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CPLP: Angola to host 13th Summit of heads of State
Sal Island, ANGOLA, July 18 - Angola will host the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in 2020. , The decision emerged from the 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of CPLP,...

Angola's President João Lourenço enhances CPLP mobility
Cabo Verde, ANGOLA, July 17 - Angolan head of State João Lourenço Tuesday in Sal Island, Cabo Verde, defended solutions to improve mobility among the peoples from member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). , João...

President of Republic leaves for Cape Verde
Luanda, ANGOLA, July 17 - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, left early this morning to Sal Island, Cabo Verde to participate in the XII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP),...

Mozambican president stops over in Luanda on his way to Cabo Verde
Luanda, ANGOLA, July 16 - Mozambique's head of State Filipe Jacinto Nyusi stopped over Monday afternoon in Luanda (Angola) on his way to the Island of Sal, Cape Verde. , Filipe Jacinto Nyusi is due to attend the XII Summit of Heads of State and...

Ecobank: ‘Planting today. Protecting tomorrow’
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) is reaffirming its commitment to help save the planet by supporting World Environment Day. Through this initiative, management and staff will plant trees across all 33 countries of its pan-African footprint. In addition,...

Angola and Spain prepare agreement on security
Luanda, ANGOLA, November 1 - Angola and Spain are due to sign a cooperation agreement on security and public order, the Spanish ambassador Manuel Ruigomez, said Wednesday in Luanda. , The diplomat said so to the press at the end of his...

Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding
1 August 2017 | GENEVA/NEW YORK - No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and WHO in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative to increase...

Multi-pronged approach key for effectively defeating Fall armyworm in Africa
Tackling the menace of the tenacious Fall armyworm pest and avoiding economic hardship for smallholders across Africa requires quick and coordinated action, a massive awareness campaign, scientific innovation and multi-institutional collaboration,...

Applications Open for UNODA Women Scholarship for Peace: Global South Scholarships (Deadline - 31AUG2016)
The Women Scholarship for Peace: Global South is an initiative coordinated by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna within the so-called Disarmament and Non-proliferation Partnership (DNP) of 27 organizations, all working in the...

Africa-funded project helps small-island nations adapt to perils of climate change
Landhoo, Maldives. The new project will help small island developing states mitigate and adapt production to changing climate conditions, and make farming practices overall more efficient. 17 November 2016, Rome -- Recognizing the disproportionate...

Afriland First Bank and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have signed an agreement to create an Islamic Window in Ivory Coast
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-PS.org), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, in partnership with Afriland First Bank Ivory Coast (www.AfrilandFirstBank.com), a...

Ecobank renews Partnership with the Global Fund
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African financial institution, through its Foundation, has renewed its partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for a further three years. The...

Africa: African Women Entrepreneurs Travel to United States for International Exchange
Media Note Washington, DC September 16, 2011 Working to strengthen economic partnerships between the United States and Africa, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that 43 African women business...

2025: United behind the African agenda to eradicate hunger
High-level meeting of African and international leaders in Addis Ababa.Addis-Ababa, 1 July 2013 - Heads of State and Government of African Union Member States, together with representatives of international organizations, civil society...

FACT SHEET: Global Health Investments and Partnership in Africa
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 30, 2013 The United States is the world’s leading donor in global health. We are strongly committed to working with partner nations to reach our goal of an AIDS-free...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: United States G8 Partnership with Guinea on Extractives
Extractives Partnership between Guinea and the United States G-8 Transparency Advisory Group 1. Overview Guinea, which has a population of 10 million in an area the size of the UK, has vast mineral resources, many of which remain undiscovered or...

Africa: (French version) Partenariat des industries extractives entre la Guinée et les États-Unis
Partenariat des industries extractives entre la Guinée et les États-Unis Groupe consultatif du G-8 sur la transparence 1. Aperçu général La Guinée, dont la population de 10 millions d’habitants occupe une superficie de la taille du Royaume-Uni,...

Africa: United States G8 Partnership with Guinea on Extractives
Extractives Partnership between Guinea and the United States G-8 Transparency Advisory Group 1. Overview Guinea, which has a population of 10 million in an area the size of the UK, has vast mineral resources, many of which remain undiscovered or...

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: (French version) Partenariat des industries extractives entre la Guinée et les États-Unis
Partenariat des industries extractives entre la Guinée et les États-Unis Groupe consultatif du G-8 sur la transparence 1. Aperçu général La Guinée, dont la population de 10 millions d’habitants occupe une superficie de la taille du Royaume-Uni,...

International Patent Filings Set New Record in 2011
Geneva, March 5, 2012 PR/2012/703 Despite difficult economic conditions, international patent filings under the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) set a new record in 2011 with 181,900 applications – a growth of 10.7% on 2010 and...