Month: September 2024

 The Africa Urban Forum is a continental platform that promotes sustainable development in African human settlements. It is a platform through which governments collaborate to enhance African cities, enabling them to fulfill their potential as centers of hope, growth, and prosperity. The African Union Commission and its member-states established the Africa Urban Forum in 2022 in response to the rising consciousness of the rapid urbanization in Africa, its opportunities,&challenges, and the […]

 President Isaias Afwerki met this morning with President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan on the margins of the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit. The two leaders discussed further enhancing the warm and longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation that exist between the two sisterly countries, as well as regional and international developments of mutual interest. Speaking to journalists from the Ministry of Information, President Salva […]

 Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa recently hosted the DPHK Executive team, led by Dr. Serawit Bruck-Landais, Regional Global Health Counsellor for Eastern Africa and Somalia. Development Partners Health Kenya (DPHK) are essential collaborators in advancing our Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda.  The discussions centered on the achievements towards UHC, particularly the rollout of services under the Social Health Authority, strengthening primary healthcare, the establishment of primary healthcare networks, the […]

 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 addressed a key meeting at State House Entebbe, advocating for the strengthening of the Public Service Standing Orders. With an emphasis on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery, the President underscored the necessity of rationalisation as a fundamental strategy for optimal resource allocation within government structures. “Rationalisation must go on as the correct system by having a structure […]

 Angola’s premier industry event, the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference and exhibition, will once again host the AOG Awards, an event dedicated to celebrating the achievements of oil and gas companies active in Angola. Nominations are officially open. Professionals, organizations and experts are invited to submit their nominations for the various award categories, all of which are designed to celebrate excellence in project development, exploration, innovation and leadership. Visit www.AngolaOilAndGas.com. AOG […]

 The Dialogue on Justice, Development, and Geopolitics, organized by the Ministry of Justice, commenced today at Asmara Palace Hotel. In her keynote address, Ms. Fauzia Hashim, Minister of Justice, emphasized that a value-based and well-functioning justice system is a crucial component of development. She stated that the Horn of Africa has long been a victim of geopolitics, which have hampered efforts to achieve comprehensive development for the people of the […]

 The UN chief underlined the global body's support for this partnership in remarks to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit. Leaders from some 50 African countries are expected to attend the Summit, which has been held every three years since 2000. Debt hampers development Mr. Guterres noted that they were gathering in China amid rising geopolitical tensions, raging conflicts and growing poverty and hunger.   He pointed to current challenges, including […]

 The boat “capsized repeatedly, leaving people clinging to the side of the boat as their family members drowned around them,” Nicola Dell’Arciprete, the UN Children Agency (UNICEF) country coordinator for Italy, said in a statement posted online. The survivors, all male Syrian nationals, told rescuers they had embarked from Libya and that 21 of the 28 people aboard, including three children, had fallen into the sea during rough weather. Several […]

 Yesterday, Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, engaged in a dialogue with young leaders, nutrition experts, advocates, and Grammy Award winning musician Jon Batiste. In this dynamic conversation, the participants exchanged transformative ideas that can address malnutrition through health, agriculture, and financing solutions. These include smartphones that can tell farmers which seeds to plant depending on the weather, multiple micronutrient supplements that reduce maternal anemia and save newborn […]