To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & Implementation
Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby. Credit: UNICEF/Marieke van der Velden
The UN commemorates International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 -- an annual and internationally recognized observance that empowers girls and amplifies their voices.By Divya SrinivasanGENEVA, Switzerland, Oct 10 2023 (IPS) Almost one third (32%) of women aged 20 to 24 in Eastern and Southern Africa – around 50 million – were married before 18 years old. To address this pervasive problem, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Divya Srinivasan Tags: Africa Education Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Changing patterns in the burden of paediatric injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Mozambique's central hospitals - Amado V, Trott S, Moller J, Couto MT, Wallis L, Laflamme L.
INTRODUCTION: There is a substantial body of knowledge on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries showing frequent but inconsistent reductions in both volume and pattern. Yet, studies specifically addressing children are less common, not least fro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Insight: Abu Dhabi's oil champion ADNOC bets on global expansion
The United Arab Emirates is refashioning state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the image of an international oil major by stepping up its global expansion and finding new revenue streams to maximise earnings for the Gulf state. Like Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the UAE…#unitedarabemirates #gulf #saudiarabia #qatar #uae #adnoc #lng #africa #rovuma #mozambique (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abu Dhabi's oil champion ADNOC bets on global expansion
The United Arab Emirates is refashioning state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the image of an international oil major by stepping up its global expansion and finding new revenue streams to maximise earnings for the Gulf state. Like Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the UAE…#unitedarabemirates #gulf #saudiarabia #qatar #uae #adnoc #lng #africa #rovuma #mozambique (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique, Credit Suisse settle'tuna bonds' row – DW
The out-of-court settlement was reached just a day before a trial was set to start in London. Maputo was suing the Swiss bank over alleged bribery and fraud. Credit Suisse reached a last-minute settlement with Mozambique on Sunday in a $1.5-billion (€1.42 billion) bribery and fraud case, its owner…#mozambique #ubs #highcourt #mozambican #privinvest #african #filipenyusi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Credit Suisse, Mozambique secure out-of-court ‘tuna bond’ settlement
Credit Suisse has reached an 11th-hour out-of-court settlement with Mozambique over the decade-old $1.5 billion-plus “tuna bond” scandal, the Swiss bank’s new owner UBS said on Sunday, drawing a line under a damaging dispute it inherited. “The parties have mutually released each other from any…#mozambique #ubs #mozambican #generalsofficeand #proindicus #creditsuisses #iskandarsafa #privinvest #highcourt #londonhighcourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Credit Suisse, Mozambique secure out-of-court'tuna bond' settlement
[1/2] Traditional fishing boats sail as Mozambique's tuna fleet sits in dock beneath Maputo's skyline, in this picture taken August 15, 2015. Picture taken August 15, 2015. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ZURICH, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has reached an…#mozambique #maputo #ubs #ubsgs #mozambican #proindicus #iskandarsafa #privinvest #highcourt #londonhighcourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Credit Suisse, Mozambique reach out-of-court'tuna bond' settlement
The logo of Credit Suisse is seen outside its office building in Hong Kong, China, August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ZURICH, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has reached an 11th-hour out-of-court settlement with Mozambique over the $1.5 billion-plus "tuna bond"…#hongkong #mozambique #ubs #ubsgs #mozambican #jpmorgan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UBS Reaches Settlement With Mozambique Over Tuna-Bonds
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UBS seeks last-ditch settlement in Mozambique ‘tuna bonds’ case
Trial at London’s High Court over Credit Suisse-era scandal is due to start next week#highcourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A particular perspective on South African history
The Facts Know More 💡 Who is classified as Coloured in South Africa? Lynsey: One of the earliest official uses of the word “Coloured” that we found was by the colonizer Cecil John Rhodes, to describe a labor class that he intended to exploit on South Africa’s growing diamond and gold fields in the…#southafrica #southafricas #native #san #khoe #indonesia #mozambique #madagascar #ghana #coloured (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: Polio Vaccination Extended in Tete and ZambÉzia
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health has extended the vaccination campaign against polio in the central provinces of Zambézia and Tete, since it found that a large number of children were still not vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Polio Southern Africa Source Type: news
Mozambique to seek $1.5bn in damages over ‘tuna bond’ scandal
UK Supreme Court gives green light for lawsuit against Credit Suisse and Gulf-based shipbuilder Privinvest#uksupremecourt #gulf #privinvest (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa ’s Newest Oil Jackpot Comes With a Corruption Curse
It’s touted by some as possibly the world’s biggest-ever deep-water oil find. • None Vegas’ Newest Resort Is a $3.7 Billion Palace, 23 Years in the Making The discovery off the shores of Namibia last year by TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc of an estimated 11 billion barrels of crude has generated…#namibia #totalenergies #shellplc #african #tomalweendo #mercurehotel #windhoek #neighboringangola #africa #mozambique (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: Of Presidential Guard Attack Journalist
[AIM] Maputo -- Members of the Mozambican Presidential Guard, the military unit that protects President Filipe Nyusi, attacked a journalist as he was interviewing the President on Saturday, after the Mozambican national football team had qualified for the African Cup of Nations by defeating Benin by three goals to two. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
