Aswat Nissa called for securing women’s political rights and their actual access to decision-making positions as Tunisia is marking Sunday National Women’s Day.Women activists also need to be protected against violence and intended exclusion. Laws to …
Day: August 13, 2023
Farmers in various Woredas of the East Welega Zone in the Oromia region have been benefiting from producing avocados for foreign markets.Since the past few years, efforts have been exerted across Ethiopia to transform the agricultural development with …
Ons Jabeur (world No. 5) secured exemption from the first round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnat, USA.In the second round, the Tunisian tenniswoman will play the winner of the game pitting China’s Zhu Lin (world No. 36 ) against world N…
The number of recipients of economic empowerment pogramme hovered around 3,800 in the period between August 2022 and August 2023 and a further 2,500 accessed Raidet programme.Thirty million dinars in financing were earmarked, the Ministry of Family, W…
West Africa’s regional bloc kept up its search on Sunday for diplomatic ways to overturn last month’s coup in Niger, while retaining the threat of military intervention amid a crisis that has sucked in global superpowers.The Economic Community of West…
Explosions were heard in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus early on Sunday, state media said, adding that the cause was not known.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said the explosions hit and damaged warehouses storing …
Argentines head to the polls on Sunday in primary elections, with voters set to punish the ruling centre-left Peronist coalition, angry at inflation scraping 116% and a cost of living crisis that has left four in 10 people in poverty.The primary is ob…
Ministry of Health has today officially launched the construction of a biobank and proficiency panels production center in Addis Ababa.The center will be built with a cost of 885 million Birr obtained from the Government of Ethiopia and the World Bank …
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres underscored that young people must be equipped with skills and knowledge to shape a cleaner, greener, more climate-resilient future.The UN chief made the remark in his message on the Internation…
Sokoto State Government has pledged sustained partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in promoting skills acquisition training and other educational pursuits of youths in the state.Alhaji Usman Arziki-Bodinga, the Permanent Secretar…
Survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Adamawa have lauded the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative project for saving their lives and for empowering them.They made the commendation in interviews with the News Agency of Ni…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 UN International Youth Day celebrated worldwide on Saturday is tagged: “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”.Congratulating the Nigerian youths in a message on Sunday to commemorate…
Youths from four communities in Kajuru Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State, have planted 1,000 trees to contribute to ongoing efforts in combating climate change.The tree planting was carried out at Idon, Iburu, Kajuru and Kasuwan Magani comm…
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Nasarawa State Chapter, on Saturday began planting of 1,000 trees to contribute to the conservation of the environment and enhance its sustainability.The State Chairman of the council, Malam Jaafar Loko, who led…
The New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) has urged its members to be creative by devising initiatives and ideas that can drive the party to victory in subsequent elections.The NNPP Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abba Ali, gave the advice in Abuja on Sat…