EU Gives Sh5bn for Empowerment Of Maasai Women In Three Districts
The European Union (EU) has granted Sh5 billion for women empowerment in Arumeru, Longido and Monduli districts in Arusha Region. The funds have been channeled through Oikos Tanzania which is implementing a five-year project aimed to benefit 5,000 women in the areas. Ms Francesca Lucchi, the manager of the Maasai Women Empowerment Project, told a […]
Beware : Chicken Imported From Belgium May Be Contaminated By Insecticide
There is strong suspicion that some chicken meat imported into some African countries from Belgium may have been contaminated with the hazardous insecticide fipronil, the general-secretary of the National Association of Egg Traders (NVE), Johan Bosch, said on Monday. News of the egg contamination scandal has been gaining momentum in the European Union following the […]
EU Announces €143m Humanitarian Support Package For N/East Nigeria
The European Commission has announced a support package of 143 million euros (about N50.2 billion) for the early recovery and reconstruction needs in Borno, which is suffering from a worsening humanitarian crisis. The Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the EU […]
How Will Brexit Change Life In The UK, Europe And Elsewhere?
James Cleverly is a happy man. He was one of the biggest campaigners to get Britain out of the European Union. But even the Conservative parliamentarian was a bit uneasy when his side won. “Deep down all of us — all humans — are a bit nervous about change. The British particularly so, and we have embarked on […]
How The Brexit Campaign Used Refugees To Scare Voters
A month before Britain voted in one of the most important referendums in a generation, the campaign to leave the European Union seemed to be losing steam. The British public, it appeared, was not convinced that life without the EU would make them freer or more prosperous. Economists were making stark warnings of a downturn if […]
Britain EU Exit Bad Precedent For Africa
The government said yesterday it was in support of the UK remaining in the EU but said it was up to the British people to decide. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs, James Mugume, told Daily Monitor, that as a country currently discussing integration with neighbouring countries, they think the EU should […]
Senior EU Lawyer Backs Workplace Ban On Muslim Headscarves
Companies should be free to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves at work if they have a general policy barring all religious and political symbols, a senior EU lawyer has said. A headscarf should be seen no differently to a Jewish kippa, a Sikh turban or a Christian wearing a prominent crucifix or a T-shirt […]
EU Earmarks N8bn To Combat Organised Crime, Terrorism In Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has earmarked 36.1 million Euros (about N8 billion) to combat organised crime, trafficking and terrorism in the North East geo-political zone of Nigeria. The delegation of the EU to Nigeria and ECOWAS, in a statement, said three new measures had been adopted to tackle the root causes of irregular migration and […]
Belgium Minister Quits In Brussels Airport Security Row
The Belgian transport minister has resigned over accusations she ignored lapses in security at Brussels airport before the attacks of 22 March. A confidential document shows security lapses at Belgium’s airports were identified by EU inspectors in 2015. Minister Jacqueline Galant had denied having seen the report, which was leaked by opposition parties. Attacks on […]
Africa sugar growers are unprepared for EU import quota end – infrastructure is the killer
TRADE barriers and poor infrastructure are preventing sugar producers in sub-Saharan Africa from accessing under-supplied regions on the continent as an imminent end to import quotas in the European Union compels them to find new markets. A preferential-access deal with the EU for African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar producers ends in September 2017, potentially depriving the […]
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