Month: May 2024

[[{"value":"The President of Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Ansah Adu Baah has expressed confidence in the policies of the Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to impact positively on the nation and move it forward. At an interactive meeting with the Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs in Goaso, on Tuesday May 7, 2024, Dr. Bawumia explained his vision and policies to the traditional rulers in detail, and how […]

[[{"value":"“Since I joined the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), I have never received any training. Whatever I learnt was through trial and error,” revealed Adut John, a female officer deployed with the SSPDF to South Sudan’s shared border with Kenya on the edges of Eastern Equatoria state. Adut was speaking on the margins of the first capacity building initiative aimed at benefiting SSPDF personnel stationed at Narus and Nadapal […]

[[{"value":"Government experts from ECOWAS member states are meeting in Lomé, Togo, from May 6 to 8, 2024 to examine in detail the draft supplementary Act relating to cooperation in suppressing illicit maritime activities in the ECOWAS region. The aim of the meeting is to present the details of the draft Supplementary Act to government experts from ECOWAS member states, with a view to clarifying its objectives and obtaining feedback and […]

[[{"value":"For many children across South Sudan, going to school is just a dream. Years of conflict has devastated infrastructure, including educational facilities, as well as caused severe economic hardship, and a dire humanitarian situation which is depriving many children of the chance to access the education they need to succeed in life. Recognizing this need, Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Wau have reached […]

[[{"value":"“It’s like a repeated nightmare fleeing armed groups who come into our towns, our villages, our homes and our farms, opening fire and slaughtering women, children, men,” said Lucia Alfred, a mother of eight. Lucia hails from Dingimo, a village in the greater Tambura region of South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, where a fresh spate of intercommunal violence in past weeks has led to hundreds of newly displaced people seeking […]

[[{"value":"Located some 60 miles from Terekeka town, Tindilo is awash with challenges. These range from poor roads, dilapidated medical facilities, absence of telephone networks, intercommunal feuds, and food and water shortages. These conditions are exacerbated by mistrust among communities and high illiteracy rates which deprive the population of taking advantage of new and vital information that could build social cohesion. But recently the three communities of Tali, Tindilo, and Mundari […]

[[{"value":"Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Hani Sewilam, President’s Advisor for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed, Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed Al-Azazy, and Executive Director of Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development Colonel Dr. Bahaa El-Ghannam. The Spokesman for the Presidency Counselor […]

[[{"value":"The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli forces invasion and seizure of the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza, and warned against military escalation that threatens to cause the loss of more innocent life and exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, the UAE stresses the need to ensure the safe and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid and delivery of life-saving supplies to the population […]

[[{"value":"All schools will re-open on Monday next week, President William Ruto has announced. The President said the decision has been made in consultation with the Meteorological Department, which has confirmed that the rains will subside in coming days. Schools were set to reopen on April 29, 2024, but the Ministry of Education postponed following massive flooding across the country. “All parents are now advised, based on the assessment of weather […]