Month: September 2024

 As part of its mandate to promote free, transparent, and credible elections in the West African region, the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commission (ECONEC) is deploying a hybrid post-election follow-up and needs assessment mission to Cotonou, Benin, from September 15 to 21, 2024. The Mission is comprised of the President of Senegal’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), a representative of Côte d’Ivoire’s Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), the Head of ECOWAS’ […]

 As part of the capitalization and consolidation of the implementation of the West Africa Regional Indicative Program (RIP) of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), the UEMOA and ECOWAS Commissions held an inter-organizational strategic workshop in Lomé from September 9th to 13th, 2024. The objective of the workshop is to take stock of the implementation of programs financed in the ECOWAS region by the 11th EDF, to capitalize on experiences […]

 Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Sylvestre Radegonde has said that he is very satisfied with the outcomes of his 48-hour working trip to sister-island Mauritius, undertaken in his capacity as Chair of the Council of Ministers of Indian Ocean Commission (IOC). The trip, undertaken 4 months into Seychelles’ 8th chairmanship of the IOC, was Minister Radegonde’s first to Mauritius since taking over this responsibility at the end of the 38th […]

 The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called out former President John  Mahama over what Dr. Bawumia describes as indecent utterances by the former President. A viral video of Mahama at a campaign event, captured him launching stinging attacks on Chiefs, Imams, Pastors and CSOs, describing them as "hypocrites" for supporting the NPP and Dr. Bawumia, instead of joining forces with him and the NDC, […]

 UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African countries where children are most affected. Though child deaths are currently confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the data underscores their vulnerability, as UNICEF works to scale up prevention and response efforts across the region. Nearly 22,000 suspected and confirmed cases of mpox have been reported so far this year, […]

 The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – has broadened its legal action against international events organizers Hyve Group and Africa Oil Week (AOW) by filing an application to include events management group Sankofa Events and its Director Paul Sinclair. The decision to include Sinclair and Sankofa Events comes in response to the acquisition of AOW by the London-based start-up earlier this month.  […]

 Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced from their homes. Maiduguri town, a humanitarian hub in the northeast, is at the epicentre of the crisis. Rains caused a breach in Alau Dam, about 20 kilometres away, uprooting over 400,000 people in recent days. The impact submerged […]

 His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, John Humphrey, visited Egypt for the first time this week to enhance UK-Egypt trade and investment co-operation, focusing on green transition, tourism, aviation and core infrastructure. During his week-long visit, John Humphrey met key ministers across the Egyptian Government, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, H.E Badr Abdelatty and Minister of Trade and Investment, HE Hassan El-Khatib, where they discussed ways […]

 On 9 - 13 September 2024, Thailand hosted the 1st Plenary of the 62nd Annual Session of the Asian-African Consultative Organization (AALCO) held at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park Hotel in Bangkok whereby Mrs. Suphanvasa Chotikajan Tang, Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, was elected as President of the Meeting. The Annual Session was attended by more than 300 participants, including representatives from 39 Member States […]