Month: September 2024

 On 19 September, with a view to holding consultations on cooperation with African countries, Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa Maksym Subkh held a meeting with Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Vaclav Prašil. During the consultations, the Czech diplomat was informed about Kyiv's initiatives in the context of intensifying political dialogue, trade, economic and humanitarian […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the South African delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Debate and High-Level Week (UNGA79) in New York from 21-24 September 2024. This annual gathering of world leaders is the most important event on the UN calendar, with Heads of State and Government and Heads of International Organisations discussing global challenges and how to address these challenges in the best interest of […]

 President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, arrived in the Canadian City of Toronto, to keynote the Liberia Investment Forum 2024, organized through partnership between the National Investment Commission (NIC), through its Trade and Investment Office in Canada, and the QE24 Group of Companies (Liberia). The President was received at the Toronto Airport by a jubilant group of Liberian Community members in Canada. Lead organizers of the […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Saturday, September 21, 2024 as International Day of Peace to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday. According to a Foreign Ministry release, this year's commemoration will be held under the theme: " Cultivating the Culture of Peace", which highlights the responsibility to provide the opportunity for prosperity, peace and partnership through […]

 A September 9 internal report by the United Nations Population Fund, the UN agency tasked with improving reproductive and maternal health, found that 268 out of the 348 women held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Makala prison – nearly 80 percent – were victims of rape and other sexual violence when an attempted prison break earlier this month turned deadly. The report, seen by Human Rights Watch and first […]

 The Philippines joined the IOM and 31 other states in a 2-day International Conference on the Future Agenda of Action for Global Diaspora Engagement in Cabo Verde from 12 to 13 September 2024, reaffirming its commitment on ensuring the role of the Filipino diaspora to the development Philippine migration policy frameworks. Philippine Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Cabo Verde, Paul Raymund P. Cortes, […]

 “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and health impacts,” said Dr Paul Ngwakum, UNICEF Regional Health Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa. “Of the nearly 600 reported cases, two-thirds are children under 19 years old and the situation is escalating really rapidly with more than [a] 40 per cent  increase in cases over the last three weeks.” To date in Burundi there have been […]

 The upsurge of mpox in a number of countries in the region highlights the need for vigilance and response to emerging disease threats. This week USAID provided support for the World Health Organization to procure two kits (96 tests each) of advanced polymerase chain reaction tests to aid mpox detection.  This is in addition to the previous provision on September 1 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

 The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is organizing an Engagement with Political Parties to Promote Participatory and Inclusive Electoral Process in Ghana from 17 to 20 September 2024. This Engagement is part of ECOWAS’ support to accompany Ghanaians in their determination to consolidate on the country’s democratic credentials as the country prepares to hold its ninth successive elections […]