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UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Application Deadline: 10 September 2025 (Midnight Paris Time). Application materials: CV and Motivation letter to be sent to: WH-Africa@unesco.org with copy to Jessica Roland Williams j.roland-williams@unesco.org The UNESCO Mentorship Programme...

EIN Presswire

Expert Panel unveils strategies to embrace and scale finance toward Africa's agrifood sector for growth, food security, and resilience KIGALI, RWANDA, August 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Unlocking new and innovative sources of financing will be...

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(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has declared he is "not afraid" of President Donald Trump's administration, pledging to keep publicly opposing the US-Israeli war on Iran despite the US president's sharp personal attacks against him. Speaking to reporters...

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(MENAFN) The Russian naval training ship Smolny has arrived in the Republic of the Congo as part of its ongoing regional tour, the Russian Embassy in Congo announced on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) A Russian naval instructional vessel has reached the Republic of the Congo as part of a broader regional itinerary, the Russian Embassy in the Central African nation revealed on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) On Monday, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama issued a powerful call for reparations from countries involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the colonial exploitation of Africa, stressing the imperative to reclaim the...

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(MENAFN) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared his intention to run for a seventh term in the 2026 elections, potentially extending his nearly four-decade-long rule to almost 50 years.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has implemented a travel ban affecting nationals from seven African countries — Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan — citing terrorism risks and high visa overstay...

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(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

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(MENAFN) Rwanda has announced its exit from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) following rising tensions over its alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The decision came...

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(MENAFN) Russia is preparing to bolster its diplomatic presence in Africa with the opening of a new Consulate General in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

South African Government

The Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) will host the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa 2025 between 25 and 27 May in Century City, Cape Town. The SIDSSA is a pioneering event aimed at bringing together key stakeholders,...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today announced its participation in Water Tower Research’s (“WTR”) Virtual Conference on April 15, 2026 at 3:50 p.m. Eastern (2:50...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

DALLAS, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kosmos Energy (NYSE/LSE: KOS) announced today the following schedule for its first quarter 2026 results: Earnings Release: Tuesday, May 5, 2026, pre-UK market open via Notified, Regulatory News Service,...

UN International Training and Research Center

10 March 2026, New York/Geneva – When crises hit, the first 48 hours can determine how quickly communities recover.

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(MENAFN) Algeria's presidency officially confirmed Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV will make a landmark visit to the country in April — the first ever papal trip to the North African nation — at the personal invitation of President Abdelmadjid...

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(MENAFN) Algeria’s presidency announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV will make an official visit to the country in April, marking the first time the pontiff will visit the North African nation.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) announced positive operational updates in Gabon and Cote d’Ivoire.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, including year-end 2025 reserves....

Government of Timor-Leste

Fri. 13 of February of 2026, 14:43h Timor-Leste scored 44 points in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released on February 10th, by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International, maintaining last year's score and ranking...