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  • Commemoration of Africa Human Rights Day

    BOTSWANA, 2016/10/22 oday, the African People commemorate the Africa Human Rights Day across the continent under the theme “Women Rights – Our Collective Responsibility”. On this occasion, H.E. Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs issued a statement on behalf of H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission describing this year’s theme as timely and appropriate. Timely in the sense that it coincides with the Declaration of the African Union’s Heads of National and Government of “2016 as the African Year of Human Rights with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women”. It is, therefore, a clarion call on Africa to do additional to promote women’s rights, particularly the rights to development. It is in this context that the African Union Commission has concluded that the AHRD theme for this year is a reflection of a ray of hope that through empowerment of women in Africa, sustainable peace and development will be ushered in.

  • TGAIS-COMESA Rwanda Kigali summit ‘a resounding success’

    RWANDA, 2016/10/09 Drawing international attention to Africa’s development potential, The World African Investment Summit – COMESA & Government of Rwanda held in Kigali on September 5-6, 2016, attracted additional than 1,000 delegates from 55 nations and culminated in the signing of a number of high-profile deals and partnerships. The TGAIS summit launched with a presidential panel that included President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose opening remarks highlighted concerns that Africa’s narrative can no longer be a story about huge potential that at no time materializes. “There is nothing we are waiting for, and nothing we lack. Let’s work together across sectors and borders with the right mindset of urgency and build the Africa we want,” Mr Kagame stated.

  • China can show leadership at G20 summit to boost confidence in global economy

    CHINA, 2016/08/07 As the host of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in its eastern city of Hangzhou next month, China has the opportunity to show its leadership in resisting protectionism, spurring increase and boosting people's confidence in world economy, a U.S. expert has said. "I think on trade we're in a very significant time because I think there're strong protectionist pressures in the world," said Robert Kahn, a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, D.C. "Here's what China can play a very significant role in showing the leadership, saying (that) we need to resist these pressures and we need to do it in a way that's realistic and smart," Kahn told Xinhua in a recent interview.

  • China can show leadership at G20 summit to boost confidence in global economy: U.S. expert

    CHINA, 2016/08/07 As the host of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in its eastern city of Hangzhou next month, China has the opportunity to show its leadership in resisting protectionism, spurring increase and boosting people's confidence in world economy, a U.S. expert has said. "I think on trade we're in a very significant time because I think there're strong protectionist pressures in the world," said Robert Kahn, a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, D.C. "Here's what China can play a very significant role in showing the leadership, saying (that) we need to resist these pressures and we need to do it in a way that's realistic and smart," Kahn told Xinhua in a recent interview.

  • Nairobi to host 14th UN conference on trade and development

    KENYA, 2016/07/04 Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is earmarked to host the next United Nations Conference on Trade and Improvment(UNCTAD). The 14th edition of the UNCTAD summit to be held between July 17-22 would take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, according to the United Nations data center in Naorobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta is billed to open the week-long conference. Thousands of delegates inclunding Heads of National and Government, ministers, academic and economic experts, representatives of the private sector and members of nongovernmental organizations are expected to attend.

  • Testing, testing: Rwanda’s new national convention and exhibition center

    RWANDA, 2016/06/13 Rwanda's new national convention and exhibition center and the adjoining Radisson Blu Hotel Kigali is ready for a test and will be at the heart of meetings, accommodation, and banquets by mid-July of this year, increasing the country’s MICE infrastructure in a huge way. The new facility is at the very core of Rwanda's drive to capture a larger portion of the MICE business and with new hotels opening in the fall, additional bedrooms in the top market segment will allow for larger conferences, meetings, and conventions in the Rwandan capital.

  • African housing, urban development forum opens in Rabat

    MOROCCO, 2016/05/12 The Initial African Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development opened in Rabat on Wednesday ahead of the 3rdUnited Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Improvment– Habitat III, slated from October 17 to 21 in Quito, Ecuador. Jointly initiated by the Ministry of Housing and UN-Habitat, the two-day forum is holding under the theme “Urban and Sustainable Development Policies with the participation of 300 people drawn from about 40 nations. At the opening of the forum, witnessed by the chief of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, Housing minister, Nabil Benabdallah delivered figures on the issue of habitat in Africa, noting that in 2030, 50 % of Africans will live in urban areas.

  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco begins an official visit to China

    CASABLANCA, 2016/05/12 King Mohammed VI of Morocco begins an official visit to China on Wednesday according to the Ministry in charge of protocol in a statement on Monday.The Moroccan monarch will meet with Chinese President, Xi Jinping before the two leaders chair a “signing ceremony for a series of bilateral agreements, the statement added. King Mohammed VI will as well meet with several senior Chinese officials and will as well launch a strategic partnership between his kingdom and China.

  • Tunisia holds international exhibition on security equipment

    TUNISIA, 2016/04/04 With the constant insecurity caused by the incursions of jihadists, individuals, businesses and public services, are turning to electronic surveillance equipment. In order to bring closer manufacturers and consumers, the Tunisian center of Fairs, Exhibitions and Congress in collaboration with the Tunisian Security Trade, has organized the 2nd Edition of the International Security Exhibition Security Expo 2016. The two-day trade equitable Security Expo took place from March 28 to 31 and allowed exhibitors to display their new products ranging from the safety of persons to property protection.

  • Zuma in Saudi Arabia to Strengthen Bilateral Political and Economic Relations

    SAUDI ARABIA, 2016/03/31 President Jacob Zuma is on a national visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to strengthen bilateral political and economic relations, the Presidency said on Saturday. Zuma arrived in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon ahead of tomorrow's national visit. "The national visit... will serve as an significant structural catalyst to strengthen bilateral political and economic relations, in particular by strengthening co-operation in the areas of trade and investment and in support of expanding cultural and people-to-people interaction between the two nations," it said in a statement.
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