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- APO1 week ago
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd. (“Group”) announces important changes in its management
M / s. Irene Charnley and Mr. Mohammad Wajih Sharbatly to step down from Group Board of Directors; The Group’s Board of Directors announces several new appointments to strengthen the Group in the coming era of telecoms transformation. Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., (www.Smilecoms.com), a pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced after its board meeting on January 15e, 2021, significant changes in the management of the board and the management of the Group. The Group has announced the retirement of Ms. Irene Charnley and Mr. Mohammed Wajih Sharbatly from the Board of Directors of the Group and all boards of directors of operating companies, effective January 1st 2021. Ms. Irene Charnley, the founder of Smile, has retired as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Smile Telecoms Limited. Mr. Mohammad Wajih Sharbatly is co-founder of Smile and acted as co-chairman.
- APO4 weeks ago
ENGIE streamlines its activities and incorporates Africa in its MESCAT (Middle East, South and Central Asia, Turkey) Business Unit
We are pleased to announce that as from 1 January 2021, ENGIE (www.ENGIE.com) has merged its Africa portfolio with the MESCAT Business Unit under the leadership of Sébastien Arbola, Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE MESCATA (Middle East, South and Central Asia, Turkey and Africa). Sébastien Arbola has also been appointed Executive Vice President in charge of Thermal Generation and Energy Supply activities at ENGIE Group level, effective 1 February 2021. The enlarged Business Unit MESCATA, with headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and regional offices throughout the region, will draw on ENGIE’s long term presence and experience in the region to keep accelerating the transition towards carbon neutral economies. With this new organization, ENGIE continues to simplify and streamline operations, and increase selectivity in terms of activities and geographical presence as announced when the 2019 results were published. Joining MESCAT and Africa is seen as being mutually beneficial, combining scale and.
- APO3 months ago
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 signals recovery of globalization from COVID-19 setback
Global trade has rebounded strongly, sustaining economies around the world; ‘Digital globalization’ raced ahead as people flows plummeted; Country ranking led by The Netherlands, Singapore, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates and Ireland; Four Sub-Saharan Africa countries among top 10 countries with the largest gains in connectedness. Today, DHL (https://www.DPDHL.com) and the NYU Stern School of Business released the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 (GCI). The report, now in its seventh edition, is the first comprehensive assessment of globalization during the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. It tracks international flows of trade, capital, information and people across 169 countries and territories. After holding steady in 2019, current forecasts imply that the index will fall significantly in 2020 due to the distancing effects of COVID-19 on societies, such as closed borders, travel bans and grounded passenger airlines. Nonetheless the pandemic is unlikely to send the world’s overall level of connectedness below where it stood.
- General news3 months ago
Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
Refugees Khartoum, Nov. 28, 2020 The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited some refugee camps near the Sudanese borders with Ethiopia where over 43,000 Ethiopians fleeing from fighting in their homeland have arrived in Sudan, saying urgent assistance is needed for the refugees, most of whom are children “I am in Sudan and visiting areas near the Ethiopian border, where 43,000 refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have arrived so far,.” said UNHCR Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, shortly after landing in Kasala, one of the areas hosing the Ethiopian refugees. “Sudan once again is showing its traditional hospitality to people in need — and urgently requires international assistance to support its efforts,” the UN High Commissioner, Mr Grandi, tweeted on Friday. Meanwhile, the UNHCR spokesperson, Babar Baloch, told the international media at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi,.
- Foreign3 months ago
Sudan’s veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85
Obituary Khartoum, Nov. 27, 2020 For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its flag to fly at half-mast in the country and in all its diplomatic missions following the death on Thursday of veteran politician Sadiq al Mahdi, aged 85. Mahdi passed away in the United Arab Emirates where he was flown in a special jet for treatment for COVID-19. Mahdi, the head of Ansar religious sect, Arabic for Supporters, was known to be a staunch advocate for democracy and democratic government in his country, for which he was jailed during the rule of President Omar Bashir. Bashir, who ruled Sudan from 1989-2019, ousted then elected Prime Minister Mahdi. Mahdi, who was known to be a relentless preacher for moderate interpretation of the Islamic code, and a fierce opponent of what he termed “deformed” application of the Islamic code by the Bashir.
- Foreign3 months ago
Sudan declares 3-day mourning over death of former PM
Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council and Council of Ministers on Thursday declared a three-day national mourning over the passing of former Prime Minister and leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi, the two councils said in a joint statement. Earlier on Thursday, the NUP announced in a statement that al-Mahdi died from the novel coronavirus. Al-Mahdi, aged 84, was flown to the United Arab Emirates to receive treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, but his condition deteriorated during the past hours and died there from an acute pneumonia due to complications of the virus. Al-Mahdi was born in December 1935 in Sudan’s Omdurman city. He served as Sudan’s prime minister during 1966-1967 and 1986-1989. (XINHUA)
- Foreign3 months ago
Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies
Sudan’s former Prime Minister and leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from the novel coronavirus, the NUP announced in a statement early Thursday. Al-Mahdi, aged 84, was flown to the United Arab Emirates to receive treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, but his condition deteriorated during the past hours and died there from an acute pneumonia due to complications of the virus. Al-Mahdi was born in December 1935 in Sudan’s Omdurman city. He served as Sudan’s prime minister during 1966-1967 and 1986-1989. (XINHUA)
- Foreign3 months ago
Fourth NEXT Summit focuses on advantaged resources sharing
Themed “Sharing Advantaged Resources,” the Fourth Session of NEXT Summit was held here on Wednesday, aiming to promote scientific and technological innovation and to enhance global industrial cooperation in the post-COVID era. The summit, with online and offline events, has attracted more than 60 senior politicians, scholars, and business leaders from 12 countries. When delivering a keynote speech online, Essam Sharaf, the rotating president of NEXT Federation and former prime minister of Egypt, said the world should choose multilateralism over unilateralism, free trade over protectionism, and coexistence over superiority. He also called on countries in the world to seek dialogue and mutual understanding, instead of resorting to confrontation and clashes, between different civilizations. Ruan Ping, China’s consul general in Auckland, said the international community is facing a historic choice between multilateralism and unilateralism, as well as between cooperation and confrontation. China’s economy enjoys stable recovery and enhancement, and that will.
- Foreign3 months ago
UAE stops visa for 13 Muslim-majority countries
The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Syria and Somalia, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. The document, which was sent to companies operating in the park and was seen by Reuters, cited an immigration circular that came into effect on Nov. 18. It said applications for new employment and visit visas had been suspended for nationals, who are outside the UAE, of the 13 countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen, until further notice. The visa ban also applies to citizens of Algeria, Kenya, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Tunisia and Turkey, the document says. It was not clear if there were any exceptions to the ban. The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship had no immediate comment when contacted by Reuters. A source briefed on the matter told Reuters the UAE had temporarily stopped issuing.
- Foreign3 months ago
Netanyahu accepts invitation by crown prince to travel to Bahrain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had accepted an invitation from Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalif to travel to Bahrain, two months after the countries signed a normalisation agreement. Netanyahu said in a statement on Tuesday that he had a `very friendly’ second conversation with the crown prince. “Both of us are very moved by the fact that we can bring peace to our peoples and our countries in a very short time. “Therefore, he also invited me to make an official visit to Bahrain soon. I will do so, on your behalf, with pleasure,’’ the prime minister said. Netanyahu’s announcement came after a high-level Bahraini delegation headed by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani visited Israel last week. Israeli and Bahraini leaders said during the visit that they were seeking to open embassies in each other’s countries by the end of the year. Israeli news outlets on.
