Month: July 2024

 To improve global trade in Africa and align with international regulatory and compliance standards, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), is hosting a high-profile Compliance Forum in Dakar, Senegal, from 4 to 6 September 2024. The Forum will focus on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) requirements for identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and their far-reaching implications […]

 The Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS), Hon. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, visited the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania on Tuesday morning in what he described as part of efforts to foster cooperation between FRS and the regional court. Hon. Ahmed said that Somalia was a nation emerging from decades of conflict and was therefore committed to strengthening her judiciary and aligning it with […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation affirming the institutional and operational independence of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and empowering IPID to investigate serious alleged offences committed by police officers whether they were off duty or not. The newly enacted Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Act is an outcome of a comprehensive review of the principal IPID Act of 2011 initiated by the Civilian Secretariat for Police […]

 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, welcomes the adoption yesterday of the Affirmative Action Bill by the Parliament of Ghana. “The adoption of the of the Affirmative Action Bill is a major achievement. It demonstrates Ghana’s commitment to achieving gender equality in both the public and private sector in the exercise of power […]

 This afternoon the Prime Minister spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria [Wednesday 31 July 2024].  The President congratulated the Prime Minister on his recent election victory, and the Prime Minister commended the President as Nigeria marks twenty-five years of unbroken democracy.  The Prime Minister reflected on the important relationship between the UK and Nigeria, grounded in cooperation on trade and security as Commonwealth partners, with long-standing ties between our people. […]

 HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met in the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Dr. Badr Abdelatty, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation relations and ways to enhance and develop them. It also discussed the ramifications of the assassination of the […]

 Twenty-six Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) recently completed a five-day training programme on civilian protection and human rights. The training was organised by the ATMIS Civilian Sector Coordination Team in collaboration with the Protection, Human Rights and Gender (PHRG) Cluster, the African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework Project (AUCF), and the ATMIS Force Headquarters Gender Office. It was held in […]

 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a memorandum of understanding for development cooperation. The signing ceremony, held at the Foreign Ministry Building in the capital, Tripoli, was attended by Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohamed Zeidan; Turkish Ambassador to Tripoli, Güven Begeç; TİKA’s President Serkan Kayalar and TİKA’s Coordinator in Tripoli, Ali Süha Bacanakgil. The memorandum of understanding, which establishes a legal […]

 With the support of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the equipment and machinery needed by the fishermen’s cooperative in Niger were provided, and renovation work was carried out in the cooperative’s building. In Niger, where agriculture and animal husbandry play a crucial role in the country’s economy, strengthening modern integrated production facilities has become a state policy. However, progress in this area is being impeded by the country’s political, […]