Month: May 2024

[[{"value":"Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 100 war-wounded patients, many with gunshot wounds, due to escalating violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan; We call on warring parties to ensure the protection of civilians, healthcare structures and staff, so that vital assistance can be provided; As the malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp worsens, we urge the UN to do more to prevent the situation falling further into catastrophe. In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF […]

[[{"value":"On April 30, commencing at 10:50 a.m. local time (April 30, 6:50 p.m. JST) for approximately 90minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting the Federal Republic of Nigeria, held a foreign ministers' meeting with H.E. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama TUGGAR, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Nigeria. The overview is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa stated that the number of new […]

[[{"value":"The Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH) (www.IDBGBF.org) and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering collaboration to promote business and investment opportunities on a global scale. The signing ceremony, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, signifies a strategic alliance between THIQAH and WAIPA, two prominent entities dedicated to facilitating economic growth and investment promotion. Under the MoU, […]

[[{"value":"The private sector institutions of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group successfully organized the 12th edition of the "Private Sector Forum - 2024". Held from 28th to 30th April 2024 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Forum took place on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the IsDB and the Golden Jubilee of the Islamic Development Bank under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two […]

[[{"value":"It was an enormous relief to mother Jabumkhaliphi Sifundza when her ten-year-old daughter, Nozweno, was vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). She’d heard about the vaccine on social media and wanted to do everything possible to protect Nozweno from cervical cancer. Alongside Eswatini’s efforts to vaccinate girls like Nozweno during immunization drives in schools, the government is leveraging the opportunity to simultaneously vaccinate the boys against COVID-19 in an innovative advance […]

[[{"value":"Parliament has approved a supplementary expenditure budget worth Shs1.106 trillion for settling the offtake arrangement between government and DEI Pharmaceuticals, wage and pension and gratuity shortfalls. During plenary on Tuesday, 30 April 2023, the Deputy Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Hon. Achia Remigio presented the committee's report approving the supplementary. Achia said the government has initiated the process of acquiring equity in DEI BioPharma Ltd as a strategic intervention to […]

[[{"value":"The Embassy of the United States of America and São Tomé and Príncipe is pleased to announce that the American musical quartet, Eleanor Dubinsky, will be visiting Angola from April 27 to May 5 this year. The quartet is coming to Angola as part of the United States’ cultural diplomacy with Angola. This is yet another US initiative aimed at strengthening ties and mutual understanding between our two peoples. In […]

[[{"value":"U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar co-chaired the sixth round of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) in Abuja on April 29-30, 2024.  Established in 2010, the BNC is the premier platform of official engagement between the Governments of the United States and Nigeria to expand cooperation and advance shared goals and democratic values. This year’s BNC built on the strong foundation agreed during the January 23, 2024, meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Abuja, as well as the momentum from the last […]

[[{"value":"NBA Academy Africa (www.NBA.com) Hosts Series of Exhibition Games Featuring U-18 Teams from Canada, Cameroon, Germany, Senegal and the U.S.; Seven Participating Teams Collectively Feature Nearly 100 Players from 19 Countries.   NBA Africa yesterday tipped off the second NBA Academy Showcase Africa, a series of exhibition games featuring U-18 teams from Canada, Cameroon, Germany, Senegal and the U.S. competing in front of NBA scouts and NCAA coaches, which is taking place at […]