Uganda: House approves new aviation law

Parliament has passed the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that will bring Uganda’s aviation authority in conformity with the Convention on International Civil Aviation. This follows the approval of eight amendments under the proposed Bill, which will now be forwarded to the President for assent. The Bill was passed on Thursday, 01 February 2024 at a sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. The new law will give powers […]

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President Ramkalawan calls for Seychelles and Mauritius to reaffirm their commitment to promote and defend the dignity and rights of their people and to continue to be an example for other countries

The Seychelles President today attended the official wreath laying ceremony commemorating the 189th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius, held at the Le Morne International Slave Route Monument. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, Hon. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, the Vice President of Mauritius, Cabinet of Ministers and other distinguished guests. President Ramkalawan who is currently in Mauritius as the Chief Guest […]

February 1, 2024

Health / Medical

Climate change behind Africa’s cholera increase

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has tied the worst outbreak of cholera in three years to climate change, saying adverse weather is raising the risk of this disease faster than in the rest of the world. That’s as floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and across southern Africa — stretch already fragile health systems. The increase in cases comes even as Africa is the region […]

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Namibia

NSA and FAO assess agriculture statistical system

The Namibia Statistics Agency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, have conducted an Assessment Findings Workshop on the Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Statistics in Namibia. FAO country representative, Qingyun Diao, says the workshop will help with integrating the agriculture sector into the national statistical system. Since the inception workshop in July 2023, the NSA, in collaboration with FAO and the support of sub-sector experts, has conducted a […]

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Namibia

Census reaches final phase

The Namibia Statistics Agency is in the final stage of the Census conducted in August 2023. The "Reconciliation Operation," scheduled from February 1 to 14, 2024, will revisit households where discrepancies were found in individual details between the Census and PES information. NSA Communication Specialist Mirjam Shihepo.

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosts a workshop on the use of the risk information for the humanitarian actors

About 30 humanitarian actors converged in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria on the 30th of January, 2024, for a workshop, organized by ECOWAS and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as part of the project titled “Building Disasters and Climate Resilience in Niger.” The project is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management (MAHGC) of Niger, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, and […]

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Empowering Women in Agribusiness: United Nations (UN) Women Uganda Leads Transformative Summit to Bridge Gender Disparities and Unlock Opportunities

Uganda boasts a considerable agricultural workforce, with approximately 3.9 million women contributing to the sector across 7 million agricultural households. However, a significant gender disparity exists, as many of these women are primarily engaged in on-farm production activities, with limited involvement in crucial agribusiness facets such as processing, warehousing, distribution, packaging, branding, and marketing. The resulting cost of this gender gap in agribusiness activities is staggering, estimated at US$67-100 million […]

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Ambassador Du Xiaohui Meets with Hon. Credo Nanjuwa, Minister of Southern Province of Zambia

On January 30, 2024, Ambassador Du Xiaohui met with Hon. Credo Nanjuwa, Minister of Southern Province of Zambia. Minister-Counsellor Wang Sheng and Dr Monze Namani, Permanent Secretary of Southern Province were present. Ambassador Du said that Southern Province is an important province in Zambia. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two Heads of States, China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Southern Province following the principle of mutual respect and mutual benefit for the welfare of the two peoples. Hon. Credo Nanjuwa said […]

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Eritrea: President Isaias met and held talks with Italian officials

President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation, as part of their series of meetings with Italian officials and institutions on 31 January and 1 February, met and held talks with several Italian officials. During discussions with the Italian Minister of Enterprises, the Minister of Sports and Youth, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and other institutional leaders, President Isaias highlighted Eritrea’s commitment to enhancing its transportation infrastructure, water […]

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Month: February 2024