News Release A key water resource that will grow in importance as climate change takes hold is currently going largely unmeasured — with big implications for poor communities in developing nations, says research published today (15 November 2010). The International Institute for Environment and Development’s study shows that hundreds of millions of urban people in […]
Research published today shows that developed nations are failing to keep the promise they made last year to provide adequate finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The paper — published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) — includes a five-point plan to enable developed […]
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced the Mercury-1 exploration well offshore Sierra Leone encountered approximately 135 net feet of oil pay in two Cretaceous-age fan systems. Mercury is the company’s second deepwater test in the Sierra Leone-Liberian Basin and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 15,950 feet in about 5,250 feet of […]
The Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia was the venue of a two days Experts’ meeting on .Africa gTLD project. This project aims at branding the African continent on the cyberspace and providing African community with a continental mark on the Internet. The meeting was organized by the African […]
10 November 2010 – Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) issues the following Interim Management Statement, for the period 1 July to 9 November 2010, in accordance with reporting requirements of the EU Transparency Directive. The Group will announce its full year Trading Statement and Operational Update on 20 January 2011. To date, in the second half […]
Today VC4Africa starts the first African online venture capital matchmaking platform. Many investors are looking for businesses to get involved with but have difficulties in finding promise. At the same time many businesses seek knowledge, capital and practical support. Without matchmaking their promise is never realized, hindering economic growth. The VC4Africa community currently consists of […]
Are you a young journalist with a passion for the environment? If so, then the United Nations wants to hear from you! The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is launching a major new award – the Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa. Radio, television, print and online journalists aged 25 to 35 years from any African […]
News Release Kampala, Uganda: Over twenty five thousand athletes are expected to participate in this year’s MTN Kampala Marathon slated for 5th December 2010. The MTN Kampala Marathon is the biggest sporting event on the country’s sporting calendar, and draws together sports and non-sports enthusiasts, from all walks of life. This year’s Marathon is the 8th […]
Theme Payment and Settlement Systems Development and Integration in the East African Community Date 22 – 24 November, 2010 Venue Serena Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda Introduction Payment and settlement systems make up the backbone of the financial system in any country. An efficient payment and settlement system ensures that payment obligations are processed and settled in […]
The East African Community, at the invitation of National Electoral Commission of Tanzania, deployed an Observer Mission to the General elections held on Sunday 31st October 2010. The Mission was led by Hon. Abdul Karim Harelimana, a Member of the East African Legislative Assembly from the Republic of Rwanda. The Mission comprised of fifteen observers […]