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The 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation wants applications from Engineers and Innovators in Senegal - DELETED

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in Senegal. The Africa Prize for...

The 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation wants applications from Engineers and Innovators in Senegal

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in Senegal. The Africa Prize for...

After years of decline, Gambia’s natural spaces are on the mend

With waves rippling from its bow, a small motorboat shoots across the languid Gambia River, the rat-tattle of its outboard motor echoing out across the waterway. The boat belongs to the Gambian navy and the three sailors onboard are on the hunt...

Africa CDC Warns Mpox Still Major Health Threat

(MENAFN) Mpox, a disease that has rapidly spread across various African nations and resulted in the deaths of hundreds, continues to be considered a serious health threat across the continent, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control...

Mpox Plagues Several Countries, Africa CDC Warns

(MENAFN) Mpox, which has devastated several African nations, claiming hundreds of lives, remains a serious health crisis, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). In a statement released Thursday, the...

CFBANQUE has announced the opening of offices in Nigeria, Gambia, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 13, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- CFBANQUE has announced the opening of offices in several African countries: Nigeria, Gambia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The investment bank aims to strengthen its presence on the...

70 Reported Dead as Migrant Vessel Sinks Near Mauritania

(MENAFN) More than 140 people are feared dead following the sinking of a migrant vessel headed for Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of Mauritania on Friday, according to Spanish media outlets. Mauritanian authorities informed a Spanish news...

NJ Ayuk Discusses Gambia's Energy Opportunities at African Energy Week 2024

SOUTH AFRICA, October 18, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The African Energy Chamber's Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, speak about The Gambia's growing energy industry during the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024. This event, which will be held in Cape...

Easy Environmental Solutions Launches Terreplenish Trials in Tanzania, Opening Door to Multi-Unit Deployment

MANKATO, Minn., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc. (OTC: DUTV), operating as Easy Environmental Solutions Inc., today announced a strategic collaboration with the Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority (TFRA) to...

Migrant vessle to Spain sinks, killing over one hundred

(MENAFN) More than 140 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel en route to Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania on Friday, according to reports. Mauritanian authorities told Spanish news outlets that at least 70 bodies...

Migrant Ship Sinks Near Mauritania

(MENAFN) More than 140 individuals are feared to have perished on Friday when a migrant vessel headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania, as reported by Spanish media. Authorities in Mauritania informed a Spanish news...

Facilitator cites “strong engagement” in initial WTO reform consultations

Ambassador Ølberg, who was appointed by General Council Chair Ambassador Saqer Abdullah Almoqbel (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in early June to serve as facilitator for the reform discussions, noted that he has conducted two rounds of consultation...

WTO members examine LDC trade interests, trade and development priorities

LDC trade interests At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs on 16 June, members considered several LDC related proposals, including those on LDC graduation, LDC accessions and the future of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). They...

Tanzania to have Pan-African summit, centering on social security future

(MENAFN) Tanzania is preparing to welcome a significant Pan-African summit centered on the future of social security across the continent, a senior official revealed Sunday. Scheduled for July 10 in Arusha, northern Tanzania, the summit will...

Tanzania Gears Up to Host Pan-African Summit

(MENAFN) Tanzania is gearing up to host a pivotal Pan-African summit centered on shaping the future of social security throughout Africa, a top official revealed Sunday. Scheduled for July 10 in the northern city of Arusha, the high-level...

Egypt urges to stop genocide in Gaza

(MENAFN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced on Saturday that Egypt is applying intense diplomatic pressure to halt the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in Cairo with Gambian Foreign Minister...

Fish Fund Steering Committee advances work on Call for Proposals, welcomes new members

The agreement on next steps brings the Steering Committee closer to opening its first Call for Proposals. The Fund will receive funding requests for project grants that will support developing and least developed country (LDC) members to implement...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

African Nations Witness US Visa Ban

(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to widen its controversial travel limitations to encompass nationals from 36 additional countries, according to a report by a news agency over the weekend, which referenced a confidential...

China Calls on Iran, Israel to Return to Diplomatic Negotiations

(MENAFN) China has called for an immediate halt to hostilities between Israel and Iran, urging both nations to return to diplomatic negotiations and avoid further escalation in the Middle East. Speaking at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday,...