Month: December 2023

Over the past two decades, Tanzania has exhibited robust economic growth, surpassing many developing countries, even weathering the COVID-19 pandemic fallouts remarkably well. However, a new World Bank report shows for this trajectory to remain viable, and for Tanzania to reach its full development potential, in the coming years the country will need to switch gears towards a more private sector-driven growth model. According to the newly launched Country Economic Memorandum […]

Some 29,250 babies in Sudan will be born without medical assistance in the next three months, putting them and their mothers at risk of complications that could have lifelong and even fatal consequences, said Save the Children. While an estimated 45,000 babies will be born in the next three months across the entire country, according to the UN, only 35% of the population have access to any form of healthcare. This leaves 65% […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the Sovereign Council of the Republic of the Sudan, Lt. General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, who congratulated the President on his win in the presidential election for a new term. The President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council wished Egypt more progress and prosperity, and confirmed Sudan’s keenness on further advancing the brotherly relations between the two countries. President El-Sisi thanked Lt. […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received at Al-Ittihadyiya Palace the 2024 presidential candidates, namely Mr. Hazem Omar, the Head of the People’s Republican Party; Mr. Farid Zahran, the Chairman of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party; and Mr. Abdel-Sanad Yamama, the Head of the Wafd Party. The meeting was also attended by Counselor Mahmoud Fawzy, the Head of the President’s electoral campaign. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmad Fahmy, said the […]

Home to 39% of global renewable energy potential, Africa’s green energy sector offers lucrative opportunities for foreign companies and developers looking to diversify their portfolios, in line with COP28 commitments. For the Middle East, the African continent offers Gulf countries the ability to establish themselves as renewable energy market leaders, while exercising technical expertise and generating returns on investment.  Africa is only beginning to understand the full potential of its […]

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) installed a vegetable and moringa production garden in Niger, in which approximately one thousand people will be employed. Niger’s region of Tillaberi is among the regions that are most affected by acute drought and terrorism. The harsh conditions negatively affect the supply chain and regional safety, forcing many people living in Tillaberi to migrate to safer regions. This situation brings along many demographic issues. […]

The Foreign Affairs Department has received a donation of SR 180,000 from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. When thanking the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Seychelles, Mrs. Lin Nan, Minister Sylvestre Radegonde stated that the donation will be used for small projects/equipment that will benefit the staff and enhance the overall working environment of the Department. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) proudly launched the Health Transformation Leaders training program on December 18, 2023. High-level representation from national and regional levels, including state ministers of health, heads of regional health bureaus, director generals, and deputies of agencies, was in attendance, making this event a resounding success.  This holistic approach to leadership development was first developed for WHO AFRO staff. Following its success, the Regional Committee of 2020 […]

"The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030", published today by The Food Systems Countdown to 2030 Initiative (FSCI), provides the first science-based monitoring to guide decision-makers as they seek wholesale transformation of the global agriculture and food systems. This transformation is needed urgently both to reduce the environmental impact of these systems and to mitigate the impact of climate change on them. The overarching objective is that all […]