Month: October 2024

 Girls in Africa face significant challenges ensuring that they enjoy the highest attainable standard of their sexual and reproductive health. They experience barriers to accessing relevant sexual health education as well as adequate maternal healthcare during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Following the conclusion of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)’s 44th Ordinary Session on October 12, and as the conversation around maternal health examines how to ensure […]

 Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region. Torrential rainfall has disrupted access to essential services and increased the threat of disease, including a regional outbreak of cholera. The humanitarian response has been hindered by extensive damage to infrastructure; meanwhile, local humanitarian responders have themselves been impacted by the disaster.  “The water […]

 U.S. Ambassador to Angola Tulinabo S. Mushingi and the Republic of Angola Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities Ambassador Domingos Custodio Vieira Lopes signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement in Luanda to advance our countries’ bilateral aviation cooperation.  The Agreement brings the civil aviation transportation relationship between the United States and Angola to the highest modern standard. The Agreement with the Republic of Angola expands our strong […]

 The Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the EU advisory mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA) for a further two years, until 7 August 2026, with a budget allocation of over €24 million for this period. EUAM RCA was established in December 2019 with the objective of supporting the reform of the internal security forces to enable the Central African Republic authorities to mitigate security […]

 Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita and his Estonian peer, Mr. Margus Tsahkna, stated on Monday in Rabat, the two countries’ determination to further explore the development potential of their bilateral ties. "The two Ministers welcomed the dynamism characterizing the relations between Morocco and Estonia in recent years and expressed mutual interest in further exploring the potential of their bilateral cooperation,” reads a joint […]

 Estonia welcomed on october 21, 2024 the various initiatives launched under by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, to further peace, stability and socio-economic development in Africa. In a joint declaration published following a meeting in Rabat between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita and his Estonian peer, Margus Tsahkna, Estonia welcomed the “Royal initiative to facilitate access for Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean”, […]

 Soil acidity negatively impacts a significant amount of Ethiopia’s arable land. So, the United States Government, through USAID’s Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture project, and OCP Ethiopia Fertilizers Manufacturing PLC (OCP-EFMC), a leading global producer of phosphate fertilizers, have joined forces to implement a demonstration aimed at treating acidic soils with innovative blends. By addressing the challenge of soil acidity, the two organizations aim to increase crop yields and […]

 The Vice- President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Ahmed Afif will represent the Seychelles’ Head of State, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan at the 27th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in Samoa from 25–26 October 2024.   Samoa will host the Executive Sessions, where Heads of Government will assess the progress made since the last CHOGM held in Rwanda two years ago and chart a course for the […]

 The First Lady of Liberia, Madam Kartumu Yarta Boakai, officially dedicated the newly renovated Joseph G.N. Gbadyu Public School in District #2, Neekreen Township, Grand Bassa County on Friday, October 18, 2024. The dedication ceremony also recognized the ARREST Agenda, underlining the Government’s commitment to education and the welfare of children as critical pillars of national development. In her address to students, educators, local leaders, and members of the Bassa […]