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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review of Malawi’s Extended Credit Facility

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities of Malawi on the completion of the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which is subject to the approval of the IMF Executive Board WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency

The Centre, which will be based in Abidjan, will draw upon the expertise of WFP, and the specific strengths of Cote d’Ivoire and other countries in the region in family farming, postharvest loss management, malnutrition control, convergence of nutrition, community resilience and social protection. “This centre will be an incubator of solutions and a meeting point for sharing hunger solutions adapted to the African context,” said Abdou Dieng, Regional Director of WFP in West and Central Africa. “There are a lot of successful approaches to improve food security scattered around the region, but few make it across borders. I would like to thank Cote d’Ivoire for taking the impressive step to help us harness these ideas to ensure people don’t go to sleep on an empty stomach in the region.” Cote d’Ivoire has prioritized the fight against malnutrition and hunger in its plan to become an emerging nation. It has developed successful models for homegrown school feeding and is committed to share its expertise and resources to scale up efforts by other countries. The regional centre seeks to replicate the successful South-South cooperation experience of the WFP Centre of Excellence based in Brazil that has assisted governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in the fight against hunger, while promoting sustainable school feeding models and other food and nutrition safety nets. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Food Programme (WFP).

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

The Centre, which will be based in Abidjan, will draw upon the expertise of World Food Programme (WFP), and the specific strengths of Cote d’Ivoire and other countries in the region in family farming, postharvest loss management, malnutrition control, convergence of nutrition, community resilience and social protection ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast,

Media Advisory – Joint UN and African Union (AU) high-level delegation visits South Sudan

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

The delegation is expected to meet with the President, First Vice-President, Council of Ministers and other high-level government officials JUBA, South Sudan, October 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, and

Dfcu Bank Speaks Out On ‘Malicious Propaganda’

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 20181

dfcu bank has said there’s ongoing malicious propaganda with deliberate effort to taint the reputation of the bank and its leadership. “Over the last couple of days, a torrent of malicious propaganda has been circulated through online publications and social media in what appears to be a deliberate effort

Excietment As Rwanda’s Rwigara, Mum Are Granted Bail

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018October 5, 20180

A Rwandan court has ordered the release on bail of Diane Rwigara, a female opponent of President Paul Kagame. Diane has been detained with her mother since last year when she attempted to run in presidential polls. The judge in delivering the verdict said the two women had to be

Media Advisory: Minister Sisulu to hold scheduled monthly media briefing

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

The engagement will focus, amongst others, on the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Beijing, the 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) in New York, as well as other regional and international developments PRETORIA, South Africa, October 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Minister

African governments urged to integrate statistics and geospatial information for sustainable development

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

Participants called on the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and other pan-African institutions to work collaboratively in promoting and advocating the importance of geospatial information ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management

Deputy Minister Landers attends Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) ministerial meeting in Japan

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 2018

The Meeting will focus primarily on the review of progress made by the TICAD process since the conclusion of the 6th TICAD Summit, hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, during August 2016, and the TICAD Ministerial Review Meeting, concluded in Maputo, Mozambique, during August 2017 PRETORIA, South Africa, October 5, 2018,-/African Media

Featured International News

Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege Wins Nobel Peace Prize

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 20180

Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege is one of two winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mukwege is a gynaecologist, who works in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his colleagues have treated thousands of victims of sexual abuse. They were targeted as part of the war in the DR Congo.

SOMALIA: Al-Shabab Founder Barred From Election

BusinessFocus Reporter October 5, 20180

A former commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, and one of its founders, Mukhtar Robow, has been barred from running for public office in Somalia. The ministry of interior has said in a statement that he is unable to put his name forward for the presidency of the country's South-West