Month: October 2024

 This morning, President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Republic of Seychelles, who also serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), officiated a commissioning ceremony at State House, promoting two SDF officers. Second Lieutenant Daryl Joubert and Second Lieutenant Sylvie Tamboo, both pilots in the Seychelles Air Force, received their commissions after successfully completing their officer cadet training at an academy in Chennai, India. Second Lt. Joubert, who joined the […]

 South Sudan now ranks as the second largest recipient of people fleeing Sudan, with more than 810,000 new arrivals since April 2023, including returning South Sudanese refugees who were sheltering in Sudan and refugee and asylum seekers from other countries. UNHCR warned that the situation is likely to worsen, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian challenges in the country. “The conflict in Sudan is hitting South Sudan harder than any other country in the region and […]

 The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) (www.DWTC.com) and the SuperBridge Council have announced the diverse lineup of its key speakers for the second edition of the SuperBridge Summit 2024 taking place in concurrence with Gitex Global. The summit, to take place on October 15 and 16, 2024, at the One&Only One Za’abeel Hotel, Dubai, will foster collaboration and dialogue on critical global issues, aiming to inspire, impact and innovate for […]

 The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) wants members of the proposed National Teachers Council to be nominated by teacher labour unions.  The National Teachers Bill, 2024 establishes the National Teachers Council (NTC) and the new proposed law mandates the Minister of Education and Sports to appoint members of the Council.  UNATU’s Secretary General, Mr Filbert Baguma said that the Minister’s mandate should be restricted to appointment of Chairperson of the […]

 IMF staff and the Gambian authorities conducted productive discussions on economic policies to conclude the second review of the program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement; Economic recovery is strengthening while inflation has decelerated to single digits; The Gambia’s reform agenda is advancing despite challenges to fiscal policy; The IMF remains committed to supporting The Gambia and discussions will continue remotely and in Washington D.C. over the coming weeks to finalize agreement. […]

 Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, has called for increased investment in Uganda’s agricultural sector emphasising that it holds the key to the country's economic transformation.  Speaking at the flagging off of Uganda’s 13 best farmers of 2023 at the DFCU headquarters, Tayebwa highlighted the need to shift from traditional, rain-dependent farming to more modern, mechanised agriculture backed by irrigation and improved market access. “Africa has 174 million hectares of arable land, […]

 Energy and hydrocarbon ministers from across Africa have joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference to discuss investment opportunities while engaging with financiers and project developers. Representing the entire energy value chain from oil and gas to renewable energy to power and infrastructure, regional ministers will unpack the continent’s strategies to make energy poverty history by 2030.   North African countries such as Libya and Algeria have […]

 Benin joins six other African countries that contribute to ADF; 74 million people in Africa have benefitted from improvements in agriculture for food security through the Fund. Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group. The country’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Romuald Wadagni, made the announcement in Cotonou, at the opening session of the […]

 Experts from the Member States concerned by the Amilcar Cabral submarine cable project (Cape Verde, Guinea, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone) and their technical and financial partners are meeting from 10 to 11 October 2024 in Conakry (Guinea) to analyse the memo-randum of understanding of the Amilcar Cabral submarine cable project consortium. The objectives of this project are to contribute to the digital development of the countries con-cerned by providing […]