Month: September 2024

 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission), in collaboration with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), convened a two-day, high-level, strategy meeting at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting which held from September 3 to 4, 2024, brought together media experts, civil society representatives, and policymakers from across the region to deliberate on the vital role of media in promoting peace, stability, and democratic […]

 The updated Global Report on Food Crises reveals that nearly two million people are now grappling with the most critical level of food insecurity, classified as Phase 5 on the global IPC scale, which tracks acute hunger. This level represents an “extreme lack of food and exhaustion of coping capacities,” with a sharply increased risk of acute malnutrition and death. “As well as causing widespread acute malnutrition and death in the short term, […]

 At noon on September 5, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with Botswanan President Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, who is in China for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two heads of state announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Botswana. Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Botswana enjoy traditional friendship and […]

 On 28 August 2024, Ms. Wanalee Lohpechra, Deputy Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, presided over the opening of the Preparation Programme for Thai students awarded scholarships from the Kingdom of Morocco and on their ways to start their studies in Morocco. The programme was held during 28 - 30 August 2024 at Nouvo City Hotel, Bangkok. Also present were representatives from the Embassy […]

 On August 30, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe hosted an Open House event themed on “Perceive China, Empower Education”. Mr. Cheng Yan Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe, officials of the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, the co-director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe (CIUZ) and the principal of China-Zimbabwe Friendship High School addressed the event. Madam Lyu Renhong, […]

 The Africa Center and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.AfreximBank.com) have announced the upcoming launch of the Afreximbank Africa Diaspora Center (AADC), a groundbreaking initiative that will help bridge the gap between Africans on the continent and the African Diaspora, and the African continent. AADC will serve as an institutional gateway that connects Africans and people of African descent to each other, enhancing the flow of Africa-focused information, allowing them to better […]

 Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) today announces that it has received the Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024-2025 Pacesetter Award in Serviceability - a prestigious industry award from Keypoint intelligence, the market research firm and independent evaluator of print and smart technology hardware, software and services.  The award recognises the print vendor with the best serviceability strategy, tools and resources based on Keypoint Intelligence’s recent Serviceability Market Insights report. The report, which compared the leading print […]

 President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Mswati III of Eswatini, on the occasion of his country's National 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, also sent similar messages to […]

 The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has awarded 160 Nigerian police officers for their outstanding service and contribution to peace and security in Somalia. The officers from the 12th contingent of the Nigeria Formed Police Unit (NFPU-12), received African Union medals of honour at a ceremony presided over by ATMIS Police Commissioner, CP Hillary Sao Kanu, in Mogadishu on Thursday. “Your performance during your one-year tour of duty […]