Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog

Two University of Pretoria (UP) students, Simon Motshweni, and Simon Botha, have won the Moot

Kenyatta Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice at COP 24, Katowice, Poland, in December, Kenya’s Environment and Forestry Minister, Keriako Tobiko, declared at the opening of the Seventh Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA – VII) conference in Nairobi.

Arsenal FC (www.Arsenal.com) and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit (https://www.WorldRemit.com/), have announced that Hamisi Mohamed from Nairobi, Kenya has won the public vote determining the winner of their Future Stars programme.

UNAIDS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of National Defence and Reconstruction of the Army, the Ministry of Health and Population and the National AIDS Committee of the Central African Republic to reduce new HIV infections within the military and other uniformed personnel, reduce sexual violence and abuse by security and defence forces and increase uptake of HIV treatment, care and support services.

The South Africa Minister of Communications, Nomvula Mokonyane, has extended a congratulatory message to the producers, actors and actresses and crew of Uzalo on the soap opera becoming the first South Africa television show to clock the 10 million viewers mark in South African television history, a rating higher even than the SABC news.

Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricAFC.org), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, has announced its successful acquisition of a loan facility from the Export-Import Bank of China of a US$200m 5-year loan and a US$100m 5-year stand-by facility for general corporate purpose.

Kenya has been applauded for leading Africa in trying to find solutions to threats posed by climate change through policy development, devolution and establishment of the Climate Change Council, among other initiatives.

DHL Express (http://www.DHL.com) has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa for the fifth consecutive year at the prestigious Top Employer Africa 2019 certification held recently in Johannesburg.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has nominated Senegal as the host country for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022.

Nwafor The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a report detailing the progress and pathways to liming global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Cote d’Ivoire have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a Centre of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition in West and Central Africa.

Baldwin The UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin MP, has made her first trip to Somalia, using her visit to follow up on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent visit to Africa during which she announced new packages of support for Somalia to help progress a comprehensive approach to Somalia’s long-term security, stability and resilience.

Adesina The Nigerian Defence Academy recently conferred honorary doctorate degrees in management science on three prominent individuals, including the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President, Akinwumi Adesina.

Dangote If there’s one man whose impact, positive or negative, depending on individuals, organizations or countries, is being felt by the world right now, it’s the inimitable American President, Donald Trump.