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South Africa: Allergan steps up to the plate with R250 000 donation

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….to Baby Moses Child Sanctuary- The donation is Allergan South Africa’s reward for placing second in the Allergan International Foundation Charity Challenge, which kicked off in November last year and culminated at the annual European Start Up Sales Conference in Tenerife, Spain, in January this year. Over the two-month period, marketing and sales staff from around the world were challenged to prove their everyday fitness by using pedometers to collect and collate their daily steps, which were then combined to create a countrywide score. The challenge culminated with a 5km or 10km run or walk on day one of the T1... Continue Reading

New Yorkers Rally to urge Nigerian Government to rescue abducted girls

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By Dennis Kabatto – Hundreds of Africans including Nigerians and sympathetic New Yorkers joined in solidarity on Saturday at Union Square Park in downtown Manhattan, to pressure Nigerian authorities to rescue more than 200 girls abducted by militants with the Islamic terrorist network Boko Haram since April 15 from their Government Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria. All through the rally, protesters chanted in unison “bring back our girls” as others waved placards with messages like “All girls and women should feel safe, no matter where they are from.” “Women and children have always been the core victims of extreme violence... Continue Reading

Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture to attend the UNWTO …

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…… Commission Meeting for Africa & the Regional Seminar on Tourism and Air Connectivity in Africa from the 28-30 April 2014 The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, at the kind invitation of UNWTO and the Government of Angola will represent Seychelles at UNWTO 56th Commission Meeting for Africa (CAF), and the Regional Seminar on Tourism and Air Connectivity in Africa, to be held from 28 to 30 April 2014 in Angola. This meeting is held on a yearly basis for the Commission Meeting for Africa (CAF) Members, and allows them the opportunity to discuss and debate at the highest level about the most important... Continue Reading

Nigerian Healthcare Foundation hosts 9th annual gala

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By Yetunde A. Odugbesan – The Nigerian Healthcare Foundation (NHF) will hold its 9th. Annual Faces of Hope Gala on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Metropolitan Ballroom in the Newark Club located at 1085 Raymond Boulevard Newark NJ 07114. This year, NHF will be honoring Dr. Chisara Asomugha, Commissioner on the US Commission to UNESCO, Vice President of the Asomugha Foundation and leading expert in public health with the Healthcare in Leadership Award, Mr. Keith Green; CEO of United Way of Essex and West Hudson with the Philanthropy in Leadership Award and Roseline Akintunde-Atte, founder of ReNovate Nigeria with the Young Humanitarian Award. The gala... Continue Reading