International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Gabon’s economic program
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, December 22, 2017/ -- IMF Executive Board completes the first review of Gabon’s Extended...
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USAID and Partners Improve Access to Community Health Services in Volta Region, Ghana.
ACCRA, Ghana, December 22, 2017/ -- On December 18, 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership...
UNHCR welcomes Britain’s support for South Sudanese refugees in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan, December 21, 2017/ -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today welcomed a multi-year contribution of...
U.S. Announces $50,000 to Assist Gambian Flood Victims
BANJUL, Gambia, December 21, 2017/ -- Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia Patricia Alsup recently visited...
Ghana needs tougher action on mercenaries and private security to safeguard stability, UN group finds
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 21, 2017/ -- A UN expert group on mercenaries has urged Ghana to introduce tougher measures to...
Federal Council extends the freeze on Tunisian and Ukrainian assets and abrogates the freeze on Egyptian assets
BERN, Switzerland, December 21, 2017/ -- At its meeting on 20 December 2017, the Federal Council decided to extend for...
Authorities Bar Journalist from Travel to the UN Internet Governance Forum
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, December 21, 2017/ -- In response to the Rwandan authorities’ preventing the editor of the...
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Chief thanks Nigerian peacekeepers for their long service in Liberia
NEW YORK, United States of America, December 20, 2017/ -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of...
The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme step up efforts to alleviate hunger in Greater Kasai
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 20, 2017/ -- Against a backdrop of intense human suffering, the Food and Agriculture...
UN completes third training on Small Arms and Light Weapons risk awareness and control measures for Libyan women
TRIPOLI, Libya, December 20, 2017/ -- On 15 December, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in partnership with UN...
Senegal – IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI)
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, December 20, 2017/ -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed...
Honoris United Universities announces planned expansion in Egypt
LONDON, United Kingdom, December 20, 2017/ -- Honoris United Universities, the first private pan-African higher education platform, announced that its...
Launch of Regional Statistical Report on Trafficking in Persons for the SADC Region
PRETORIA, South Africa, December 20, 2017/ -- UNODC and SADC Secretariat will release an inaugural Regional Statistical Report on trafficking...
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Gravely Concerned by Ambush on Convoy Carrying Humanitarian Items in Borno State
NEW YORK, United States of America, December 19, 2017/ -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, strongly deplores...
iflix and NBCUniversal team up to offer iflix users a huge slate of everyone’s favourite TV shows and movies
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 20, 2017/ -- iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for emerging markets, offering subscribers...
MTA To Study Lead Paint Levels when Renovating Aboveground Stations, Tracks and Trestles
East Elmhurst, NY — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the New York City Transit Authority will have to conduct...
36,000 Child Migrants in Libya in Need of Assistance – International Organization for Migration and United Nations Children’s Fund
TUNIS, Tunisia, December 19, 2017/ -- 36,000 migrant children are in need of assistance in Libya, figures revealed today on...
Foreclosure crisis still haunting New York City neighborhoods & decreasing property values
New York, NY — Senator Jose Peralta and Senator Tony Avella today released a new investigative report on the impact of poorly maintained...
State Senator Jose Peralta awarded Jorge Muñoz with the New York State Senate Liberty Medal
East Elmhurst, NY — State Senator Jose Peralta awarded Jorge Muñoz with the New York State Senate Liberty Medal during a...
Senator Jose Peralta Unveils Legislation Calling for Tax Relief for Tenants
East Elmhurst, NY — In light of skyrocketing rents and the rate of inflation increasing, State Senator Jose Peralta introduced legislation...
United Nations holds meeting in Damascus to resolve Palestine’s issue
Damascus: United Nations called a meeting on December 13th 2017 in order to resolve issues related to Jerusalem and unfounded...
Burundi’s President bids to change Constitution
Pierre Nkurunzizza, the President of Burundi has begun his campaign that will see him in to changing the country’s constitution,...
Joint Appeal to the UN Security Council to Act on Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis
In advance of the United Nations Security Council’s December 12 meeting on the situation in Myanmar, we, a global coalition...
Dromm, Bangladeshi Community Condemn Times Square Terrorist Attack
PHOTO CAPTION – NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm (center, holding microphone), Joy Chowdhury (left of Dromm, back row), Democratic District Leader-at-Large...
Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council Praises Passage of Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act
December 11, 2017 – New York – The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council praises the passage of the Protecting Religiously Affiliated...
BREAKING NEWS: Osun State Muslim Community Pioneer President is dead.
Yesterday, Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC) - Nigeria lost its president, Sheikh Salaudeen Olayiwola after a prolonged illness. 'Sheikh died...
Pakistan ranked 20th most powerful nation in the world – UN reports
A survey report presented by United Nations on December 5th, 2017stated that Pakistan has been ranked one of the world’s...
UN pays North Korea a rare visit
Pyongyang: United Nations Senior United Nations Official Jeffrey Feltman (a former US diplomat and the highest ranking American in the UN)...
ICC elects Uganda’s Solomy Balungi as judge
As the International Criminal Court voted for its judges in New York, Justice Solomy Balunji, a Ugandan, won the fourth...
