Month: August 2024

 The 4th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Zambia were held in Lusaka on 8th August, 2024. The Indian side was led by Shri Puneet R. Kundal, Additional Secretary (East and Southern Africa), Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Zambian side was led by Ms. Etambuyu Anamela Gundersen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. During the FOC, both delegations reviewed the […]

 President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles will join other Heads of State in Kigali, Rwanda, on August 11, 2024, for the swearing-in ceremony of President Paul Kagame, who has been re-elected as the President of the Republic of Rwanda. During President Ramkalawan's absence, Vice-President Ahmed Afif will fulfill the duties of the presidency as per constitutional provisions.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House Seychelles.    

 On Thursday, August 8, 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Maneesh Gobin in the capital of Mauritius Port Louis. This is the first visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Mauritius since the establishment of bilateral relations in 1992. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed his gratitude […]

 The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) are inviting start-ups with climate innovation solutions that are operational in Egypt to apply for a grant to support affordable, inclusive and high-impact innovations that enhance climate adaptation and food security. The collaboration capitalises on Egypt’s ClimaTech Run global competition that supports entrepreneurs and innovators with the aim of addressing the most […]

 On 1 August 2024, H.E. Mr. Russ Jalichandra, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with H.E. Mr. Belmiro José Malate, Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique to the Kingdom of Thailand with residence in Jakarta, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of his visit to Thailand to attend official functions in celebration of His Majesty the King’s 72nd Birthday Anniversary on 28 July 2024. Both […]

 “Seven months ago, my wife gave birth to twin boys,” says Kalimow Mohamed Nur, a father whose twins are under treatment at the Bay Regional hospital in Somalia, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Baidoa, the capital city of Bay region. “She experienced excessive bleeding during delivery, but I had no money to take her to the hospital. Our village lacks a free health facility.” “While caring for her […]

 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Gen. Abubakher Jeje Odongo, met with the outgoing British High Commissioner to Uganda, H.E. Kate Airey, as she formally bid farewell following the completion of her distinguished three-year tenure. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Kampala. Hon. Gen. Odongo lauded H.E. Airey for her outstanding service and the significant contributions she made in […]

 The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, graciously received H.E. Mourad Amokrane, Ambassador-Designate of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Uganda, at the Ministry headquarters in Kampala. This meeting, marking H.E. Amokrane’s first official courtesy visit, served as a reaffirmation of the enduring and cordial relations between Uganda and Algeria. Hon. Gen. Odongo extended a warm welcome to H.E. Amokrane, expressing […]