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Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare

Village Reporter
“UNFPA is committed to meeting the critical health and protection needs of women and girls,” said Kunle Adeniyi, UNFPA representative in Sri Lanka.  “Our focus is to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence response services to reduce the long-term repercussions of the current crisis.” Appealing for at $10.7 million, UNFPA hopes to coordinate interventions with other UN agencies… Read More
Africa Business World 

APRM condemns latest downgrade of Mauritius by credit rating agency Moody’s

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– – The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which is an organ of the African Union (AU) that supports African countries in the area of credit ratings, has condemned latest downgrade of Mauritius by credit rating agency Moody’s. In a statement APRM said it has “noted with concern the unsolicited rating action by Moody’s that resulted in the downgrade of… Read More
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Nigeria: Boko haram leader and militants reportedly killed

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– – A leader of the Boko Haram militant group Alhaji Modu has reportedly been killed in an air strike. The announcement was made by the Nigerian military hours after the incident in which Alhaji Modu alias Bem Bem, was killed. Modu is alleged to have coordinated Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon from caves in Mandara mountain.… Read More
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Ecowas suspends staff recruitment after withdrawal threat by Nigeria

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– – West African regional bloc ECOWAS has suspended ongoing recruitment of staff after Nigeria threatened to withdraw from the regional group. The threat of withdrawal according to Nigeria was because of what it alleges to be nepotistic staff recruitments. Nigerian representatives at the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja last week claimed some principal officers in the regional bloc have allegedly… Read More
Pacific 

Attacking a nuclear plant ‘suicidal,’ UN chief tells journalists in Japan

Village Reporter
“Any attack to nuclear plants is…suicidal,” the UN chief said, adding that he hoped that the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be able to access the plant for inspection. Both Moscow and Kyiv have denied responsibility for the strike on the Zaporizhzhia plant over the weekend.  While Europe’s largest nuclear power site has been under Russian control since… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria threatens to leave ECOWAS over nepotistic recruitment

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– – Nigeria has issued a threat to withdraw its membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The threat of withdrawal according to Nigeria is due to what it alleges to be lopsided staff recruitments. Nigerian representatives at the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja claim some principal officers in the regional bloc have allegedly defied a directive to… Read More
Pacific 

From Hiroshima, UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament

Village Reporter
“Nuclear weapons are nonsense. Three-quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945”, he urged during the solemn event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attended by dozens of people, including hibakusha, young peace activists, Japan’s Prime Minister and other local authorities. The UN Secretary-General warned that a… Read More
Africa Business World 

ReadyforWork Cohort 5 Applications Open: Learn in-demand digital skills at $0 tuition

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– – ReadyforWork, the immersive digital career accelerator that uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to equip job seekers with in-demand skills, is accepting applications for its fifth cohort. Open tracks include UX/UI, Finance, Digital Marketing, Software Engineering, and Data Science. Ghana-based for-youth, by-youth education social enterprise, Stars From All Nations (SFAN), established ReadyforWork to solve the economic crisis of… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

South Sudan’s unity government extended by another two years

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– – South Sudan’s unity government has been extended by two years as part of a new “roadmap” towards peace. Government Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro told diplomats on Thursday that the country’s President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar support this new move. “After lengthy deliberations, the committee agreed to extend the transition period by 24 months,”… Read More
Africa World 

Importance of Protecting Yourself Against Hackers

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– – It seems like every day we hear about another company that has been hacked. The Target breach, the Sony hack, and the Ashley Madison leak are just a few examples of high-profile hacks that made the news. If you’re like most people, you probably think that those kinds of things could never happen to your business. But the… Read More
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