Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries ‘Relentless Intensification’ of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff

Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries ‘Relentless Intensification’ of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff

The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate…

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Africa: IFRC Mourns the Loss of Ethiopian RC Staff Member

Africa: AU Staff Association Joins Forces to Support Ethiopia’s Tree-Planting Drive

– The African Union Staff Association has voiced strong support for Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), recognizing it as a crucial effort in the global fight against climate change. Yesterday, members of the Association joined the Addis Ababa City Administration Community Participation and Voluntarism Coordination Commission in planting trees as part of the ongoing environmental…

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Africa: IFRC Mourns the Loss of Ethiopian RC Staff Member

Africa Must Own Its Digital Future – Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has said Africa’s digital future must be shaped and owned by Africans through strategic partnerships that promote inclusion, innovation, and sovereignty. Speaking at the 10th anniversary of Mobex Africa in Accra yesterday, he said technology must not only drive growth but strengthen institutions and empower citizens across the continent. He…

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Africa: IFRC Mourns the Loss of Ethiopian RC Staff Member

Africa: Staff Union Dismisses UN Restructuring As ‘Chaotic, Incoherent, Rushed & Lacking Strategy’

United Nations — A coalition of UN staff unions, led by the 60,000-strong Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA), has written to UN member states criticizing the UN80 reform process as “incoherent and lacking strategy”. The union, one of the largest single coalitions in the world body, is asking the 193 member…

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Takealot considering mass hiring of former Post Office staff

Takealot considering mass hiring of former Post Office staff

Esa Alexander/Reuters The department of communications & digital technologies is in talks with South Africa’s largest online retailer, Takealot Group, which is mulling the option of hiring thousands of retrenched Post Office employees as it widens its e-commerce ambitions. The announcement was made by Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, director-general in the department of communications & digital technologies, in…

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