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World Health Organization - Sierra Leone
Source: World Health Organization - Sierra Leone |

Strengthening Healthcare Workforce for Triple Elimination: World Health Organization (WHO) Supports Training of Frontline Health Workers in Sierra Leone

The World Health Organization (WHO) provided technical support, ensuring the training aligned with global best practices

In a concerted effort to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B (Triple Elimination), Sierra Leone strengthened its healthcare workforce through targeted training of frontline health workers in Makeni and Bo. Held from March 10th to 14th, 2025, the training equipped healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Members of the African Development Bank team and other participants who worked on Senegal's award-winning $500 million sustainable term loan in Cape Town, South Africa
    • Members of the AfDB team that participated in Rwanda's €200 M award-winning ESG loan in Cape Town
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

CORRECTION: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors at 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards

The awards celebrate Africa’s most innovative and transformative financial deals, highlighting exemplary execution, effective mobilization of new liquidity pools, and innovative deal structuring

Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4lvavcK) conference. A $500 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4i1gUt8) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/3RxvfTd) was awarded ESG…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Legislators query funding for compensation of war claimants

MPs also raised concerns over the absence of trade attachés in the diaspora

Members of Parliament have expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of budgetary provision and delay in compensation of cooperative societies and unions for losses suffered during political instabilities in the 1970s and 1980s. Appearing before the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry to present the Ministry’s policy statement for Financial Year…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea |

Eritrea : World Autism Awareness Day Observance

World Autism Awareness Day is being observed for the 14th time at the international level and for the 6th time at the national level

World Autism Awareness Day was observed on 2 April in the Anseba Region. The objective of the observance was to enhance public understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with autism, and thereby help them become beneficiaries of the opportunities available. Speaking at the event, Ms. Genet Habte, Chairperson of…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

New taskforce set to combat sexual and gender-based violence in Jonglei

The formation of the taskforce is the result of discussions between the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Significant efforts are being made to combat the sexual and gender-based violence that perseveres in plaguing mostly women and girls in South Sudan. In another bid to put an end to these harmful practices, Jonglei State has launched a taskforce set to coordinate all actions taken to tackle them. The…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea |

Eritrea : Vocational Training for College Students

Mr. Filmon Mel’akle, head of the union branch at the college, reported that 52 students received training in graphics, while 49 students were trained in solar system installation

The Sawa and Higher Education Institution branch of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students provided three months of vocational training to 123 students from Mai-Nefhi College of Engineering and Technology. Mr. Filmon Mel’akle, head of the union branch at the college, reported that 52 students received training in…

The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa |

South Africa: The Presidency notes new United States (US) tariffs

The tariffs affirm the urgency to negotiate a new bilateral and mutually beneficial trade agreement with the US, as an essential step to secure long-term trade certainty

The Presidency has noted with concern the newly imposed tariffs on South African exports to the United States of America (USA).  Whilst South Africa remains committed to a mutually beneficial trade relationship with the United States, unilaterally imposed and punitive tariffs are a concern and serve as a barrier to…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Sudan crisis: United Nations (UN) rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

Sudan’s spiralling crisis stems from the breakdown of a transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019

The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday. Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said…

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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    • Basketball Africa League Season 5 Hype Video (Credit: Basketball Africa League)
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    • 156 Players from Record 28 Countries to Compete in 2025 Basketball Africa League Season Tipping off April 5 in Morocco
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Source: Basketball Africa League (BAL) |

156 Players from Record 28 Countries to Compete in 2025 Basketball Africa League Season Tipping off April 5 in Morocco

During the 2025 BAL season, each four-team conference will play a 12-game group phase during which each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice

- Fans Can Watch Every Game Live on the NBA App (https://apo-opa.co/4lg5uVc), www.NBA.com, https://BAL.NBA.com and the BAL’s YouTube Channel (https://apo-opa.co/3Eie70G); Games Will Reach Fans in 214 Countries and Territories in 17 Languages -  - BAL Will Honor NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Throughout the Season -  The Basketball Africa League (BAL)…

African Energy Chamber

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Source: African Energy Chamber |

Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) Joins Accra Investor Briefing Amid Efforts to Establish Integrated Petroleum Hub

The Petroleum Hub Development Corporation plays a central role in promoting and developing the petroleum value chain in Ghana

Dr. Toni Aubynn, CEO of Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), has joined the Invest in African Energies: Accra Investor Briefing – taking place on April 14, 2025 at the Kempinsky Hotel – to discuss the country’s progress towards becoming an integrated petroleum hub in West Africa. During the event,…

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