Uganda’s Ministry of Education Suspends Boarding School Visits And Extra-curricular Events

The Ugandan government through the Ministry of Education has suspended visitations and extra-curricular events like sports and drama competitions due to the fear of spreading swine flu. Dr. Yusuf Nsubuga, the Commissioner for Higher Education on behalf...

Baylor College of Medicine to Build a National Centre of Excellence for Children Suffering From HIV/Aids in Kisumu, Western Kenya

Kenya’s Ministry of Medical Services has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States to build a National Centre of Excellence for children suffering from HIV/Aids in Kisumu, western Kenya. Speaking...

Algeria Offers Over 33 Tons of Basic Foodstuffs And Tents to the Victims of the Recent Floods in Mauritania

Algeria has offered over 33 tons of basic foodstuffs and 100 tents to the victims of the recent floods in Rosso, Mauritania. This donation arrived Wednesday at the airport of Nouakchott on board two Algerian cargo planes and was handed over by the permanent...

Nigeria Building the First Ozone Technology Village in Africa

Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Mr John Odey, has said that the Nigerian government has commenced the construction of the first Ozone Technology Village in Africa in line with its determination to effectively phase out ozone depleting substances...

Nigeria, U.K. Close to Finalizing an Agreement on Prisoner Transfers

Mr. Joe Keshi, the Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said that the agreement between the Nigerian government and the United Kingdom (UK) for the transfer of Nigerian prisoners back to the country is to be concluded soon. Keshi...

Mauritius Renews Space Research Agreement with India

Mauritius has renewed its previous agreement which will allow the country to serve as a base for India in the tracking, watching and searching of satellites in this part of the world.