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NGO Launches A Loan Scheme To Support Women In Uganda Villages
by Contributors - Apr 10, 2015By Betty Bwanika With guidance of Arise Native Strong Woman to Empower the Rest In Development Worldwide, women in Mpigi District, Central Region, Uganda, East Africa have formed groups where they can access loans in their villages... -
Ahead Of Presidential Election: Nigeria Shuts Land And Sea Borders
by Contributors - Mar 25, 2015By David Lawal The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), through the Minister for Internal Affairs, Comrade Abba Moro, has directed that all sea and land borders be closed as part of the plans to ensure a successful national... -
Pan-Africa Project to Focus on Potential of Fish Trade for Increased Nutrition and Income
by Contributors - Mar 3, 2015Africa produces 9.9 million tonnes of fish a year and yet its share of global trade in this valuable commodity is just 4.9% A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential... -
Infographic: Nigeria Struggles To Care For Its Adolescents Living With HIV
by Contributors - Mar 3, 2015Nigeria Struggles to care for its adolescents living with HIV | Create infographics...Read More -
MSF Launches Global Women’s Health Multimedia Feature
by Contributors - Mar 3, 2015Because Tomorrow Needs Her bears witness to the barriers that women and girls face in seeking essential medical care in many communities where MSF works, whether they are due to poverty, conflict or cultural norms. In advance of International... -
Ugandans, Time To Demand For Accountability Has Come
by Contributors - Feb 27, 2015By AKAMPA R.JOHNSON TANBULL, Youth Advocacy Foundation Uganda -YAFU. akampabi@gmail.com Looking at the prevailing environment in Uganda, it is getting clearer that election period is closer. President Museveni has stated it that it is not... -
Samsung is introducing a range of products to the African market
by Contributors - Feb 24, 2015Samsung Electronics is introducing a range of products to the African market at the sixth annual Africa Forum in Antalya, Turkey, as the company continues to contribute to the continent’s ongoing transformation in the consumer electronics space.... -
COMMUNITY WATCH: NGO EMPOWERS SCHOOL PREFECTS IN OYO, NIGERIA
by Contributors - Feb 22, 2015By AKINYEMI LAPINNI, Executive Director, World Changers Development Initiative (WOCHDI) World Changers Development Initiative, a Non Government has empowered about 72 school prefects through its 2014 School Prefects/ Leadership Conference in Ibadan with the theme “leading for... -
West African Development Bank is raising XOF115 billion to support the 2014-2015 cotton season in Benin
by Contributors - Feb 20, 2015For the third consecutive year, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) in its capacity as Arranger, is raising funds to support the cotton season in Benin. The Agreement relating thereto was signed by and between Mr. Christian... -
Pictures Of The Commissioning Ceremony Of NNS Okpabana
by Contributors - Feb 20, 2015These pictures were taken during the commissioning ceremony of Nigerian Navy Ship Okpabana and three other ships by President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos on Thursday: According to a statement issued by US Public Affairs Session, United...