Month: May 2024

[[{"value":"Lawmakers have called the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions which they say poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat. The slaughter house in Kiryateete East, Hoima City was condemned in 2006 but legislators on the Health Committee were perturbed to learn that the city authorities have permitted use of the facility despite its appalling state. The Members of Parliament (MPs) made […]

[[{"value":"Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) established a fish farm in the city of Maroua, located in the Far North Region of Cameroon. TİKA established 3 fish ponds and provided material support to enhance the production capacity of the fish farm operated by the cooperative “SCOOPS Agros Pisciculteurs Du Sahel”, which has been carrying out fishing activities using traditional methods in the region for 15 years. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Yaoundé, […]

[[{"value":"First production from the Sangomar oilfield development in Senegal is expected to start in the coming days, said national oil company (NOC) Petrosen. Representing the country’s inaugural offshore oil development, the project will produce 100,000 barrels per day (bpd). Speaking at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Thierno Seydou Ly, Director General of Petrosen, said “We started development in 2020, and today, we are around 97% complete. We […]

[[{"value":" In the midst of the devastating humanitarian crisis that is fast deteriorating in Sudan, we, representing 92 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition, urgently appeal for the re-establishment of telecommunications infrastructure across the entire country. Sudan has become the world’s worst displacement crisis and is on the brink of becoming the world’s worst hunger crisis. In total, more than half of Sudan’s population – […]

[[{"value":"The President of the Republic of Liberia His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Friday, May 17, 2024, as “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday. The Proclamation calls on all Government ministries, agencies, business houses, national and International ICT organizations concerned, as well as Telecommunication Companies and Internet Services providers to cooperate with the Ministry of […]

[[{"value":"The President of the Federal Republic of Brazil, HE President Lula Da Silva has bestowed on Minister Naledi Pandor, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, an honorific award of the Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco. Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho, the Brazilian Ambassador to South Africa, will present the Order to Minister Pandor, on behalf of President Lula Da Silva, as follows: […]

[[{"value":"The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) relaunched Nigeria’s 2024 licensing round – while industry stakeholders unpacked key investment opportunities – at the Invest in African Energy forum in Paris on Wednesday.  Launched earlier this month, Nigeria’s latest licensing round features 12 deep offshore and shallow water blocks oil blocks – including 5 blocks from last year’s round – and is available for bidding through January 2025. Nigeria is seeking […]