Month: February 2024

UNICEF Libya and the Embassy of Japan have announced their renewed commitment to supporting the flood-affected communities of eastern Libya during a courtesy call by UNICEF Libya Representative, Mr. Michele Servadei, to Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Libya, Mr. SHIMMURA Izuru, held yesterday in Tripoli. This announcement came at a critical phase in addressing the urgent needs of the most vulnerable children and families in the flood-affected regions of […]

Speaker Anita Among has given Parliament’s assurances to the distraught tea sector, which is hurt by price drops and expensive inputs.  In a meeting with sector leaders from the Tea Farmers of Kabarole District who presented a petition, Speaker Among said the otherwise profitable crop has been ruined by neglect, and promised that Parliament will exhaustively address their concerns.  “We are going to exhaustively look at your prayers and handle […]

For many African businesses and individuals, involvement in Africa's oil and natural gas industry presents a promising opportunity. Engaging with international companies not only opens avenues for a better future for families but also facilitates upward mobility into the middle class for young Africans. Communities across Africa, from Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, to the Niger Delta in Nigeria, witness enhanced engagement with companies operating in their regions. Recognising the benefits of […]

As South Sudan races against the clock to hold its first post-independence elections, there’s growing awareness that this young nation’s path to durable peace and prosperity requires systemic changes. One such vital transformation is upholding child rights. In Eastern Equatoria, some 30 members of the State Technical Committee on Child Protection—drawn from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF); the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-iO); the South Sudan […]

How Africa and the rest of the developing world manoeuvre the emerging challenges presented by the unprecedented de-globalisation of the world could potentially make or mar their economic progress in the years ahead, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), said on Friday. Delivering a lecture titled "The Trade Route to Poverty Reduction in Africa in a De-globalising World" […]

“Build big churches, but build bigger schools-when you build bigger schools, they will produce products that will build much bigger churches,” Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has encouraged the Anglican church. He made the call while officiating at the ground breaking ceremony of Saints, Andrew and Philip Cathedral in Mukono district on Sunday, 25 February 2024. Tayebwa recognized the contribution of the church towards enabling access to education, with particular reference […]

Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some cases denied family members the right to bury their loved ones, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today. The briefing, titled “We Thought They Would Fight With Those They Came To Fight, – Extra-judicial executions in Bahir Dar by ENDF soldiers,” documents how ENDF soldiers extrajudicially executed six civilians in Abune Hara and Lideta […]

UK Minister for Armed Forces visited Mogadishu to strengthen the UK-Somalia partnership; The Minister met President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Villa Somalia, as well as UN Special Representative Catriona Laing and other international partners; The Minister also visited UK troops delivering training and capacity building to Somali Security Forces. UK Minister for Armed Forces, James Heappey MP, visited Mogadishu on 25 February in order to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to defence and […]

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, will participate in the High-Level Segment of the 55th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC 55), scheduled to take place from 26-28 February 202 in Geneva, Switzerland. Minister Pandor will deliver a national statement, outlining South Africa’s human rights priority issues for the year 2024. Minister Pandor is also scheduled to speak at the High-Level Panel on […]