Month: July 2024

 The ECOWAS Commission through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs organized a 3-day capacity building workshop from 1st to 3rd July 2024 for the ECOWAS Protection and Human Security Integrated Coordination Mechanism (ECO-PHSICM) with the support of the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Coordinating Centre (NCCRM) which is the coordinating Secretariat for the Mechanism (under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia). The […]

 The ECOWAS Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee on the Construction of Headquarters of Community Institutions meets on the Margins of the Council of Ministers meeting on July 5, 2024, at the construction site of the New ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria to consider the report of the Experts’ Meeting of the Committee and assess the progress of work at the site. The New ECOWAS Headquarters building known as “The Eye of West […]

 In a significant milestone move, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of Liberia, on Thursday, July 4, officially launched the Employee Status Regularization Program (ESRP). He at the same time unveiled a team of highly qualified consultants at a special press briefing held at the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT). The ESRP, a leading program in the civil service reform effort of the Boakai Administration, aims […]

 In fulfillment of his commitment to fiscal integrity and national financial security, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced a voluntary 40% reduction in his salary. According to the President, the announcement reflects his determination to lead by example in strengthening government accountability and demonstrating solidarity with the people of the nation. The Liberian Leader said the move is aimed at setting a precedent for responsible governance and nation-building. In […]

 The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, visited today the South West State, as part of his first round of in-person engagements with Federal Member States’ leaders. “I am pleased to be back in Baidoa, South West State. I thank President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen’ and his team for warmly welcoming me and my colleagues today,” said Mr. Swan at a joint press conference after concluding […]

 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded a two-day pre-electoral visit to Ghana. The objective of this visit was to engage with authorities and other stakeholders on the electoral process to promote peaceful, transparent, credible, and inclusive general elections scheduled for 7 December 2024. During his visit, Special Representative Simão was received in audience […]

 On 5 July 2024, Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, together with Mr. Chakkrid Krachaiwong. Director-General, Department of Protocol, and Mr. Pongprach Makchang, Deputy Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East, and African Affairs, received His Eminence Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam Sheikh of Al-Azhar, on behalf of the Royal Thai Government, upon his arrival to Thailand as Guest of the Royal Thai Government […]

 President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Sir Keir Starmer on his appointment to the position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Starmer assumed the position on 05 July 2024, following the general elections held on 04 July 2024. President Ramaphosa said he looks forward to working with Prime Minister Starmer to enhance the strong, historic relations between South Africa and the UK. South […]