Month: December 2023

On 19th December 2023, the Ethiopian Catholic Church has launched her Ten-Year Plan which was under preparation since July 2022 until September 2023. The strategic plan titled: Ethiopian Catholic Church Ten-Year Plan (ECC-TYP) is a long-term plan, which was completed at the end of 2015 in the Ethiopian calendar (September 2023) and is starting the execution phase as of 2024.  On the occasion, at the Inter luxury Hotel in Addis […]

Oranto Petroleum (http://Atlas-Oranto.com), a Nigerian independent energy company founded by Prince Arthur Eze has, on 22 December 2023, been granted a two-year exploration license extension to its Ngassa Deep and Ngassa Shallow exploration contract areas in Uganda. This extension allows Oranto to drill an exploration well and an appraisal well, depending on the success of the exploration well. In 2017, Oranto was granted two petroleum exploration licenses for the Ngassa […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker, and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineer Tarek El-Molla. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on the government’s efforts to implement the national strategy for green hydrogen. Hydrogen production scenarios were reviewed as well as the action plan during the next […]

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) hosted yesterday a conference on the role of women in electoral processes. The objective of the conference was to assess the current strategies and enhance their effectiveness to better bolster women's involvement in electoral processes across West Africa and the Sahel. Despite international and regional commitments, such as UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the African Union Charter on Democracy, […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. The Iranian President extended congratulations to President El-Sisi on his re-election as President of Egypt in the recent presidential election. President El-Sisi appreciated this valued gesture. The phone call also tackled developments in the Gaza Strip, and the two Presidents followed-up on discussions to address the outstanding issues between the two countries. Distributed by APO […]

The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2720, penned by the United Arab Emirates, which demands substantive, concrete steps to increase the flow of life-saving humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip while protecting UN and humanitarian staff on the ground who deliver it. The resolution requests that the UN Secretary-General appoint a Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator who will monitor and verify that all shipments delivered in the […]

Women-led businesses in Zambia will find advice on financing in this new International Trade Centre guide. Greater collaboration between business owners and funders can improve funding and build an enabling environment for greater access to finance for women-led businesses in Zambia. A new ITC guide, created in partnership with the Central Bank of Zambia, takes a step towards creating that supportive environment. Unlocking Finance in Zambia: A woman entrepreneur’s guide, connects […]

Agritech solutions and digital marketing can help empower agricultural startups. As literacy increases in rural areas and infrastructure improves, young farmers and agri-processors working with the International Trade Centre (ITC) can integrate new tech solutions into their operations. ITC’s Alliances for Action, under the Netherlands Trust Fund V (NTF V) programme, has partnered with Bopinc, which works on tech solutions for businesses, to close the gap between small agribusinesses and […]

ITC is supporting small cashew processors and brands in Senegal to reach new markets and grow their operations. They organized a training on packaging for 30 cashew processing businesses in Senegal. West Africa exports more cashews than any other region in the world. Senegal is part of that boom, along with Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Established and new brands in Senegal want to turn raw cashews into […]