GABORONE, Botswana – During his recent trip to Francistown, the Chargé d’Affaires and Acting US Ambassador, Michael Murphy of the U.S. Embassy Gaborone, Botswana took the opportunity to visit APR Energy’s 70MW power plant site. The Acting Ambassador toured the facility as part of his campaign to promote trade and commercial ties between Botswana and the United States. During his visit, Mr. Murphy met with APR Energy’s plant management to discuss the Company’s day-to-day operations in Botswana as well as APR Energy’s other power plant facilities around the globe. “APR Energy’s 70MW facility in Francistown is a key component of... Continue Reading
Harare, January 28 2013: The United States and Zimbabwe are investing in/focusing on youth to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination and have provided resources to a youth-focused organization to expand its outreach. “Stigma and discrimination continue to prevent some people from accessing readily available HIV and AIDS support services. Especially among the large, important youth population, there are gaps in knowledge and great stigma to overcome,” said Bruce Wharton, United States ambassador to Zimbabwe, as he awarded a US$5000 grant to Africaid last Thursday on behalf of the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Africaid was... Continue Reading
…Provides US$ 200.000 to Living Water Int’l for Drilling Machine – By: Augustine N. Myers – Living Water International, an organizational proving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in Liberia has started 2013 on a good level as it is a proud recipient of a two hundred thousand United States dollar-grant. The grant provided by an oil drilling exploration company, “Chevron Liberia Limited” is for the purpose of purchasing one Drilling Rig that can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation of Living Water International in Liberia. The official Grant Signing ceremony took place on Tuesday, January 15, 2013... Continue Reading
By Special Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania will join other African Union Heads of State and Government to participate in the African Peer Review Forum on 26 January, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the margins of the AU Ordinary Summit. During the Forum-a gathering of Heads of State and Government participating in the governance assessment mechanism, Tanzania is scheduled to present its Country Review Report for peer review. The President confirmed his participation in the Forum after a meeting with officials from the APRM Tanzania- a local secretariat of the... Continue Reading
BRAZZAVILLE, 17 January 2013 (IRIN) – The director-general of Congo’s prison service, Paul Morossa, has admitted serious overcrowding in prisons, but does not think imminent improvements are possible. Prisons built 70 years ago – one in Brazzaville, meant to accommodate 150 inmates, and one in Pointe Noire, meant accommodate 75 – currently house 700 and 300 inmates respectively, he told IRIN. “The difficulties we face are due to the fact that our prison system is old. New structures have not been built to match the growing number of prisoners. Management and funding issues will be difficult to address in the... Continue Reading
