Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

New York — As delivered “Excellencies, “Good morning. Thank you to Colombia, and Security Council President Ambassador Leonor Zalabata, for convening this important debate. “Thank you also to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, and to the civil society representative, for their briefings. Keep up with the latest…

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Canon SA appoints new country director

Canon SA appoints new country director

Canon South Africa has appointed Tunca Rodoplu as country director, effective 1 July. Canon South Africa has announced the appointment of Tunca Rodoplu as country director, effective 1 July, to lead the company’s strategy and drive growth across the Canon portfolio in southern Africa. Rodoplu succeeds David Preston, who will retire at the end of…

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WHO director arrives in Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation: “This disease is not COVID”

WHO director arrives in Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation: “This disease is not COVID”

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Tenerife Saturday to personally oversee the painstaking process of evacuating more than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus. Addressing the people of the Canary Islands, where the ship will anchor off the coast of its…

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Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: Airbus Africa Director Praises Ethiopian Airlines As Continental Aviation Success Story

Addis Ababa — Airbus’s Airline Marketing Director for Africa, Joep Ellers, has described Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s true aviation success story. Ellers highlighted the group’s long-standing contribution to connectivity and economic development across the continent. Speaking to ENA on the airline’s role in Africa’s aviation sector, Ellers said the airline–operating for more than 80 years,…

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MTN director traded shares during closed period

MTN director traded shares during closed period

MTN Group non-executive director Vincent Rague A non-executive director of MTN Group “inadvertently” traded the company’s shares during a JSE closed period in early January 2026, and did so without obtaining prior clearance – a breach of the JSE’s listings requirements and MTN’s own share dealing policy. The matter is disclosed in MTN’s 2025 integrated…

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Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: Rwanda to Help Shape Who Africa Health Strategy – Regional Director

Rwanda’s experience will increasingly help shape how the World Health Organisation (WHO) supports other African countries, through sharing lessons, scaling best practices, and advancing African-led solutions, according to its Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi. ALSO READ: Kagame discusses partnerships with Gavi, WHO officials “This is about moving faster together, building resilient systems,…

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