Month: June 2024

[[{"value":"President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a congratulatory message to his South African counterpart, H.E Mr Cyril Ramaphosa following his re-election as President of the Republic of South Africa on Friday 14th June 2024.  In his message, President Ramkalawan stated:  “On behalf of the Government and the people of Seychelles and on my own behalf, I extend our heartfelt congratulations on your re-election as the President of the Republic of South Africa.  […]

[[{"value":"President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 98 of the Constitution, appointed Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation Mr Senzo Mchunu as Acting Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The appointment, which takes effect immediately, follows the election by the National Assembly of Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Ms Thoko Didiza as Speaker of the National Assembly.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The […]

[[{"value":"Among a sea of white tattered tents live tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan over a decade ago. Many of the children were born in this displacement camp and remain there today. On the third day of his goodwill visit to Juba, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, saw first-hand the challenging conditions the families […]

[[{"value":"The Prime Minister (PM) of Italy, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, met on the sidelines of the G7 Heads of State and Government Summit in Puglia. Their discussion focused on the forthcoming launch of a series of joint initiatives to support the implementation of Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa and Rome Process on Migration and Development agenda as agreed […]

[[{"value":"The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute (apo-opa.co/4cjzZUN), effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national, has nearly 20 years of experience in macro and development economics, capacity development, public governance and regulatory reform, monitoring and evaluation, and policy advisory. His career includes designing and leading innovative, context-specific capacity development and policy advisory initiatives at the highest […]