Media practitioners have been urged to call for global peace in the wake of international turbulences and bloodshed which have affected a large population of innocent civilians including women and children.
The call was a strong message to fellow journalists by Mr. Chen Ping Deputy Editor of the Global Times a Chinese local news paper with a wider international readership, when he spoke to a team of visiting African media practitioners at the Renmin University recently.
“Persistent reporting by media practitioners will eventually halt massive wars going on now here and there because of various uncalled for justifications.” He remarked during a discussion.
The 6th Africa Water Week has ended in the Dar es Salaam, capital of the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Conference was the first under the new Global Sustainable Development Goals under the theme: "Achieving the SDGs on Water Security and Sanitation”.
The 5-day Event from July 18-22 2016 was held under the auspices of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW).
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) is commending the adoption of a comprehensive new roadmap to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2030.
On Sunday, African leaders endorsed the Catalytic Framework to end AIDS, TB and Eliminate Malaria in Africa by 2030during the 27th African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali. The framework outlines a pathway to “eliminate malaria incidence and mortality, and prevent its transmission and reestablishment in all countries by 2030.” By building Africa-wide consensus, leaders have charted a pathway to malaria elimination.
The 6th Africa Water Week (AWW) has opened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with a focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Water Security and Sanitation.
Africa Water Week is a biennial Meeting convened by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in collaboration with the African Union Commission and other development partners.
It is designed to discuss and collectively seek solutions to Africa’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges.
The Christian Charity, Living Water International has declared six communities in Margibi County Open Defecation Free (ODF).
The exercise was verified and approved by the Liberian government, through the Ministries of Health and Public Works in partnership with other actors in the WASH sector of Liberia.
These communities obtained the status through the government’s driven Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Program.
