Month: November 2023

President Biden looks forward to welcoming Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to the White House on Thursday, November 30.  The leaders will mark 30-years of diplomatic relations and discuss next steps to deepen our bilateral cooperation on trade, investment, climate and energy, and to advance President Biden’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) project in the Lobito Corridor, which will connect Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and […]

Against the backdrop of continuing conflict and political upheavals, South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, is approaching its first post-independence elections in December 2024. For its long-delayed democratic transition to be successful, youth participation in reducing violence is essential. To capture the power of young people as social transformers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), through its Civil Affairs Division, recently hosted an interactive two-day workshop on conflict […]

The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Cape Town, in an effort to better protect Indonesian citizens abroad, held a socialization event to around 200 Indonesian citizens in the city (26/11). The activity aimed to increase the awareness of Indonesian citizens on the importance of self-reporting to the Consulate, as well as providing information on the upcoming 2024 General Election in Cape Town and its monitoring efforts. […]

As South Sudan gears up for its first post-independence elections in December 2024, a peaceful and inclusive voter turnout is non-negotiable as these polls will define how communities in this young nation will live together harmoniously. For its part, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is continuing its support to the country’s much-delayed democratic transition by building capacities and helping usher in an environment conducive to the conduct […]

A four member Sri Lankan family, who were stranded in the Gaza, safely arrived in Sri Lanka on November 24, 2023. The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the repatriation of the family. Upon their arrival in Colombo, officials from the Foreign Ministry received the returning Sri Lankans. The officials from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Cairo, working in coordination with the Egyptian authorities, visited the […]

The FAO Sub-Regional office for West Africa (SFW) is organizing its 15th annual multidisciplinary team (MDT15) meeting in hybrid mode from November 28 to December 1st, 2023, in Banjul, Gambia, under the theme: "Accelerating investments for the transformation of agrifood systems in West Africa and the Sahel”. The 15th MDT is focused on FAO’s corporate and regional initiatives, subregional priorities, and flagship programmes. The main objective is to deliberate on how […]

The Office of the President has today announced the names of the Commissioners appointed to the Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission, in accordance with Section 9 (1) and Section 13 of the Public Enterprises Act, 2023. The Commission monitors, on behalf of the Government as shareholder, all aspects of the affairs of the public enterprises so as to ensure that the shareholder’s assets and interests are being protected and maximized through […]

A delegation of thirteen (13) women from the Confederation of  ‘Femmes Battantes” of the Republic of Niger, led by Mrs. Soumaila Ali Fati, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, in Abuja on November 13th 2023. The meeting was also attended by Mrs. Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs. The meeting focused on the socio-political and humanitarian situation […]