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PRESS RELEASE Oil Executives Join African Energy Chamber in visit to the Famous Slave Hub of Goree Island, Senegal Goree Island was a huge slave holding facility and at the centre of the European slave trade from the sixteenth century until 1848 DAKAR, Senegal, July 15, 2019/ -- Led by the African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) and its Executive Chairman Nj Ayuk, several oil executives went on a symbolic visit to Senegal’s Goree Island today, southeast of the capital Dakar. Goree Island was a huge slave holding facility and at the centre of the European slave trade from the sixteenth century until 1848, when France abolished slavery. Countless African slaves passed through the island for centuries on their way to US, Haiti and Cuba. The oldest building on the island, the House of Slaves, is a reminder of the inhuman conditions in which African slaves were treated for over three centuries. The whole island was inscribed on the Unesco World H...

In a message read by Dr Samba Ceesay- Director of Health Services and the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) Liaison Officer in The Gambia, on behalf of his director general- Prof Stanley OKOLO said: “ We are therefore celebrating today with the main objective being to rededicate the organisation to the vision of the founding fathers, and to the mandate of promoting regional integration through health. It is also an opportunity to share with the population of West Africa some of our activities, plans and challenges.” The statement reproduce verbatim was delivered by Dr Ceesay on behalf of Nigerian boss, on 12 July 2019 at the Conference hall of the Health Ministry, Quadrangle in Banjul, during a press briefing convened by the health ministry, as Gambia took part in the celebration of the sub-regional organisation's 32 Anniversary. The press briefing was chaired by Dr   Dawda Ceesay, Permanent Secretary of Health, and attended by the print and electronic, public a...

“Cultural & creative industries generate US$2,250 billion revenues annually, exports -over US$250 billion, ”   British Council’s Ojoma Ochai said. Report by Madi S. Njie   “The cultural and creative industries generate annual global revenues of US$2,250 billion and exports of over US$250 billion. “These sectors, which currently provide nearly 30 million jobs worldwide and employ more people aged 15−29 than any other sector, can even make up to 10% of GDP in some countries. The creative economy, constituted by these sectors, has thus become a major driver of development and trade strategies in developed and developing countries alike, said the Ojoma Ochai- Director Programme at the British Council in the UK. Ms Ochai was the lead presenter at the workshop on media and civil society engagement on the local content on Gambia Quadrennial Periodic Report (QPR), held at the Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI) in Kanifing. On 11 July 2019 , the Nat...

APO Group content is  copyright free  and can be republished at will. Egalement disponible en Français PRESS RELEASE ICC Trial Chamber VI declares Bosco Ntaganda guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity The Chamber will receive submissions from the parties and participants regarding the possible sentence and will schedule a separate hearing THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 8, 2019/ -- Today, 8 July 2019, Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ( https://www.ICC-CPI.int/ ) found Mr Bosco Ntaganda guilty, beyond reasonable doubt, of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 2002-2003. Trial Chamber VI, composed of Judge Robert Fremr, Presiding Judge, Judge Kuniko Ozaki and Judge Chang-ho Chung, announced its judgment during a public hearing held in Courtroom I at the seat of the Court in The Hague (The Netherlands). Findings:  To make its decision...