Day: November 27, 2017

EU plan to boost Africa’s growth, curb migration

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Roughly 60% of Africa’s population is under 25 years of age – a driving force for potential growth that is however in part migrating to Europe with Italy as the first country of arrival. And the need to invest in youths in Africa is at the top of the agenda of the fifth EU-African Union summit scheduled on November 29-30 in the Ivory Coast, which will gather heads of State and government from the European Union and African Union. Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni is scheduled to travel to the capital…

EU supports Libyan and European universities to train municipalities’ staffers

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The Delegation of the European Union to Libya delivered this week a new training as part of an initiative linking together European and Libyan Universities to support training of staff from Libyan municipalities. This is part of the wider ‘Nicosia Initiative’, created by the EU’s Committee of the Regions and funded by the European Union, which links together European regions and Libyan Municipalities. This week’s ‘Crisis Management’ module was delivered by staff from the Centre International d’Etudes pour le Développement Local (CIEDEL), based in Lyon, France. This is one of…

Behind Every Great Man There’s a Great Woman: His mom

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On life, mothers and the art of belief. This is what mom told me 20 years ago. Yet 20 years later, she turned out to be right. 7 months ago, we were in the hottest city in the world where all the magic happens. Now I have probably told this story countless times. It’s true I have worked hard. It’s true I have met many people along the way who helped me become who I am today. And it’s also true that nothing would have happened if my parents — my mother in particular — turned…

EESL to host INSPIRE 2017, global event on energy efficiency

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 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)  hosts its flagship international event “INSPIRE 2017” (International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency) along with The World Bank, and Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) from November 27th to December 1st in Jaipur. The five-day event will showcase Innovation and Implementation of Best Practices in Energy Efficiency Technologies, Policies and Financing. More than a hundred international delegates representing countries such as the United States of America, Singapore, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Korea, Turkey, Nepal, Thailand, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, and United Kingdom will…