On Friday, May 25, 2018, the last day of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings, which were held this year in Busan, Korea, the Bank celebrated Africa Day, which commemorates the memory of the founding conference of the Organization of African… Read More ›
Month: May 2018
African Development Bank, Green Climate Fund and Africa 50 support Desert to Power programme
The African Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Africa50 investment fund signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Desert to Power programme on the sidelines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, Busan, Korea. The Desert to… Read More ›
UN Migration Agency Helps Over 100 Ethiopian Migrants Return Home from Yemen
The UN Migration Agency on Monday helped some 101 Ethiopian migrants leave Yemen through Hudaydah Port as clashes grew closer to the area. The migrants are currently travelling via the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, which they will transit through… Read More ›
Self-tuning brain implant could help treat patients with Parkinson’s disease
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research a key first step to improving deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led researchers to look for ways to improve the technique…. Read More ›
High Level Panel Calls for New Narrative on African Migration
A two-day meeting of the High-Level Panel on Migration for Africa (HLPM) kicked off on 28 May in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting, which ends today (29/05), aims to develop recommendations to help build Africa’s case for facilitating safe, orderly and… Read More ›
MARS INC. Supports President’s Uhuru Manufacturing Agend
Victoria Mars, board member and immediate former Chairperson of Mars Incorporated, who recently visited Kenya, met President Uhuru Kenyatta and expressed support for the government’s Big Four Pillars for inclusive growth which includes manufacturing. Ms. Mars who was accompanied by… Read More ›
IAEA Mission Helps Afghanistan Manage Growing Cancer Burden
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has carried out the first ever review of Afghanistan’s cancer care needs to help the country prepare for a growing incidence of the disease among its people. The mission identified gaps in cancer diagnosis… Read More ›