Month: September 2024

 From September 22-24, 2024, an interagency delegation of representatives from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice, Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Justice (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia), and Federal Bureau of Investigation will visit Liberia to strengthen U.S.-Liberian cooperation across the justice sector and contribute to Liberian efforts to establish a War&Economic Crimes Court. The delegation will meet representatives from the Liberian government, as well as Liberian […]

 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), and the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), in collaboration with CORAF, organized the 9th ordinary meeting of the Regional Committee for Seeds and Plants of West Africa and the Sahel (CRSPAOS) from 18th to 20th September 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This annual gathering brought together representatives from ECOWAS […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a congratulatory message to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion commemorating the 92nd National day of that Country on September 23, 2024. According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Boakai, on behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Liberia and in his own name, conveyed warmest […]

 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, volunteers like Eyenga Bamboko are saving lives by helping people understand how to prevent mpox infection and how to get the right care if they fall ill. Known to some in her community as ‘Mama Eyenga’, Eyenga Bamboko is one of many volunteers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are leading the fight against mpox in their local communities.  Interviewed in […]

 On September 19, Ambassador Han Jing paid a courtesy call on H.E. Azim Yarahmedov, Russian Ambassador to Zambia, and had a cordial conversation on topics of common interest. Amb. Han said that under the leadership of the two heads of state, China and Russia have continuously enriched and consolidated the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, strengthened strategic coordination in international affairs, and jointly practiced true multilateralism. […]

 The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism destinations for their citizenry. “We hope your visit will help raise the profile of Uganda in China as a destination for Chinese tourists, we appeal to you to use your office to encourage Chinese tourists to visit Uganda, the Pearl of Africa,” Tayebwa […]

 Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, announced today that it closed a €14 million mezzanine investment in Société de Production Maraîchère Samir S.A. (“SPMS”) to part-fund the company’s investment programme. SPMS was founded by Mr. Samir Jbali and Mr. Samir Belhouari, two Moroccan agronomists with a shared entrepreneurial vision, and the company has since grown into a leading agricultural player. Headquartered in Agadir, Morocco, it has specialised in […]