Month: October 2024

 The three (3) day meeting of government experts to examine the draft additional act establishing the regional data exchange platform of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) and the standard operating procedures ended on Friday 25 October in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. During their meeting, the experts from the Ministries of Interior Security, Justice and Foreign Affairs of the ECOWAS Member States made s presentation on WAPIS, reviewed the […]

 The Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak today in Renk, Upper Nile State. This declaration comes after reports of 44 suspected cholera cases, and six laboratory-confirmed cases on 23 October 2024 in Renk, Upper Nile State. As of 27 October 2024, 49 cholera cases have been reported among refugees, returnees, and local communities. The first suspected case was reported on 28 September 2024 after the County Health Department […]

 The Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM) and Africa Finance Corporation(AFC) (www.Africafc.org), Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on initiatives to boost exports in both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and AFC’s member countries This MoU, signed on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, will also promote exchange of information, technical expertise and knowledge sharing between both institutions.   His […]

 Indonesia’s national oil company (NOC) Pertamina will lead a delegation to the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference, taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town. Led by Wisnu Medan Santoso, Senior Vice President: Business Development at Pertamina, the delegation will explore new opportunities in African oil and gas as the country seeks to diversify its imports. Once representing a major oil exporter, Indonesia has gained significant expertise […]

 President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has named the Director General of the Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) 1. Mr. Stephen Y. Mambu, Director General This appointment takes immediate effect. President Boakai calls on appointed officials of government to continue to demonstrate diligence, commitment, integrity, professionalism, and loyalty in service to country.   Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion.