Fight against the Coronavirus – Coordinated action by Eliud Kipchoge and the Kenyan Ministry of Sports to Support Vulnerable Athletes
The marathoner, Eluid Kipchoge, has undertaken, in his own way, to address the Covid-19 pandemic and its ravages particularly amongst sportsmen and women. For several days, supported by the Kenyan Ministry of Sport, he distributed relief food to vulnerable athletes in many localities in his country. In the North Rift Region alone, some 59 athletes […]
Fight against doping – Mauritania ratifies UNESCO Convention
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 17 May 2020 announced that the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has become the 189th State to ratify the UNESCO International Convention against doping in sport (UNESCO Convention). “WADA is pleased to welcome Mauritania into the Clean Sport Community. In ratifying this convention, it joins 98% of world governments that […]
Against the Coronavirus – IOC measures to support partners
The International Olympic Committee, on 14 May 2020, during one of its executive commission sessions, adopted a financial plan aimed at assisting partners during this period when the sport economy is facing tough times due to the coronavirus. Thus, the IOC expects to bear costs of up to U.S. $ 800 million as its share […]
Message : Faced with the ravages of Covid-19 the IOC President writes to stakeholders of the Olympic Movement
Sport and Olympism, like other areas, have been strongly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It is with this in mind that IOC President Dr Thomas Bach addressed a message to the entire Olympic Movement entitled “Olympism and Coronavirus” to launch an in-depth debate on “the challenges we face and the potential of the opportunities before […]
Against Covid-19 – NOC Zambia at war
In order to effectively combat the Coronavirus pandemic that is raging the world over and more specifically in Zambia, the local NOC (NOCZ) donated items comprising 400 face masks, 9 cartons of hand washing liquid soap, 100 bars of soap and hand sanitizers worth K10,000 to children of the Olympafrica Centre through their coaches. Speaking […]
Fighting COVID-19 – NOC Mozambique on the frontlines
NOC Mozambique through its Olympafrica Centre in Boane, has taken full measure of the fight against the Coronavirus. It is with this in mind that since the pandemic spiked in the Country, the NOC undertook to sew some 2000 masks per day in its sewing unit. These are distributed to various people and institutions in […]
Fighting Covid-19 – NOC Sao Tome and Principe on a social communication crusade
Faced with the ravages of the Coronavirus, NOC Sao Tome and Principe has decided to carry out several actions in the relentless fight against this pandemic, with which the entire planet has been grappling for several months now. This includes producing and broadcasting an audio-visual documentary aimed at raising public awareness in general and that […]
TOKYO 2020 – ANOCA satisfied with Olympic Solidarity’s increased support to NOCs
To enable National Olympic Committees to cope with the constraints due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Olympic Solidarity recently increased the budget allocated to the IOC programme for the participation of NOCs in this event from U.S. $ 46.7 million to U.S. $ 57 million. This thus represents an increase of U.S. […]
127th International Press Freedom Day : ANOCA in harmony with African Journalists
International Press Freedom Day is commemorated every year on 3 May. On this occasion, ANOCA, represented by President Mustapha Berraf, addressed this year’s message of support to the entire African press family. “We join the global community to wish you a happy 127th International Press Freedom Day. Your contribution to the growth .and vibrancy of […]
Cooperation : ANOCA and the African Union in close ranks
ANOCA Secretary-General, Ahmed Abou Elgasim Hashim, recently had a major working session with the AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed. The meeting took place at the AU headquarters in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, and mainly aimed at setting up a cooperation framework between both institutions, especially concerning African youth development through sport. The agenda […]
