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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
July 27, 2018 On July 23, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. GDP growth in 2017 is estimated at about 4 percent,...

We have high hopes and expectations for your country, Adesina tells President of São Tomé and Príncipe
African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President, Akinwumi Adesina, met with São Tomé and Príncipe (https://goo.gl/oL4eNM) President Evaristo Carvalho on Wednesday, just as the Bank’s Board of Directors in Abidjan approved the island nation’s new...

African Development Bank President in São Tomé and Príncipe to strengthen alliances
The first President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) group to set foot on São Tomé and Príncipe, Akinwumi Adesina has arrived in the country for a five-day official visit to strengthen alliances between his institution and this lower...

Africa: Prioritize Education to Safeguard Children's Rights
African governments across the continent should accelerate efforts and provide adequate funding to ensure that all children can enjoy their right to an education, Human Rights Watch said today to mark the African Union’s Day of the African Child....

IMF Staff Completes Review Visit to São Tomé and Príncipe
October 5, 2017 A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Xiangming Li visited São Tomé and Príncipe from September 20-October 5, 2017, to discuss progress with the country’s economic program supported by the IMF’s three-year...

Ecobank and Terre des Hommes launch Safe Savings Project to empower children in the street to escape poverty
Download logo Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African bank, is partnering with leading international children rights NGO Terre des Hommes (https://www.TdH.ch) to offer digital financial services to some of the most vulnerable children in Togo –...

Catholic Church to invest in education sector
Luanda, ANGOLA, November 15 - Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the Catholic Church will continue to work with the education, culture and health...

Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 12th, 2025
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Meeting of the Council of...

CPLP Summit opens new perspectives for cultural expansion
Sal Island, ANGOLA, July 17 - The Angolan minister of Culture, Carolina Cerqueira, on Tuesday in Ilha do Sal, Cabo Verde, said the CPLP summit is opening new perspectives for the cultural expansion of its member countries through the mobility of...

Tripartite Group opposed to immigration mafia in Libya
Abidjan, ANGOLA, December 1 - A working group to tackle mass immigration through the Mediterranean Sea and fight the immigration mafia in Libya was created in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, by the African Union (A.U), European Union and the United...

SME repatriate illegal immigrants
Malanje, ANGOLA, December 26 - At least 199 citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been repatriated to their country from November 2016 to November this year for illegal stay in northern Malanje province, said Tuesday the...

Africa’s Gender and Development Report nears completion
The African Centre for Gender is holding an expert group meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to finalize a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development (AGDI). The two-day meeting began Monday, bringing together some 40 participants. They...

Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries inaugurated More than 100 artworks showcase Chinese and Portuguese contemporary art
MACAU, October 25 - Jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A., the “Memories‧Legacies‧Mutations –Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” was...

Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries opens on Friday featuring more than 100 artworks that showcase Chinese and Portuguese contemporary art
MACAU, October 21 - Jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A., the “Memories‧Legacies‧Mutations–Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will...

The Bell of World Peace and Love Rings at UNGA79 Side Event in New York
“First Ladies Becoming High Level Initiatives” Support the Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope CA, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In celebration of the International Day of Peace, the "First Ladies Becoming...

Women in Customs 2024 - Interview with Ester Gomes Dias
As part of our ongoing series celebrating successful women in Customs, we are delighted to present an inspiring interview with Ester Gomes Dias, Deputy Director of the Customs Administration of São Tomé and Príncipe. Ester embodies the strength,...

Celebrating the UN-Declared International Day of Peace
FOWPAL’s Peace Bell to Ring in Times Square in New York to Bless the World CA, UNITED STATES, September 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As climate change continues to ravage the environment and global instability threatens, global citizens face a...

Brazil signs Lusophone Compact agreement to boost private sector in Africa
Brazil has officially joined the Lusophone Compact, an initiative working to accelerate private sector development in Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, known as the PALOPs (Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique,...

'Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region - 2024 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon' to kick off on Sunday
MACAU, November 29 - The ‘Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region - 2024 Galaxy Entertainment Macao...

WTO members review 30 years of trade development in least-developed countries
The event was opened by Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Minister of Trade and Tourism of Djibouti, the coordinator of the WTO's LDC Group. The other high-level speakers were Sok Sopheak, Cambodia's Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, Li Fei,...