Month: October 2024

 The stage is set for the 24th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair, scheduled to take place from 26th October – 5th November, 2024 in Juba, South Sudan. This year’s trade fair themed: Promotional of unique innovation and skills development amongst EAC MSMEs expected to be a landmark event, showcasing the dynamism of small and medium-sized enterprises across the East African. The objective of the trade […]

 On October 22nd, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, met with Mrs. Mary NJOROGE, the Representative and Country Director of the World Food Programme. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening multilateral cooperation in the field of food. Ambassador Yin briefed the outcomes of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and praised WFP’s contribution to improving agricultural development in Liberia. Yin also expressed China’s firm commitment to upholding multilateralism and seriously implementing the […]

 In a significant step towards strengthening its public health infrastructure, Zimbabwe established a dedicated laboratory for the analysis of polio samples collected through environmental surveillance (ES). Previously, these samples were sent to South Africa for testing, resulting in a turnaround time of approximately 21 days. With financial and technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the newly renovated laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art technology testing equipment and staffed by highly […]

 Some 25 young men and women from across Libya participated on Tuesday, in an online training workshop on the electoral process with Electoral Assistance Service.  The training highlighted the vital role elections play in enabling citizens to manage the public affairs of their country, whether through selecting governors and representatives from among multiple candidates or through accepting and rejecting political proposals and decisions through voting. Participants also discussed the upcoming […]

 U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan Michael J. Adler and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for South Sudan David Thompson met on October 17 with 32 partners who implement USAID’s humanitarian and development assistance in South Sudan. Ambassador Adler and Mission Director Thompson thanked them for their essential work supporting the South Sudanese people and discussed assistance coordination in South Sudan’s challenging humanitarian, security, and economic context. The […]

 On World Polio Day we observe that historical outbreaks and ongoing transmission leave South Sudan’s citizens vulnerable to the debilitating polio virus.  For two decades the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has supported the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in South Sudan, providing $46 million to detect and interrupt transmission through intensive community and environmental surveillance, outbreak investigation and response.  USAID also delivered polio vaccines […]

 His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio participated as a panelist in the 27th Commonwealth Business Forum 2024. During the discussion titled “Connecting the Commonwealth,” he asserted his government’s belief that technology is an effective means to combat corruption. President Bio was speaking as a panelist with Lord Maryland of Odstock, chairman of CWEIC, and Lauren Dreyer, vice president of Starlink, on a forum that was organised in partnership with […]

 GE Vernova Inc. (www.GEVernova.com) (NYSE: GEV) today announced that its GridOS® orchestration software is deployed in the newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in Abomey-Calavi, Benin for the West African Power Pool (WAPP), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the region’s energy landscape. The recently inaugurated ICC will serve as the centralized command centre for the mainland member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), overseeing the […]

 On October 24, 2024 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kenya and United Republic of Tanzania non-resident,  Pavel Vzyatkin, met with the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Kassim Majaliwa.  The Prime Minister conveyed warm greetings to the leadership of Belarus. The parties outlined concrete steps to intensify co-operation in priority areas. The day before, Pavel Vzyatkin met with the leadership of the Ministry […]