January 12, 2022

Les 20 meilleurs lieux de travail en Afrique dévoilés

LONDRES, 11 janvier 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Le programme Best Places to Work a dévoilé aujourd’hui le palmarès des 20 meilleurs lieux de travail en Afrique en 2022. Le programme a récemment constitué sa liste annuelle sur la base de l’évaluation de plus de 500 organisations exerçant leurs activités sur le continent. Les conclusions tirées cette année indiquent que les organisations les plus performantes en Afrique ont continué à investir dans la création d’une main-d’œuvre hautement engagée, avec un score d’engagement moyen de 81 %, contre une moyenne de 69 % sur le marché. En outre, 92 % des organisations les mieux classées ont investi dans la mise en place d’une technologie des RH appropriée pour améliorer la productivité susceptible de garantir leur succès futur.

Lundbeck, une entreprise pharmaceutique mondiale spécialisée dans la recherche, le développement, la fabrication, la commercialisation et la vente de produits pharmaceutiques, arrive en tête du classement de cette année, suivie de Teleperformance, un prestataire de services mondial de premier plan dans le domaine de la gestion des interactions avec les clients et des processus. Zoetis, une entreprise mondiale de santé animale, arrive en troisième position. Pour être éligibles, les entreprises doivent être reconnues comme des employeurs exceptionnels dans au moins un des pays du continent.

Le classement a été établi sur la base des réactions des employés recueillies dans le cadre d’enquêtes anonymes et d’une évaluation des ressources humaines portant sur les pratiques de gestion du personnel par rapport aux meilleures normes en matière de lieu de travail.

La liste des 20 premiers comprend :

Lundbeck
Teleperformance
Zoetis
Groupe Vipp
Comdata Group
Novo Nordisk
BSH
Chaabi LLD
Ekuity Capital
STKE
SG ATS
iNova Pharmaceuticals
Somezzo
Schindler
Coface
Meridiam
Roche
Paps
Ipsen Pharma
IHS Towers

« Les meilleurs employeurs de cette année en Afrique ont fait preuve d’une communication ouverte et d’un alignement de l’équipe de direction, et se sont clairement distingués en adoptant une approche continue en matière d’initiatives liées à l’expérience des employés », a commenté Hamza Idrissi, responsable du programme Best Places to Work in Africa.

À PROPOS DU PROGRAMME BEST PLACES TO WORK

Best Places to Work est la certification « Employeur de choix » la plus reconnue à laquelle les entreprises aspirent. Chaque année, le programme certifie et reconnaît les meilleurs lieux de travail dans de nombreux pays à travers le monde grâce à une méthodologie d’évaluation rigoureuse et un cadre qui reflète les toutes dernières tendances en matière de lieu de travail en se concentrant sur 8 facteurs liés au lieu de travail, notamment le leadership, les politiques de gestion des ressources humaines et du personnel, la rémunération, les avantages sociaux, le travail d’équipe et les relations, l’engagement des employés, le lieu de travail et les procédures et la responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise.

Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site www.bestplacestoworkfor.org

January 12, 2022

At Least 9 Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Car Bombing

At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing that targeted a government security convoy near the airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.

Witnesses say the blast occurred near a checkpoint along a road that leads to the heavily fortified airport perimeter.

“A deafening, huge blast sent plumes of smoke into the sky and destroyed nearby buildings and cars parked along the road,” eyewitness Aden Nur, driver of a three-wheeled motorized taxi, told reporters at the scene.

A spokesman for Somalia’s police force Abdifatah Hassan Ali, said nine people were killed in the blast and nine others wounded.

Mogadishu’s Deputy Mayor Ali Yare Ali, who was in the convoy, put the death toll at 10.

Sources close to the government told VOA that the convoy was run by a private security company, and it was not immediately known who else was in the convoy.

Other witnesses at the scene said a passing United Nations convoy appeared to be the target of the suicide attack.

The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, said his team transported the dead bodies of at least eight people and nine injured.

The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted a convoy escorting Somali government and foreign officials.

The al-Qaida linked group frequently attacks government officials in its effort to overthrow the central government and impose a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

The U.S. embassy in Mogadishu has condemned the attack.

“The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack in Mogadishu. Our thoughts are with the victims and with the families of those tragically killed and injured.” the embassy tweeted.

The explosion comes days after Somali leaders agreed on a new timetable for long-delayed elections, amid a feud between Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.

The U.S. on Tuesday called on Somali leaders to see the country’s elections through to completion or face restrictions.

“And finally, the United States notes the January 9th decision by Somalia’s National Consultative Council to complete the country’s long-overdue parliamentary elections by February 25th of this year,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “We call on all of Somalia’s national and federal member state leaders to adhere to the newly agreed timeline and correct the procedural irregularities that have marred the process to date.”

