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US: Global ‘learning crisis’ threatens future of millions young students – World Bank

27 Septembre 2017

WASHINGTON, US, September 27 (Infosplusgabon) - Schooling without learning is a terrible waste of precious resources and of human potential, the World Bank said on Tuesday, warning in a new report that millions of young students in low- and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and secondary schools are failing to educate them to succeed.

Nigeria: UN steps up aid amid cholera outbreak in north-east Nigeria

27 Septembre 2017

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, 27 setembro (Infosplusgabon) - Large-scale displacement and a health system in tatters as a result of persistent violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group have left many – most worryingly, pregnant women and their unborn babies – vulnerable to cholera in the wake of an outbreak in August, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.

Botswana: New immigration boards to lure investment into Botswana

27 Septembre 2017

GABORONE, Botswana, September 27 (Infosplusgabon) - Botswana has established Immigrants Sector-Specific Selection Boards (ISSBs) to fasttrack permit issuance to foreign employees.

Kenya: Rights body asks Uganda to stop threats against media

27 Septembre 2017

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 27 (Infosplusgabon) - Ugandan authorities must stop threatening to close media outlets simply for doing their job, said Amnesty International today after the country’s media regulator vowed to close down media houses for broadcasting live.

Cote d'Ivoire: Intellectual Achille Mbembe to discuss African borders at AfDB Eminent Speakers seminar

27 Septembre 2017

ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire, September 27 (Infosplusgabon) - Renowned African historian, philosopher and political scientist, Joseph Achille Mbembe, will be the key speaker of the 21st edition of the African Development Bank’s Eminent Speakers series taking place on Friday, 29 Septemberat the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.