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa swears in country’s new cabinet
Emmerson Mnangagwa, the new Zimbabwean President has on Monday 4, December 2017, sworn in his newly appointed cabinet that he...
Iranian teenager undergoes 50 plastic surgeries to look like Angelina Jolie
Tehran: 19 years old Iranian youth Sahar Tabar considered she biggest fan went through 50 surgeries and found her in...
President Mnangagwa announces new cabinet
Emmerson Mnangagwa, the new President of Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe, has last night announced a new cabinet that he will...
Islamic Leadership Council Statement
(New York, 11/25/17) The Majlis Ash-Shura Islamic Leadership Council) of New York, condemns the criminal attack by violent extremists on...
Folorunso Alakija Inspires 300 Women at Prestigious 2017 Flourish Africa Conference
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 28, 2017/ -- Folorunso Alakija, one of a handful of successful female entrepreneurs on the continent listed...
AfDB Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 28, 2017/ -- The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched...
APO Group and Mara Foundation create strategic partnership for Mara Mentor programme
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 27, 2017/ -- APO Group, the leading media relations consultancy for Africa and the Middle...
Pakistani Farukh Amal elected as Permanent President of UN body in Geneva
Islamabad: Being a permanent member of United Nations body, they elected Farukh Amal as the Permanent President of Commission on...
The answer to Nigeria’s power needs will be found in your mobile phone
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 24, 2017/ -- The complex dilemma of how to power Nigeria dominates politics and economics, yet hundreds...
Facebook Launches Nigeria Initiative in its Ambition to Drive Innovation, Skills Development and Economic Impact
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 22, 2017/ -- Today, Facebook announced a new nationwide initiative in Nigeria to further cement its commitment...
100 years old woman raped to death by young man in India
Meerut: Astonishing new went viral on social media about the Hindu Indian young boy who raped 100 years old woman...
UN confirms ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
Proclaimed by United Nations, Human Right Chief said, “The Rohingya crises seem as textbook example of ethnic cleansing, but officially...
Mugabe and family under house arrest, military takes over national television
After the deployment of armed soldiers and tanks in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe on Tuesday, the Zimbabwe army has...
Nantayl Telecommunication Company introduces new trend of internet video streaming in Pakistan
Islamabad: New Telecommunication Company introduced 300Mbps that would be unlimited internet Bundle for video streaming in Pakistan, according to news...
Somaliland counts down days to cast vote for their presidential candidates
Somaliland, a self declared state in the Horn of Africa is looking forward to having the citizens cast their vote,...
President Kagame and Tony Elumelu to headline Young Entrepreneurship Day at the Africa 2017 Forum
CAIRO, Egypt, November 8, 2017/ -- HE Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Tony Elumelu,...
Department of Education Breaks Ground for Permanent Addition to P.S. 143 in Corona
East Elmhurst, NY — Today, State Senator Jose Peralta, the School Construction Authority, the Department of Education, parents and educators broke...
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST QUEENS LANDLORD FOR TARGETING IMMIGRANTS
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a complaint filed by the State Division of Human Rights on behalf of New...
Rich Asian countries magnify their liquidity interests- survey report claims
Singapore: Classically rich Asian countries invigorated their cash economy and they progressed by leaps and bounds previously, to elevate their...
Guru Nanak’s fan celebrates birthday of founder of Sikh religion
Gurdas pur: Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrated the day of founder of Sikh religion in order to commemorate the first Sikh...
Hungary holds talks about opening an embassy in Uganda
Uganda’s Sam Kuteesa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs held talks with the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of...
President of United States undertakes a long trip to Asia
A marathon trip by president of United States Mr. Donald Trump has planned to spend, according to state official news...
Face of Jinnah goes under the soil
Islamabad: Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s (founder of Pakistan) daughter Dina Wadia at the age of 98 passed away, according to the...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe suggests the resumption of the death penalty in the country
Zimbabwe seems to have registered enough murder cases and not ready to take it any more by now, that the...
Cape Town launches Black Monday in memory of the murdered white farmers
‘Enough is enough’ is a group of protesters in Cape Town, South Africa that has come out to fight for...
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expresses disappointment over terrorists attacks in the country
The rate at which suicide attacks on mosques is increasing has raised concerns. Recently, it has been reported that two...
9 Christians die after Hindu terrorists’ attack on church, UN condemns
Chattisgarh: Nine Christians died and several people wounded in the critical situation in hospital after the Hindu extremists attacked a...
AU, UN urge peace ahead of Kenya’s election re-run
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) officials on Sunday night released a joint statement urging and calling...
Uncertainty ahead of Kenya’s repeat polls, Uhuru calls for peace
As Thursday 26 October, 2017 draws nearer, the situation in Kenya gets more threatening as demonstrations increase just days to...
Somalia’s President to announce a ‘state of war’ in the country, America steps forward to sell weapons
After the number of the dead hitting 358, the President of Somalia according to the sources is planning on announcing...
FBI Announces Results of Operation Cross Country XI
October 18, 2017 Underage Sex Trafficking Crackdown Leads to Recovery of 84 Minors The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with...
