WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is scheduled on Wednesday to launch a retirement savings vehicle called “myRA,” aimed at enrolling more Americans in a government-backed investment...
ABUJA – Despite the huge challenge in getting gas to power stations across the country, the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Dr. Sam...
NEW YORK – The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to name Mansour Ourasanah as one of three winners of the 2014 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in...
OTTAWA – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the terrible attacks by Boko Haram in north eastern Nigeria...
ALGIERS – On January 23, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Algeria without a meeting.2 Economic...
WASHINGTON – The United States condemns Boko Haram’s vicious attacks on Sunday in Borno and Adamawa, Nigeria, that took the lives of dozens of innocent civilians....
EL FASHER – On 27 January 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the...
GENEVA – IOM has launched a new outreach project designed to engage Tanzanians living abroad in the country’s development. The project “Enhancing the Migration Evidence Base...
GENEVA – IOM is now providing business coaching and mentoring skills to 1,442 Rwandan returnees in a programme that seeks to train both employees and the...
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union Commission and the Government of New Zealand have collaborated to produce a comprehensive guide to the African Union system. The...