News Ethiopia: No-Fault Compensation Programme for Low Income Countries – WHO [ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that new programme makes compensation available to eligible individuals in 92 low- and middle-income countries without need to resort to law courts. This is the first and only global vaccine injury compensation mechanism. The programme is funded by a small levy on each dose supported by the Gavi […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Africa World Nigeria: U.S. Earmarks $3.9m to Train NCS Officials in New Equipment [ad_1] Abuja — The United States government will provide a grant worth $3.9 million to train officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the use of the Correctional Information Management Systems (CIMS), new equipment donated by the US Embassy in Abuja. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Public Affairs Section of the […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Africa World Morocco: Western Sahara, Africa’s Last Colony, to Resume Liberation Struggle On Hold Since 1991 [ad_1] New York — The question of Western Sahara, known as Africa’s last colony, has recently gained great visibility in international media interestingly due to two drastic developments. The first occurred on 13 November 2020 when Moroccan forces breached the 1991 ceasefire by attacking Sahrawi civilians who were demonstrating peacefully in Guerguerat in southern Western […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Africa World West African Countries Ramp Up Ebola Preparedness [ad_1] WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. As Ebola immunization scales up in Guinea, the country’s neighbouring nations are on high alert, urgently preparing to detect, isolate and manage any cases and quickly stamp […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Business Nigeria: Unifying Naira’s Exchange Rate Will Take Time, Nigerian Govt Tells World Bank [ad_1] The government says World Bank’s insistence that the gap between the spot and the parallel market rates be closed will take time. The Nigerian government has said that unifying the exchange rate of Naira will not happen “overnight”. Explaining its delay in securing a further $1.5 billion credit from the World Bank, the finance […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
News Benin: 95 Percent of the Country’s Population Is Now Covered By a Terrestrial DTT Signal, Additional Satellite Signal Will Make It 100 Percent [ad_1] London — This week adds one more African country, Benin, to the list that are making progress with implementing DTT. The interview below with Aurelie Adam Soulé, Minister of Digital and Digitization lays out what has been achieved so far. Q: The Council of Ministers adopted in its meeting of Wednesday, February 10, the […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Business Nigeria: Dangote Preps Local Engineers for Refinery [ad_1] The Management of Dangote Oil Refinery said it is preparing young Nigerian graduates to take over the management of its 650,000 barrels per day single train refinery when it becomes operational next year. President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who made this disclosure on Saturday during the tour of the Dangote Refinery by […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Africa World Nigeria: Chinese Firm to Invest $50m in Narasawa Farm [ad_1] A Chinese firm, Chinese Green Industry Company on Saturday indicated its interest to invest $50 million in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The investment which will come in the form of partnership with a Nasarawa State based farmers’ group, Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative (NFGCC), will start before the start of the 2021 farming season. A […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Business Nigeria: DDG Wolff Calls on Members to Work with New Director-General to Reform WTO [ad_1] Speaking to heads of WTO member delegations on 25 February, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff urged them to build on their warm welcome for incoming Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by working with her to deliver much-needed reforms to the WTO. “Enthusiasm, optimism, and hope need to be translated into concrete action” to enhance global trade’s contribution […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Business Africa: What Africa Expects of the New WTO Director-General [ad_1] When on 15 February the chair of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) General Council, Ambassador David Walker of New Zealand, announced that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would be the new Director-General, the mood among delegates was of relief. Dr. Lansana Gberie, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Extraordinary to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the UN and other […] Written by Maakye Ghana March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
