GABORONE - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has set Oct. 23 as the date for parliamentary and local elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said Monday.
The poll will elect 57 …
Day: September 2, 2019
Nigerian Recyclers Reduce Plastic Waste by Exchanging Trash for Cash
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigeria generates an estimated 32 million tons of solid waste per year, one of the highest amounts in Africa. Of that figure, plastic constitutes 2.5 million tons. …
The Arms Trade Treaty: Where export controls meet efforts to reduce sexual violence
Conflict, crime, and political repression often place weapons and � by extension � the arms trade at the centre of sexual- and gender-based violence around the globe.
In early June, …
UN Chief Appeals for Donors to Follow Through on Ebola Pledges
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres encouraged donors to honor the pledges they have made to combat Ebola as he visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to offer support in fighting …