Month: April 2024

[[{"value":"The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) have today signed the Agreement for The Bahamas to host the 31st Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) and the third edition of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF). The AAM will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 12 – 14 June 2024. Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank, said: “Afreximbank’s […]

[[{"value":"The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Friday, April 12, 2024, as “National Fast and Prayer Day” and is to be observed throughout Liberia as a National Holiday.  According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Day is to be observed as a Day of supplication, prayer, fasting and meditation so that our efforts as people may be crowned with great […]

[[{"value":"Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the Austrian Chancellor was keen to greet President El-Sisi on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, a getsure that the President appreciated, stressing the deep relations and long-standing friendship between Egypt and Austria. The call touched on the relations between the two countries, and ways to enhance […]

[[{"value":"Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa to the Republic of Kazakhstan Kiitumetzi Siipilo Tandeka Matthews. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres. Alibek Bakaev underscored the significance of advancing Kazakh-South African relations amidst the increasing […]

[[{"value":"First-of-its-kind Collaboration Between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali; Original Animated Series Set In A Futuristic Lagos; Special Premiere, Repeat and Marathon Broadcasts To Air in April And May. Following the debut of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African Entertainment Company Kugali’s “Iwájú” on Disney+, the original animated series premieres on Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) across Africa this April and May. “Iwájú” will premiere each weekday from Monday, 22 […]

[[{"value":"South Africa express concern on the reported attack perpetrated by the Ecuadorian police on the Mexican Embassy on 5 April 2024, which was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, in particular the principle of inviolability of diplomatic premises and personnel. This follows the arbitrary arrest of former Vice President, Jorge Glas Espinel, who was granted political asylum by the Mexican Government following his application to […]