead of her visit the government promised to tackle the phenomenon of pregnant women arriving by boat from nearby islands to give birth on French soil, as a way of obtaining French and EU citizenship for their child. The Comoros, one of the world's poorest countries, was a French colony until 1975ÃÂ ...
Pulse Nigeria
March 13, 2018
While the country is jointly ranked 148/180 alongside Guinea and Comoros, African countries ranked higher than Nigeria include: Botswana (34th), ... While the report expressed the need for urgent economic reforms expected to help the government "muddle through" in the medium term, the IMF was alsoÃÂ ...
Pulse Nigeria
March 13, 2018
"Today, even our worst enemy can attest to the fact that the APC-led Federal Government has done well in the area of security. ... While the country is jointly ranked 148/180 alongside Guinea and Comoros, African countries ranked higher than Nigeria include: Botswana (34th), Rwanda (48th), NamibiaÃÂ ...
Just Security
March 13, 2018
In this case, though, as distinguished from the Comoros situation, the qualitative factors likely cut towards a finding of gravity. These assassinations and attempted assassinations were plainly pursuant to a plan and policy, no doubt approved at the highest levels of government. Moreover, they occurred notÃÂ ...
Citizen
March 13, 2018
Ahead of her visit the government promised to tackle the phenomenon of pregnant women arriving by boat from nearby islands to give birth on French soil, as a way of obtaining French and EU citizenship for their child. The Comoros, one of the world's poorest countries, was a French colony until 1975ÃÂ ...
RFI
March 13, 2018
Ahead of her visit the government promised to tackle the phenomenon of pregnant women arriving by boat from nearby islands to give birth on French soil, as a way of obtaining French and European Union (EU) citizenship for their child. The Comoros, one of the world's poorest countries, was a FrenchÃÂ ...
FRANCE 24
March 12, 2018
But it has also turned into a destination for desperate migrants from Comoros, an archipelago nation that declared independence from France in 1975. ... arrived in Mayotte Monday on a mission aimed at starting a dialogue between citizens and the local government, according to a ministry communique.
AllAfrica.com
March 12, 2018
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans by the government to install 200,000 solar systems to provide power to households, ... The rest are the Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Seychelles, Togolese Republic, Union of Comoros, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Nauru, FederalÃÂ ...
Goal.com
March 11, 2018
Harambee Stars will play two friendly matches away in Morocco against Comoros and Central African Republic, U-20 tackle Uganda in African qualifier, ... that they have played their part as a federation to organize for the upcoming matches and are now waiting for the government's input to fulfill the same.
pv magazine India
March 10, 2018
International Solar Alliance (ISA), now registered under the United Nations, is organizing its first summit to be held this Sunday March 11. It is also set to host a founding ceremony of ISA in the presence of French President, Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BangladeshiÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
March 9, 2018
The Governors – chiefly Finance Ministers and Ministers of Economic Planning representing Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, ... But the African Development Bank has worked hand in hand with the Government to address macroeconomic issues and development projects.
RFI
March 9, 2018
If successful, South Sudan will join Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia as the League's ninth African state and 23rd ... While she recommended subjecting government employees to disciplinary procedures, Mkhwebane did not mention the names of the Free StateÃÂ ...
RadioFarda
March 8, 2018
The IKRC, mainly financed by the government, receives government assistance but never presents a balance sheet. It claims to provide “support” to foreign countries, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Comoros, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria.
B92
March 2, 2018
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has called on the leadership of Comoros to reconsider the decision to recognize Kosovo, made in 2009. ... In that sense, we would like to ask the government, the president, and the cabinet to withdraw recognition, because Kosovo is like Catalonia - and we are in favorÃÂ ...
pv magazine India
March 1, 2018
The projects can be in any combination private to private, private to government. ... As of March 1, 2018, 26 countries have signed and ratified the ISA framework agreement: Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Fiji, France, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,ÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
March 1, 2018
He argued that while the Presidency has strongly condemned the Transparency International 2017 report, the government's fight against corruption in the last ... According to Transparency International, Nigeria now ranks 148th position (together with Comoros and Guinea) among 180 countries surveyed.
IRINnews.org
February 14, 2018
Mansour Kamardine, one of Mayotte's two representatives in the French parliament, considers the Comorian presence an “invasion” and regularly bemoans the grand remplacement of his island's population. In 2016, he said Mayotte was on the verge of a “civil war”. In legislative elections last year,ÃÂ ...
africanews
December 31, 1999
Abdallah Tocha Djohar, a Sambi supporter initially on the commission who later called for it to be disbanded, said the report had not been officially approved by the entire commission and its disclosure violated procedures relating to how the commission should operate. The current Comoros government,ÃÂ ...
