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Virtual events across Ireland to celebrate Africa Day 2021   Africa Day (25 May) will be celebrated online this year, with virtual events taking place across the country. Twenty-three local authorities and their community partners are hosting a diverse range of virtual activities, from storytelling to traditional crafts, musical performances to webinars. Members of the African diaspora in Ireland and the communities of African heritage are also invited to share their own Africa...

Minister Brophy announces Irish Aid funding of over €3.6m for Dublin civil society organisations Press release 20 May 2021 The Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy, T.D., today announced funding of over €3.6 million for five Dublin-based organisations to implement development projects overseas. A Partnership with Africa, Aidlink, Christian Blind Mission Ireland, Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation and Proudly Made in Africa will receive...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., and The Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy, T.D., today announced funding of over €9 million to 14 civil society organisations to carry out development projects overseas, including €6 million in grants to Irish organisations.

Min Brophy announces Ireland’s commitment to increase funding for Global Partnership for Education Press release 19 May 2021 Colm Brophy, T.D., Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, today announced Ireland’s renewed commitment to the vision of a quality education for every child, pledging €60 million to the Global Partnership for Education for 2021-2025. “ Through this pledge Ireland will contribute to getting 88 million more children into schoo...

  The Government is fully committed “to seek out the truth” behind the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and to secure some measure of comfort for the victim’s families and the survivors, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has said. Commenting on the 47th anniversary of the bombings which killed 33 people Ms Humphreys said” we will continue in our work to develop and establish effective ways to address the legacy of the troubles, including implementation of measur...

AfDB completes clearance process of Sudan’s $413 million arrears The clearance of Sudan’s arrears was made possible with the support of the United Kingdom government through bridge financing of GBP148 million to clear Sudan’s arrears to the African Development Fund. AfDB | Abidjan | Updated: 13-05-2021 11:07 IST | Created: 13-05-2021 11:07 IST The Republic of Ireland has also committed to providing EUR150,000 towards Sudan’s future debt service. Image Credit: Wikipedia Country: SHAR...

African Development Bank Group completes clearance of Sudan’s $413 million arrears African Development Bank Group completes clearance of Sudan’s $413 million arrears Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – Following approval of the proposal by the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group to clear about $413 million in arrears on loans owed by Sudan, the Bank Group has completed the arrears clearance process, enabling the East African country to  have immediate access to new financing...

In 2019, Ireland announced the formation of a new $13.4 million climate change and disaster resilience fund for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific. The Ireland Trust Fund for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was announced at the Asian Development Bank’s Annual Meeting in Fiji—the first one ever hosted by a Developing Member Country in the Pacific—and would target technical assistance and capacity development in the ...

English News and Press Release on Sudan and 3 other countries about Recovery and Reconstruction; published on 12 May 2021 by AfDB

Notes for Editors A violent insurgency has been underway in the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique since 2017. In the last year, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly and over 700,000 have been internally displaced, with over 600,000 displaced in the last year alone. Currently, 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The €2.6 million in Irish Aid support announced today is being disbursed as follows: €600,000 to the International Co...