The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), in collaboration with Association Nigérienne de Défense des Droits de L’Homme (ANDDH), is organizing a refresher course from 13-14 August 2018 for twenty-five Magistrates in Niger, with focus on the application of international human rights law in judicial practice. The[Read More…]
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Congolese Police Detain Journalists, Seize Equipment At Kinshasa TV Studio
Congolese police raided the privately owned television production studio Kin Lartus, detained at least 10 of the studio’s journalists, and seized equipment, according to Kin Lartus journalists and a local, independent press freedom group. The Committee to Protect Journalists today urged authorities to return confiscated materials and cease its campaign of[Read More…]
Guinea Bissau Gets New World Bank Resident Representative
Amadou Oumar Ba, a Mauritanian national, has been appointed as World Bank Resident Representative for Guinea Bissau. Mr. Ba, Senior Agricultural Specialist, joined the Bank in 2001 in Nouakchott. Prior to that, he has held various positions with GTZ, the German cooperation agency, the Mauritanian Government’s rural development institution where he[Read More…]
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