Month: May 2024

[[{"value":"On May 6 (local time), Chad held a presidential election, and on May 16 (local time), the Constitutional Council of Chad announced the election of H.E. Mr. MAHAMAT IDRISS DEBY ITNO as president-elect. Japan welcomes the efforts of the Chadian people having conducted this election in a generally peaceful manner in order to consolidate democracy. Japan looks forward to the progress of democracy in Chad in an inclusive, peaceful and […]

[[{"value":"President William Ruto has wound up his first leg of the State Visit to the United States of America where he urged private and public sectors to explore a range of mutually beneficial partnerships. He arrives in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning where he is expected to meet the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson at the United States Capitol. President Ruto will also engage the U.S. […]

[[{"value":"Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen embarked on visits to all districts to ensure safety efforts and initiatives are aligned across the Western Cape, so that safer communities are created. The engagements commenced on 29 April 2024 with the Overberg District Municipality, where Overstrand, Swellendam, Theewaterskloof and Cape Agulhas Municipalities were all represented. On 8 May 2024, it was the turn of the Cape Winelands […]

[[{"value":"The WHO Africa Regional Office (WHO AFRO) in collaboration with WHO Headquarters and WHO Ethiopia,  hosted the first regional workshop on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PRSEAH). The three-day event, held from May 15 to 17, brought together 79 participants from 47 African countries to evaluate achievements from the last biennium, discuss challenges, and explore innovative actions related to PRSEAH. The workshop follows the harrowing revelations […]

[[{"value":"Liberia’s Foreign Minister H.E. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, representing His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, met with His Excellency João Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola, at the Presidential Palace in Upper City, Luanda. This high-level diplomatic engagement marks a significant step forward in bolstering bilateral relations, with a particular emphasis on cooperation in the oil and gas sector. During the meeting, both leaders […]

[[{"value":"On May 22, 2024 the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Sergei Lukashevich, received copies of Credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Republic of Belarus, Cham Ugala Uriat. The meeting was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries. On this occasion, congratulatory messages were conveyed on […]

[[{"value":"The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund – the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) concessional financing window – approved a grant of $42.86 million to Ethiopia on 22 May 2024 to fund the implementation of the Agri-MSMEs development for jobs Program.   Aimed at boosting the growth and productivity of youth and women-led MSMEs in Ethiopia, the program focuses on improving access to finance, providing business development services, […]

[[{"value":"Parliamentary Commissioner and Nyendo – Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has called on government to plan for mental health services in all its departments and agencies. Mpuuga said the same efforts should eventually be spread to the private sector just as it is in the case with HIV/AIDS. “One of the biggest approaches that curtailed HIV/AIDS was mainstreaming it in all sectors and all activities. Now we can […]

[[{"value":"Energy Capital&Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) officially denounces the disruptive and unprofessional behavior of the African Energies Summit organizers in selecting overlapping dates with the Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 forum. On May 9, event organizers ECP launched the official dates for the 2025 edition of the IAE forum as May 14-15, serving as an exclusive forum designed to facilitate investment between African energy markets and global investors. Today – over one week […]