Mauritius

The Nigerian government’s ambition of urging informal sector workers to save for retirement when they could barely earn enough to survive today, amid growing poverty and rising cost of living, is delivering a predictable outcome. The government hopes to enroll 8 million people in five years but in three years it has only managed to register 77,689, less than one per cent of the projected figure.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reinstated Sao Tome and Principe in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers following an appeal against Mauritius.

This was announced in a statement on the federation’s website on Wednesday.

The Falcons and True Parrots Team will now join Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau in Group A of the Cote d’Ivoire 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, owners and operators of Port Louis Marina, invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the position of Berthmaster/Dockmaster.

Duties

Include marina reception, docking boats, booking-in visiting yachts, accepting payment, handling new enquiries and dealing with VHF traffic.

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PRESENTED BY

HONOURABLE GREGORY BOWEN
Minister for Finance, Economic Development, Physical Development, and Energy

to

The House of Representatives
26 November 2021
10:00 am

1. Introduction

Mr Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion standing in my name:

“Whereas it is necessary to provide for the State of Grenada for the year 2022 by means of an Appropriation Act;

MONROVIA — With immediate effect, Conex Oil and Gas Holdings
(“CONEX”), officially takes over Total Liberia Incorporated and Total Sierra Leone Limited. The former TotalEnergies affiliates will now be referred to as Conex Oil & Gas Liberia and Conex Oil & Gas Sierra Leone respectively.

On March 6, 2020, Conex Oil and Gas Holdings Limited signed an agreement with TotalEnergies for the acquisition of Total Liberia and Total Sierra Leone. The deal is now concluded and Conex takes over all assets of TotalEnergies in both countries.

Currently, different multinational companies are showing eagerness to invest in different sectors in Ethiopia. Being the third-largest diplomatic center, availability of potential resources, competitive labor force, government’s commitment to promoting investment, among others makes the country to be in the eyes of investors.

The Ethiopian Herald had a stay with Gateway Real Estate Africa, a property developer operating across the African continent, Chief Executive Greg Pearson. Excerpts,

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 – Regional health officials have officially unveiled the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (EA-RCC) in a move aimed at stepping up the fight against emerging and re-emerging disease threats in the region.

The centre to be based in Kenya has been operating within the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework with an objective to ensure effective preparedness and response to current public health threats in the context of COVID 19 and beyond.

Brazzaville, Congo, Oct 1 – Just two percent of the population, or less, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the countries in Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Fifteen of the continent’s 54 nations have managed to vaccinate at least 10 percent of their people, achieving the global goal for September 30, set in May by the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body.

By Bulawayo Correspondent

THE 61st edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) kicked off today (Tuesday) after a one year hiatus due to Covid-19 outbreak.

The annual trade showcase was last year postponed twice before finally suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

New Zimbabwe.Com Monday visited the exhibition centre and witnessed several both international and local exhibitors mounting their exhibition stands ahead of the commencement of the fair today.