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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas

01 Novembre 2020

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, November 1 (Infosplusgabon) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 million to the government of Niger to ensure the food and nutrition security of 1,470,000 people living in rural areas in this Sahelian country of West Africa.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation warns against violent elections in Africa

01 Novembre 2020

Nairobi, Kenya, November 1 (Infosplusgabon) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation which rewards retired former leaders, has expressed concern at the growing extent of electoral violence in Africa.

Amnesty International decries alarming series of executions in Botswana

01 Novembre 2020

Nairobi, Kenya, November 1 (Infosplusgabon) - President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s first year in office has been characterized by a rise in executions, with four people executed since his inauguration, Amnesty International said on Friday.

Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

01 Novembre 2020

New York, US, November 1 (Infosplusgabon) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of schooling, compared to six weeks of lost education for their counterparts in high income countries, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

01 Novembre 2020

New York, US, November 1 (Infosplusgabon) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Thursday, addressing the Security Council, adding that the situation is even “worse for women in conflict areas”.