Inside Govt Shs500m plan to restore forest cover in East

Uganda 23/04/2024 | 18:34

Africa-Press - Uganda. The government has unveiled plans to plant 300,000 high-value trees in Eastern Uganda which has emerged as the region with the lowest forest cover, according to an official from the National Forestry Authority (NFA).The NFA is mandated to manage central forest reserves on...

MASISI CALLS FOR JOINT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CHILD WELFARE ISSUES

Botswana 23/04/2024 | 17:24

Africa-Press - Botswana. Stakeholders dealing with issues pertinent to child welfare should collaborate in seeking lasting solutions to problems that affect this segment of the population.First Lady Ms Neo Masisi said this in Charleshill on Monday where she was welcomed by the village...

New mode of financing under my administration will avoid delays in completing educational projects

Ghana 23/04/2024 | 16:48

Africa-Press - Ghana. The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that a new mode of financing education infrastructural projects is going to be introduced under his administration if he is elected president this year.He said this new arrangement...

Angola and Algeria envisage increased cooperation

Angola 23/04/2024 | 16:46

Africa-Press - Angola. Angola and Algeria plan to increase cooperation in the science, technology and innovation (STI) sector through scientific research and renewable energy programs.The intention was expressed on Monday, in Geneva, Switzerland, during a meeting between the minister of Higher...

JA SENDS 41 PUPILS TO ‘WORK’

Eswatini 23/04/2024 | 15:54

Africa-Press - Eswatini. Junior Achievement (JA) Eswatini has started placing 41 pupils for job shadowing in different companies around the country.Job shadowing is a term used to refer to the pupils who get placed in different companies in the country, to follow in the footsteps of more...

JAPAN HANDS CLASSROOM BLOCK TO MARULAMANTSI JSS

Botswana 22/04/2024 | 17:56

Africa-Press - Botswana. The Special Education Block donated to Marulamantsi Junior Secondary School by the Embassy of Japan signifies hope, opportunity, and a renewed commitment to overcoming barriers in learning.With a value of P1 000 300, the development served as evidence of what could be...

Uganda turns to China in fight against malaria

Uganda 22/04/2024 | 17:50

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s Health ministry has requested China to donate medicines and provide technical support for elimination of malaria, the manager of the Malaria Control Programme has revealed.Dr Jimmy Opigo told in an interview on Thursday that they are collaborating with China...

Governor invites churches to maintain partnership with the State

Angola 22/04/2024 | 16:32

Africa-Press - Angola. The Minister of Culture, Filipe Zau, urged this Sunday, in the town of Catete, churches to remain partners of the State, in favor of national unity, development and social well-being.The ruler was speaking at the cult of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the World...

Forest Guard severely injured at Chikala in Machinga after confronting charcoal burners

Malawi 21/04/2024 | 19:44

Africa-Press - Malawi. One forest guard from Chikala in Machinga has been severely injured after being cut on his left cheek with a panga knife during confrontation with charcoal burners.Currently, the Department of Forestry has not disclosed the name of the guard who was taken to St Luke...

Car Free Day: Global health leaders join Kigali residents in ‘Africa Walks against Malaria’

Rwanda 21/04/2024 | 15:45

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Delegates from the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM Society), government officials, and health leaders, including Dr Daniel Ngamije, head of the Global Malaria Program at the World Health Organization, on Sunday, April 21, joined Kigali residents during Kigali Car Free...

70 districts move out of malaria epidemic

Uganda 20/04/2024 | 18:31

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Division of Malaria Control at the Health Ministry says the country has moved out malaria epidemic, which had affected over 70 districts.“We are completely out of the epidemic now,” Dr Jimmy Opigo, the Malaria Control Programme manager, said in an interview in...

Volunteerism Project for Banjul Youth Validated

Gambia 20/04/2024 | 18:05

Africa-Press - Gambia. UNDP in collaboration with REFELA- The Gambia Chapter through support from UN Office for South -South Cooperation and partners are rolling out the Youth Volunteerism Initiative for the youth of Banjul.The initiative is intended to enhance access to decent work for youth...

Ghana Gas, Community Water and Sanitation Agency partner to commission projects in Eastern, Central regions

Ghana 20/04/2024 | 17:56

Africa-Press - Ghana. The Ghana National Gas Company in collaboration with Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has commissioned limited mechanized water supply projects constructed in some communities in the Central and Eastern regions in order to serve residents with potable and clean...

Cuanza-Norte Province lacks a museum to preserve cultural heritage

Angola 20/04/2024 | 17:16

Africa-Press - Angola. The head of the Department of Culture, Historical Heritage and Religious Affairs of Cuanza-Norte, Genilson Costa, stated that the province has all the conditions to have a provincial museum that represents the material and immaterial heritage of these people.Regarding the...

Gambia, Cuba renew collaboration agreement in health

Gambia 19/04/2024 | 16:18

Africa-Press - Gambia. Banjul, April 15.- The government of Cuba and Gambia renewed in this capital the Cooperation Agreement in the field of health that both brother countries have maintained for almost three decades.The agreement, signed by the Gambian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin...

Bawumia celebrates Women CEOs, says they are not only driving innovation but also reshaping the fabric of business

Ghana 19/04/2024 | 16:15

Africa-Press - Ghana. The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has celebrated female Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Ghana.He says that they are reshaping the very fabric of business in Ghana and beyond.Dr Bawumia said these after serving as a Guest Speaker at the Ghana Female CEO Summit...

E-LOCKERS TO CONTAIN ALL MEDICATION

Eswatini 19/04/2024 | 15:36

Africa-Press - Eswatini. It is not only the Anti Retrovirals (ARVs) that are going to be distributed through the e-lockers introduced by the Elizabeth Glaser Peadiatric AIDS Foundation.The ARVs are one of the medications that are going to be distributed through the e-lockers. According to Dr...

Population of the municipality of Bengo benefits from water system

Angola 19/04/2024 | 15:32

Africa-Press - Angola. Around two thousand and 700 inhabitants of the commune of Bengo, in the municipality of Alto Cauale, in the province of Uíge, benefited, this Thursday, from a new drinking water supply system.Built within the scope of the Local Program to Combat Poverty, the project,...

REPATRIATION TO START AFTER IDENTIFICATION PROCESS ENDS

Botswana 18/04/2024 | 19:04

Africa-Press - Botswana. The bodies of six victims of the Limpopo bus crash that have been identified through DNA testing have been moved to a private mortuary in South Africa.They will remain there until the other 39 bodies are identified. Once the identification process is concluded, the...

West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists Inducts, Accepts New Fellows

Gambia 18/04/2024 | 15:38

Africa-Press - Gambia. The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), on Tuesday, 16th April 2024 inducted and accepted new Fellows into the College during an official opening of the 36th Annual General Meeting, Scientific Symposium, and 66th Council Meeting held in Banjul in...

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