As part of efforts to develop the technology and innovation ecosystem to support development of Sierra Leone, UNICEF is collaborating with the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) in the Office of the President, on a knowledge exchange partnership, …
Day: May 28, 2019
South Africa: Spotlight on child protection
PRETORIA, South Africa is set to commemorate national Child Protection Week, which aims to raise awareness of the rights of children.
Now in its 22nd year, the campaign which kicks off on Sunday until June 9 will be observed under …
Concern Mounts as Iraq Sentences More French IS Fighters to Death
Rights groups are raising concerns about the lack of due process for hundreds of suspected IS fighters in Iraqi prisons as Baghdad this week condemned six French Islamic State members to death.
An Iraqi court on Tuesday issued capital punishment …
South African deputy president to be sworn in as lawmaker after delay
PRETORIA, South Africa's deputy president, David Mabuza, will be sworn in as a lawmaker on Tuesday, a week after he requested a postponement to address accusations he had brought the ruling African National Congress (ANC) into disrepute, the party said.…
Botswana cancels 100mw solar power tender, plans to reissue
GABORONE, The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), has cancelled a tender in which it was seeking private investor partners to build a 100MW solar power plant, and plans to reissue the tender to make the project fully private owned, the state-owned …