Burkina Faso military officers responsible for the January 2022 coup should ensure the protection of human rights and a swift transition to democratic rule, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should give priority to the humane treatment of people in custody, respect freedoms of the media and rights defenders, and ensure that counterterrorism operations […]
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The Regional Directors and other senior United Nations officials in Africa that are on a five-day working visit in Eritrea met and held talks with Ministers and senior Eritrean Government officials. The objective of the meeting was to identify priorities and strengthen mutual cooperation and partnership in accordance with the five years Sustainable Development Cooperation
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The Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Hon Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2021 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilisation of the previous requests. The bill seeks to provide for supplementary appropriation amounting to Shs4.7 trillion from the Consolidated Fund as
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Sudan’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 1 February 2022, in a meeting that will be webcast live. Sudan is one of the States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session from
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Nestlé has announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production. At the center is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also advancing regenerative agriculture practices and gender equality. A cash incentive will be paid directly to cocoa-farming households for certain activities such
The Regional Directors and other senior United Nations officials in Africa that are on a five-day working visit in Eritrea met and held talks today, 28 January with Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Presidential Advisor Mr. Yemane Gebreab focusing on bilateral relations and mutual cooperation in identified sectors as well as on
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Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production. At the center is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also advancing regenerative agriculture practices and gender equality. A cash incentive will be paid directly to cocoa-farming households for certain activities such
By Eyo Nsima For the first time in 2022, the price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light has risen to $90.17 per barrel, from $87 per barrel, recorded early this week in the international oil market. .Details coming later
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Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, welcomes today TotalEnergies and its expertise in the energy sector, to a Masdar-led initiative focused on green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Masdar, Siemens Energy and TotalEnergies today signed a collaboration agreement on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022, to act
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo in Mombasa. Omamo showed pictures of ancient Chinese coins unearthed in Kenya, saying that the friendship between Kenya and China boasts a long history. The exchanges between the two countries
