Month: September 2024

 The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development Chairperson, Mr Xola Nqola, today confirmed that the committee will engage with Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane later this week about recent media reports regarding a VBS Mutual Bank loan. “The committee has noted with grave concern the serious allegations in media reports regarding an alleged loan to the Minister. These types of allegations are damaging to the image that […]

 More than 100 local enterprises went through the ‘How to Export with the AfCFTA’ workshop, which the International Trade Centre (ITC) has rolled out across the continent. As part of the workshop in Cotonou, 20 Beninese trainers also learned how to conduct their own workshops, so that they can continue spreading their free-trade know-how to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ‘Exporting is not easy for a company,’ said ITC expert […]

 Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Nigeria, causing floods that have resulted in hundreds of lives lost and significant damage to homes and farmlands, impacting more than half a million people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is preparing an emergency response to provide immediate relief to the most affected households across the north-eastern states of Adamawa and Borno.  Across the country, over 515,794 people have been impacted by the devastating floods, with 205,338 […]

 Cases of the potentially deadly mpox virus have skyrocketed about 75-fold in children and young people aged under 19 in the most severely impacted province in Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year, Save the Children said.   Cases in the eastern province of South Kivu are spreading over twice as fast in children as in the general population, according to new analysis [1][2], as health workers race to […]

 In Guinea, where 67% of the population is involved in agriculture and the sector represents 52% of the total workforce, crop yields from traditional farming methods are significantly lower compared to mechanized agriculture. As part of the country’s 20-year initiative under the 2040 National Rural Development Program, agricultural equipment aimed at enhancing mechanization was distributed to local farmers in Faranah. This initiative, carried out in cooperation with the Faranah Regional […]

 A voluntary blood donation program, organized in connection with the 63rd anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle for Eritrean Independence, was conducted on 31 August and 1 September. Mr. Mehari Abraham, Head of Blood Donation Services at the National Blood Transfusion Service, reported that members of the PFDJ in the Central Region, the cooperative association of the first round of the national service, the Poli-Tech Training Center, and […]

 President Isaias Afwerki, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, arrived in Beijing yesterday morning to participate in the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit. Upon his arrival at Beijing International Airport, President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation, which includes Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, were accorded warm welcome accompanied with guard of honor. The Summit, set to convene from 4 to 8 September following the Ministerial Conference, […]

 In cooperation with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Çare Association for Aid and Development, a volunteer medical team from Türkiye, consisting of specialist doctors, nurses and anesthesia technicians, provided free medical examinations and surgeries in Uganda’s Yumbe district. As part of this initiative, the team conducted health screenings and treated a variety of conditions, including eye diseases, malnutrition, infections and other health issues. In total, 170 cataract […]

 Fishing equipment was distributed to local fishermen through the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Artisanal Fishermen Union, which serves the community. Illegal fishing in Sierra Leone’s waters, which are home to many fish species, leads to a loss of around USD 25 million to the country’s economy annually. To support the government’s programs aimed at preventing poaching and empowering youth, various equipment was provided […]