“Somalia’s elections are more than a year behind schedule, and February 8th will mark the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the president’s term. The United States is prepared to draw on relevant tools, potentially including visa restrictions, to respond to further delays or actions that undermine the integrity of the process,” Price added.

Source: Voice of America

January 12, 2022

NY Times Freelancer on Trial in Zimbabwe in Immigration Case

A freelance journalist for The New York Times went on trial Wednesday in Zimbabwe, accused of helping two of the newspaper’s reporters enter the country illegally. Critics say the charges are another example of the government’s attempts to control the media.

At the commencement of Jeffrey Moyo’s trial Wednesday, Doug Coltart, a lawyer with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, voiced optimism his client would be found not guilty.

Coltart spoke to VOA from the city of Bulawayo, where the trial is taking place.

“The state has now called about three witnesses. The case against Jeff is a weak one and it is not just us who are saying that. The state themselves have said in papers filed before the High Court in bail appeal that the state case is on very shaky ground. The evidence against Jeff is incredibly weak. Essentially there is no evidence of any wrongdoing. We will see how the court proceedings play out.”

Moyo was arrested last year, together with a Zimbabwe Media Commission official, Thabang Manhika, for allegedly processing fake accreditations for two South Africa-based New York Times journalists who entered Zimbabwe and were later deported. Moyo and Manhika are being tried separately.

Zimbabwe’s government has dismissed accusations it disregards media rights and freedom. It says Moyo and Manhika broke immigration laws.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists is urging prosecutors to withdraw the charges against Moyo. Angela Quintal, its Africa program coordinator, said this week on Twitter that failure to do so would reinforce what she called “perceptions that prosecutors are acting in bad faith” and using Moyo as an example to censor and intimidate Zimbabwe’s press.

Tabani Moyo of the Media Institute of Southern Africa – who is no relation to Jeffrey Moyo – has been critical of Moyo and Manhika’s arrest.

“There must be a fair trial on the matter and fairness of our justice system,” said Moyo.

The New York Times quoted Executive Editor Dean Baquet as saying, “We are deeply troubled by the prosecution of Jeffrey Moyo, which appears designed to chill press freedom in Zimbabwe. Jeffrey is a widely respected journalist with many years of reporting experience in Zimbabwe.”

Earlier this week, Luke Malaba, Zimbabwe’s chief justice, told journalists that all cases brought before the courts will be treated fairly.

“Efficiency entails performance at the highest level possible using available resources. It is a legal requirement that is imposed on the courts. Section 164 of the Constitution requires the courts, in addition to being independent and impartial, to apply the law expeditiously without fear, favor or prejudice,” said Malaba.

Manhika’s trial is expected to start on Friday. Manhika and Moyo face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Source: Voice of America

January 12, 2022

SADC Leaders Pledge Continued Fight Against Insurgents in Mozambique

A summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ended in Malawi with a pledge from member states to continue fighting insurgents in Mozambique. SADC sent troops to Mozambique last year after the Islamist radicals began terrorizing residents of northern Cabo Delgado province. Southern African leaders say they’ve made progress in fighting the insurgents, but security experts note there are still challenges and dialogue should be an option.

In his closing remarks of the summit Wednesday, SADC chairperson and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said the summit confirmed the commitment SADC leaders have made to ensure that region remains peaceful, stable and secure.

He said the summit provided an opportunity to review the mandate of the SADC mission in Mozambique in combating terrorism and acts of violent extremism.

“A particular note in that today we have taken a bold and decisive step to extend the mission in Mozambique so that we are able to consolidate and sustain the gains we have made thus far,” Chakwera said. “Until victory and peace is secured, we will not relent, we will not regress and we will not retreat.”

Chakwera said similar SADC interventions had succeeded in the past.

“We stood together against formidable colonial powers, and we prevailed. We stood together whenever our part of a region was ravaged by natural disasters, and we prevailed,” Chakwera said. “We stood together to defend our region against COVID-19 pandemic despite our limited resources and we will prevail.”

However, security expert Sherriff Kaisi, a former military officer with the Malawi Defense Forces, says there are still challenges in Mozambique and insists dialogue should be an option.

He said the challenge is that SADC are fighting militias who are always in civilian clothes, making them difficult to identify.

“So the heads of state should not only stick to their guns, combating that through the arms, but other avenues like sitting down [with them]. Even rebels are human beings. If you dehumanize them, the war would continue and many people would lose their lives,” Kaisi said.

Media reports in Mozambique say almost a million people have been displaced and more than 3,000 civilians killed since conflict started.

In his remarks during the opening of the summit Tuesday, the chairperson for the SADC organ on politics, defense and security cooperation, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, said the situation in Cabo Delgado province has now improved.

He cited the return of internally displaced people to their home areas and provision of humanitarian assistance to the affected families.

Source: Voice of America