Month: September 2024

 One year after the devastating earthquake in Morocco and catastrophic floods in Libya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), alongside the Moroccan and Libyan Red Crescents, remains committed to supporting the recovery and rebuilding efforts in these hard-hit regions. These disasters, which struck within days of each other in September 2023, left deep scars on the affected communities, but also demonstrated the strength and resilience […]

 The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, has concluded his successful visit to Bali, Indonesia, where he participated in the High-Level Forum on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (HLF-MSP) and the Second Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) from 1-3 September 2024. The two events were convened under the theme, Bandung Spirit for Africa’s Agenda 2063. The objectives of the Second IAF were to: facilitate the exchange of views and perspectives on the […]

 RobotPlusPlus (www.RobotPlusPlus.com), an engineering-led company that develops working-at-height robots, launched its HighMate C20 Cargo Hold Cleaning Robot this week with live demonstrations at the SMM 2024 conference in Hamburg, Germany. The robot cleaner aims to bring reliability and efficiency to the cargo hold cleaning operations, by allowing safe deployment in most sea conditions, reaching up to 95% of the holds surface and with a more consistent and powerful system, all […]

 Ahead of an anticipated 2025 oil and gas licensing round, Libya is looking to attract foreign investment to its onshore exploration prospects and production infrastructure. Dr. Khalifa Abdulsadek, newly-appointed Minister of Oil&Gas of Libya, will deliver a keynote address at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference in Cape Town, outlining the development agenda of one of Africa’s most historic oil producers.   Libya has set a target […]

 “Before today, my child never received any form of vaccination,” says 27 years old Fatima Abubakar, while presenting her eight-months-old son, Adamu, to the team of vaccinators who had visited the remote Gadare settlements in Batsari Local Government Area (LGA), Katsina State, where she resides.  Having given birth at home, Fatima explained that her non-compliance with the routine immunisation schedule was due to her residence being far from a primary […]

 A joint delegation from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights visited Tarhuna on 30 August to present to the local community the findings and recommendations of a new report documenting serious human rights violations that occurred in the area between 2013 and 2022, including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, sexual assault, arbitrary arrests and forced displacement. The delegation was led […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi heads to Ankara for an official visit to the Republic of Türkiye at an invitation by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said President El-Sisi’s historic visit to the Republic of Türkiye represents a new milestone on the path of strengthening relations between the two countries. He added that the visit builds upon the historic visit by President Erdoğan to […]