Month: October 2024

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns. The meeting was attended by Head of the General Intelligence Service, Hassan Rashad. The meeting addressed the latest developments pertinent to joint efforts to achieve de-escalation in the Gaza Strip, ways to advance negotiations towards a ceasefire and the exchange of captives, and immediate and complete access to humanitarian aid was emphasized […]

 The ECOWAS Commission has awarded a grant of $1,033,991 to twenty-five (25) regional cen-ters, including nine (9) focused on agricultural innovation, six (6) dedicated to agronomic re-search, and ten (10) specializing in vocational training in agroecology and organic agriculture. This funding initiative is designed to train 3,142 young people, enhancing their skills by com-plementing theoretical knowledge with practical expertise, while promoting innovation and capacity-building in the agroforestry, livestock, and fisheries […]

 The West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (WA-ECS) is set to tackle project development bottlenecks across the ECOWAS region and drive sustainable energy development across West Africa from 3-5 December 2024, in Lomé, Togo. The response from the private sector, who are actively looking for energy projects, but often frustrated by the pace of development, tells us this meeting is long overdue. Under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Togolese […]

 South Africa welcomes the convening and the outcome of the Sixth Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) held from 24 to 25 October 2024 at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. States Parties to the Treaty reaffirmed their commitment to the Pelindaba Treaty and noted with concern recent events and actions that have negatively affected the operations […]

 The United States is proud to partner with Tanzania to secure a $25 million grant from the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund. The grant is part of a global effort to bolster pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response capacities in 40 countries across six geographical regions. In addition to U.S. support in helping Tanzania to secure a $25 million grant from the Pandemic Fund, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for […]

 In a powerful opening to the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the president of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at the World Bank Ajay Banga, stressed the need for more global action against hunger, a goal slipping further away due to the combined effects of conflict, economic challenges and climate change. The two leaders were guest speakers at the opening plenary on […]

 KoçSistem (www.KocSistem.com), a leading Turkish technology company with a long-standing history, is actively forming regional partnerships with global tech firms. The company has recently signed an agreement with Saudi Business Machines (SBM), Saudi Arabia’s leading provider of end-to-end enterprise information technology and telecommunications solutions. Through this collaboration, KoçSistem will cooperate with SBM on cloud services, managed services, and consultancy. With the newly formed strategic alliance, KoçSistem and SBM will create […]