Day: January 6, 2023
Conflicts, Climate Change Threaten Sprouting of Africa’s Great Green Wall
BULAWAYO, Jan 6 2023 (IPS) – Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), an ambitious land restoration project across Africa. Promoters of the Great Green Wall have called for strong political will in engendering peace and increasing investment in environmental preservation, which the project launched 16 years ago seeks to enhance. Competition
Does the UN need a more coherent approach toward “de facto” authorities?
As a result of the shifting dynamics in certain conflicts such as Ukraine and Afghanistan and as coups have become more common, particularly in Africa, the United Nations (UN) is having to engage with de facto authorities in a growing number of country contexts. This is presenting several operational challenges. Currently, there is no system-wide policy across the UN for
Republic of Congo to host high-level UN meeting on security issues in Central Africa: president
BRAZZAVILLE— President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso announced hosting a high-level meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa in Brazzaville from Jan 12 to 16. He made the announcement during the ceremony of exchanging greetings with the diplomatic corps that his country will host. “In connection with the quest
Zoom Appoints Cindy Hoots to Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that it has appointed Cindy Hoots, Chief Digital Officer and CIO of AstraZeneca, as an independent director on Zoom’s Board of Directors effective immediately. “Zoom has changed the way companies around the world do business and is ushering in […]
Prepay Nation promeut Paolo Montessori au poste de président-directeur général (PDG)
BERWYN, Pennsylvanie, 05 janv. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prepay Nation, un leader mondial des produits prépayés B2B, annonce la nomination de Paolo Montessori en tant que nouveau président-directeur général (PDG). Le conseil d’administration a choisi M. Montessori pour succéder à A.J. Hanna en tant que PDG d’ici janvier 2023 après un exercice approfondi de planification de la relève. […]
Prepay Nation promove Paolo Montessori a Diretor Executivo (CEO)
BERWYN, Pa., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Prepay Nation, líder global no mercado de produtos pré-pagos B2B, anuncia a nomeação de Paolo Montessori como novo CEO. O Conselho Diretor escolheu Montessori para suceder A.J. Hanna como CEO até janeiro de 2023, após um minucioso exercício de planejamento sucessório. Depois de mais de 3 […]
PowerChina soutient la formation de talents hautement qualifiés en Zambie
LUSAKA, Zambie, 6 janvier 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sur la rivière Kafue, à environ 90 km au sud de Lusaka, capitale de la Zambie, la première centrale hydroélectrique à grande échelle de Zambie tourne à plein régime. Mise en service en juillet 2021, la centrale hydroélectrique inférieure de Kafue Gorge, construite par PowerChina, prévoit l’installation de cinq turbines Francis, […]