Month: September 2024

 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 […]

 The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved $400,000 in grant funding for the Liberia Pension Sector Intervention Project, to support  the expansion of pension coverage  in Liberia. The grant is being sourced from the Capital Markets Development Trust Fund (CMDTF), a multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank that supports development of  efficient and diversified capital markets in African countries. The CMDTF is funded by donors including […]

 Demand for rapid responses to crime and the swift delivery of justice often results in law enforcement professionals working around the clock. Judges are no exception, says the Director of Legal Administration and Public Prosecution Attorney in Malakal, Nyangon Arop. “Many judges have to work after official working hours, including from home. To enable this remote working, they need to live in an appropriate environment,” she says. The Rule of […]

 “The timing is right. Let us keep the fire lit.” That was the motivational message from South Sudan’s Minister of Federal Affairs, Losuba Ludoro Wongo, at the opening of a workshop to progress the development of a permanent constitution and address the crucial issues of federalism and power sharing. Sponsored by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Max Planck Foundation, the workshop focused on understanding the […]

 Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) declared Botswana First Lady as Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, stop GBV and support girl education; Merck Foundation Chairperson&CEO met Botswana President and The First Lady to acknowledge their Alumni and Award winners; Merck Foundation marking strong milestone of Transforming Patient Care Landscape and Supporting Girl Education in partnership with Botswana First Lady. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck […]