Month: October 2024

 His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio held constructive discussions with Vijitha Herath, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, en route to Samoa for the upcoming 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Minister Herath extended a warm welcome to President Bio on behalf of the Sri Lankan government and its people. He reflected on the long-standing bilateral relationship between the two nations and expressed enthusiasm for increased collaboration, particularly in the […]

 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Mr Nocks Seabi, has learned with shock of Princess Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi's sudden and untimely passing. "It is with complete shock and disbelief that we learned of Princess Buthelezi's untimely passing," Mr Seabi said. "Death has once again robbed South Africa of a devoted public representative who showed a deep commitment to the delivery of quality human settlements to the people." […]

 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) organized a two-week sewing training program for people with disabilities at the Tlamelong Rehabilitation Center, run by the Botswana Red Cross Society. Previously, TİKA had supplied the center’s sewing workshop with nine sewing machines and three overlock machines. As part of the project, a two-week training program was launched, along with the provision of fabrics and necessary equipment to support the center’s activities. The […]

 The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima is calling for accelerated global solidarity to strengthen Madagascar’s response to HIV, including preventing new HIV infections and expanding access to treatment, to end AIDS as a public health threat. Ms Byanyima is visiting the country between 19–24 October to support its response to the HIV epidemic. Madagascar has seen dramatic increase in new HIV infections since 2010 and a 158% increase in […]

 The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,  has commissioned Phase II of the Tsatsadu micro-hydropower generation plant, constructed on the Tsatsadu waterfalls at Alavanyo in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region. Constructed entirely by Ghanaian engineers of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and funded largely from internally generated funds, Phase I of the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS)  - commissioned by President Akufo-Addo  in December 2020 -  generated 45 kilowatts (KW) […]

 South Sudan is witnessing some of its worst flooding in decades that has caused widespread devastation in several parts of the country and has so far left more than 226 000 people displaced, homes, livelihood impacted with roads and key infrastructure submerged and several communities devastated. The floods have affected 42 of South Sudan's 78 counties. Fifty-eight health facilities have been submerged in five counties and nearly 90 others are inaccessible […]

 The European Union’s NIS2 cyber security  directive has significant implications for African businesses trading with the continent.  This is according to Check Point Software Technologies (www.CheckPoint.com), a leading AI-powered cloud-delivered cyber security provider, which urges African businesses with strong ties to the EU to take steps to comply with this new, stringent cyber security regulation. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/3UgCQYj The European Union’s NIS2 Directive, came into effect this month and requires member […]