March 3, 2015

Africa's Human Rights Tribunal Issues Damning Decision in Sudan Torture Case [analysis]

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), Africa’s main human rights body, recently published a decision holding Sudan responsible for the arbitrary detention and torture of three prominent Sudanese human rights defenders. Osman Hummaida, Amir Suliman and Monim El Jak were detained and tortured by Sudan’s National

The UNEP-China-Africa Cooperation Programme – Enhancing the Role of Ecosystem Management in Climate Change Adaptation Report [press release]

A flagship of South-South Cooperation, the UNEP-China-Africa Cooperation Programme completed its second phase with a report launched during the 15th session of African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. As a flagship of South-South Cooperation, the UNEP-China-Africa Cooperation Programme completed its second phase with a report launched during the 15th session

Bank Official Rules Out Financial Computeer Crimes

The director for Information Technology of the National Reserve Bank of Angola (BNA), Fernando Quiúma, ruled out on Monday in Lubango, southern Huíla province, the possibility of the existence of financial computer crimes in the country’s banking institutions. Speaking to the press on the fringes of the 10th Annual Conference

Giving a Lotta Love – to Zayn Adam

Tribute to a musical giant A soft-spoken man. At 68 years old there was still a sparkle of boyhood mischief about him. His face spoke of hardship and yielding to pleasure all at once. On stage his voice soared and he became way larger than his five foot frame. Wherever

East African Ministers Pledge Support for World Social Science Event in Durban

On the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen declaration and programme of action on social development eleven ministers from the eastern Africa region concluded their discussions on the topic of global justice with a call for the ‘active participation’ of policy-makers and researchers from the region in the World Social Science

Banking Official Rules Out Record of Financial Computing Crimes

The director for Information Technology of the National Reserve Bank of Angola (BNA), Fernando Quiúma, ruled out on Monday in Lubango in the southern Huíla province the possibility of the existence of financial computing crimes in the banking institutions of the country. Speaking to the press on the fringes of

BNA Official Hails Progress of National Banking System

The director for Information Technology of the National Reserve Bank of Angola (BNA), Fernando Quiúma, said on Monday in Lubango in the southern Huíla province that the banking system of the country has been growing and the use of the technologies is fundamental in the services applied to the commercial

Capacity Building for SADC Senior Officials On Value for Money in Social Sectors

To: 06/03/2015 Location: Pretoria, South Africa On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, and voice and accountability in social spending. In order to foster and sustain progress in human development, African countries need to focus on results for the money

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