Month: July 2024

 President Wavel Ramakalawan served as the guest speaker at a seminar hosted by the Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) yesterday afternoon. The event, designed to enhancing palliative care, gathered professionals from various fields as part of the association's ongoing efforts to improve the quality of care. The seminar is a component of a comprehensive two-week training session, “An Introduction to Palliative Care for Professionals,” which began on July 8th and […]

 The U.S. President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE) has successfully completed its first visit to the African continent, marking a significant milestone in U.S.-Africa relations. From July 14-17, the delegation engaged in high-level discussions and events in Lagos and Abuja, focusing on strengthening ties between the United States and Nigeria through diaspora-led initiatives. The visit yielded concrete outcomes that will shape future collaborations. In Lagos, new partnerships were […]

 President William Ruto has started the process of forming a new broad-based Cabinet by picking the first batch of 11 nominees. The President retained six of his initial 22 Cabinet Secretaries and named five new faces for consideration and approval by the National Assembly.  Nominees from the immediate past Cabinet are Prof Kithure Kindiki (Interior and National Administration), Mr Aden Duale (Defence), Mrs Alice Wahome (Lands, Public Works, Urban Development […]

 Delivered by: UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan We are extremely worried about the disappearance of two activists in the Republic of Guinea. Oumar Sylla (also known as Foniké Mengué) and Mamadou Billo Bah, leaders of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a civic movement, were arrested by security forces on 9 July in the capital, along with Mohamed Cissé, FNDC coordinator in Matoto, Conakry. Reports indicate […]

 Responding to the news that authorities at Eswatini’s Matsapha Correctional Complex have denied food rations to jailed former parliamentarian, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Vongai Chikwanda said:  “Amnesty International is deeply concerned that prison authorities are jeopardizing the health and well-being of former Eswatini MP Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza.  “We have received troubling reports that authorities have denied Mabuza a proper meal for the last […]

 The meeting of the African Union 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting bringing together Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanism (RMs) and member states kicked off on the 18th of July 2024 with the 45th Session of the Executive Council. The two-day ministerial meeting will consider budget matters and adopt the African Union Budget for year 2025; discuss security status on the continent and peace financing mechanisms, progress on the implementation of the African […]

 In an alert, WFP expressed deep concern about “the escalation of fighting” in Sudan’s Sennar State. More than 136,000 people have already fled their homes, many for the second or third time since the conflict started. To date, the UN agency has provided support to 46,000 people who fled to neighbouring Blue Nile state and to another 3,000 who’ve sought refuge in adjoining Gedaref state. In an update, the WFP said that […]

 On 12 July, Youssouf Daba Diawara, former coordinator of the Coordination of Movements, Friends and Sympathizers of Imam Mahmoud Dicko (CMAS), an association dissolved by the transitional authorities in March 2024, was forced out of his car in Bamako by armed men and taken to the Criminal Investigations Brigade of the Gendarmerie. Brought before a judge on 15 July, he was charged with “opposing legitimate authority” for participating in an […]

 NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s inclusive public financial institution committed to financing and technical assistance for projects that improve the lives of people in developing and emerging economies, today announced the launch of the Jr. NBA&AFD Basketball Experience in Nairobi, Kenya. Basketball Experience is a youth development program that will feature weekly basketball and life-skills sessions to educate Kenyan youth about the importance of physical […]