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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Somali Cameraperson Shot Dead In Mogadishu
Authorities in Somalia should rigorously investigate the killing of Abdirizak Kasim Iman, a cameraperson for the privately owned SBS TV, who was shot dead in Mogadishu on the afternoon of July 26, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Abdirizak was shot when he tried to pass through a checkpoint near a[Read More…]
Tanzania Sued For Failing To Protect Persons With Albinism
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), the Centre for Human Rights – University of Pretoria (CHR), and the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) have sued the United Republic of Tanzania before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for its failure to ensure adequate protection[Read More…]
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