Month: August 2024

 In Zanzibar, Tanzania, women like Munira Abdallah Abdallah are experiencing transformation in their economic lives, thanks to investments in early childhood centres. A grandmother and sea moss farmer, she now has a safe place to leave her grandchild while she works to improve her livelihood. Each morning, Munira Abdallah Abdallah (44) wakes up early to prepare breakfast for her family and get her two-year-old grandchild ready. After dropping him off […]

 President Yoweri Museveni has given the people of Northern Uganda reassurance that he will resolve the impasse in compensating war claimants in the region.  “I will call a meeting and discuss with area Members of Parliament, Ministers and elders in the area. I heard that some of the money was initially taken by lawyers; so many problems but we are committed,” Museveni said.  He made the commitment while opening the […]

 The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has commenced the construction of a solar-powered water project in Jowhar, the Hirshabelle State. The project, launched yesterday at the Jowhar Airport Police Station by ATMIS Police Commissioner, Hillary Sao Kanu, will benefit Somali Police officers and local communities. “We have handed over this water project to the Somali Police Commissioner, who will then pass it on to the contractor. Within 60 […]

 The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Hon. Kenneth Omona, has proposed that for the region to develop in the agricultural sector, they must have an agreed cash crop which people in the area can grow, to boost incomes. He said the failure to focus on a singular high value crop to invest in, is among the reasons why the region’s household incomes have not grown. “People are gambling from oilseeds […]

 HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met with HE Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cameroon Lejeune Mbella Mbella, on the sidelines of the 50th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Yaounde. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them. Distributed by […]

 Over 71,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a 75 per cent rise from the number recorded in 2019. Africa is the continent with the highest missing persons caseload, the highest number of unaccompanied children, and the highest number of family reunifications, based on ICRC-registered cases as from the end of June. “The issue of missing persons, including those forcibly […]

 Sierra Leone marked a significant step towards sustainable development with the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2025-2030. The International Trade Centre (ITC) made noteable contributions to the framework. At the launch, ITC also highlighted how small businesses have benefitted  from its projects in the country funded by the European Union, South Korea and the Netherlands. On 26 July 2024, the Freetown International Conference Center buzzed with […]