Month: September 2024

 Today, the United States announced over $100 million in emergency food assistance to support food-insecure populations in South Sudan. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation allocation, this funding will help to purchase, ship, and distribute approximately 42,000 metric tons of food commodities from American farmers to approximately one million people experiencing acute food insecurity in South Sudan. USAID, the lead federal coordinator for international disaster assistance, will […]

 The Forestry and Wildlife Authority held a meeting on 9 September to review the implementation of 2024 activities and discuss development programs for 2025. The meeting, attended by concerned institutions and partners, included presentations by representatives from the Anseba, Gash Barka, Northern Red Sea, Southern, and Central regions. They shared reports on their achievements and the challenges they encountered. Col. Kinfe Habtom, General Manager of the Authority, gave a comprehensive […]

 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided equipment and medical supplies to strengthen the practical training capabilities of Dakar Municipality’s Health Vocational School (EMPS). To facilitate student research in the field of health, 20 new computers were installed in the school’s library, along with a laser printer. Additionally, 5 video projectors were provided to enhance the quality of visual training for midwifery and nursing students. The opening ceremony for the […]

 Today, the United States, through USAID, announced $2 million in additional humanitarian assistance in response to widespread flooding in Chad. Since late July, ongoing heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Chad has impacted nearly 1.5 million people countrywide, resulted in the deaths of at least 341 people, washed away livelihoods, and compounded significant pre-existing humanitarian needs. Chad is already facing concurrent crises in various parts of the country, including ongoing […]

 The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has organised a capacity building workshop for the ECOWAS Gender Equality Committee (GEC) and other Civil Society Stakeholders from September 9 – 11, 2024, in Accra, Ghana with support from GIZ and the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa. The Gender Equality Committee is composed of focal points of ECOWAS Institutions, Depart-ments and Agencies who have been designated to facilitate the implementation of the […]

 Today at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. President Steinmeier is on an official visit to Egypt, accompanied by a large delegation of German business executives. An official reception ceremony was held for the German President and the national anthems of the two countries were played. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said the two Presidents held a closed […]

 The ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Union, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and in close collaboration with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretariat in Vienna, Austria has organised an inter-regional study visit aimed at enhancing cyber diplomacy. The head of the delegation is Mr. Sédiko Douka, the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitisation. The study visit, […]

 A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health, the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) says law reforms are necessary to close gaps in legislation that expose government systems to fraudulent medico-legal claims. The pre-audited financial statements for provinces reveal that the nine provincial health departments have paid R1.5 billion in the 2023/24 financial year for medico-legal claims, with contingent liabilities sitting at […]

 The United Arab Emirates conveyed its sincere condolences and expressed its solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco over victims of floods that affected several areas in the south of the country as a result of heavy rainfall, which caused a number of deaths and injuries, as well as extensive damage to property. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy with the government […]