Devdiscourse
December 31, 1999
The Minister of Health is already preparing for the celebration of World Health Day on April 7th. This year, the Comorian government will focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Devdiscourse
December 31, 1999
Comorian growth boosted by government reforms. The findings of the mission led by Charalambos Tsangarides, Head of the Africa Division of the IMF, are encouraging for the country: "Comoros are on track to achieve a standard of living for all Comoros." Indeed, Comorian economic growth is estimated forÃÂ ...
Devdiscourse
December 31, 1999
According to the delegation, the Chinese Government wishes to work more with the Comorian side on a three-year project. The project would include equipment and materials for the National Malaria Laboratory. For their part, the Minister of Health has tested to the recognition of the Comorian people for theÃÂ ...
Politiko (blog)
December 31, 1999
On Thursday morning, the hashtag #LazyNigerianYouths was trending on Twitter, with young Nigerians blasting the government. ... The president of the Comoros has suspended the Constitutional Court, the highest court in the country, in a move immediately denounced by the opposition in the IndianÃÂ ...
Global Times
February 27, 2018
In his recent visit to Japan, US Vice President Mike Pence announced that his government will soon take "the toughest and most aggressive" economic sanctions against North Korea. After the dust surrounding an aborted Pence-Kim Yo-jong meeting at the Pyeongchang Olympics settled, the USÃÂ ...
SaharaReporters.com
February 27, 2018
According to the Transparency International, Nigeria now ranks 148th (together with Comoros and Guinea) among 180 countries surveyed. Previous ranking for 2016 ... More disheartening than the worsening corruption perception score is the response of the federal government. According to a statementÃÂ ...
Times LIVE
February 18, 2018
The East African probe started after a whistleblower – former BAT employee Paul Hopkins – alerted UK authorities in 2015 to how the company was allegedly bribing government and revenue officials in Kenya‚ Burundi‚ Rwanda and Comoros for inside information on their competitors‚ including distributionÃÂ ...
IRINnews.org
February 14, 2018
Mansour Kamardine, one of Mayotte's two representatives in the French parliament, considers the Comorian presence an “invasion” and regularly bemoans the grand remplacement of his island's population. In 2016, he said Mayotte was on the verge of a “civil war”. In legislative elections last year,ÃÂ ...
CSS Resources (blog)
February 14, 2018
In the face of China's increased presence, India has intensified its military cooperation with the island states of Mauritius, the Seychelles, Maldives and Comoros. In 2014 the Modi government created the Mausam project as a counterweight to BRI and since 2015 Modi has been promoting the SAGARÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
February 14, 2018
But his life, like that of other undocumented migrants who've made the dangerous sea crossing from the Comoros - just 90 kilometres away - is a precarious one. They face discrimination, and are fearful of being caught by the government's deportation machine. Mayotte was once one of the four mainÃÂ ...
Garowe Online
February 13, 2018
These boats equipped with drift nets prohibited in international waters for fishing have been licensed by Puntland government led by President, ... The Comoros-flagged ship and its crew had been released on March 16 following negotiations between the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF), localÃÂ ...
War on the Rocks
February 7, 2018
The naval blockade of Yemen and support of government forces give the Emirate and Saudi navies good reasons to establish bases nearby. ... The UAE has given considerable financial and political support to small island states such as Comoros, Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Comoros (which areÃÂ ...
Egypttoday
February 5, 2018
... readiness to send a delegation to Djibouti to monitor the legislative elections due to be held on February 23 upon the request of Djibouti's government. ... the Horn of Africa, stressing the importance of achieving security and stability in African countries such as Somalia, South Sudan, Comoros and Libya.
The Phnom Penh Post
January 31, 2018
“The government claims it's still on the right track, but in the eyes of the Cambodian people, particularly those who support the opposition . . . it's hard for the ... With Norway at the top of yesterday's Democracy Index and North Korea at the bottom, Cambodia is nestled between Comoros and Angola.
PV-Tech
January 29, 2018
The US government has confirmed which countries shall be exempted from the newly-announced 30% import tariffs on solar cells and modules. ... Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzavile), Congo (Kinshasa), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti,ÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
January 21, 2018
Moroni, Jumada I 2, 1439, Jan 19, 2018, SPA -- The governor of the island of Ngazidja, the largest island of Federal Republic of Comoros, Dr. Hassan ... The Governor conveyed greetings and thanks of Comoros' President Othman Ghazali and all the officials of the Government to the Kingdom of SaudiÃÂ ...
Daily Maverick
January 17, 2018
... said that these workers, including many in Africa, received little or none of their wages which were instead sent home to finance their government's nuclear ... Among the measures the US is undertaking is to pressure African countries like Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Tanzania and Comoros to stopÃÂ ...
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