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 national assembly and 490 local government representatives,…
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. Every day in a junk yard provides an opportunity to make ends meet for …
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, a violent crackdown on protests in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, allegedly…
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 the outbreak.Guterres told reporters Monday in Kinshasa …