Month: October 2024

 The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Elvino Dias, legal advisor to Presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, and opposition politician Paulo Guambe, and expresses condolences to their families and friends. In a democracy, there is no place for politically motivated killings. The European Union calls for an immediate, thorough and transparent investigation that will bring to justice those responsible for this outrageous crime, provide clarity on the […]

 In the second session of the dialogue series organized by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation under the title "Business Roundtable for Innovation, Development&Government Engagement," (BRIDGE) the Ministry hosted representatives from the UK’s British International Investment (BII) agency, UK Export Finance, the Egyptian-British Business Association, and the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was attended by around 85 representatives from private sector companies, export councils, and business […]

 An integral component of AU-IBAR's efforts to build sustainable livestock value chains in Africa is the Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) Project. The organization's participation in the Hand-in-Hand (HiHi) Global Investment Forum 2024, particularly in collaboration with Kenya—a key beneficiary of the RAFFS project—underscores its commitment to securing transformative investments in feed and fodder systems. Among the six African countries involved in the RAFFS project, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives, representing both the Republican and Democratic parties, and headed by Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Congressman Tom Cole. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdelatty. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy stated that the discussions focused on regional issues. The congressional delegation sought to get a […]

 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will continue to fulfil its humanitarian mandate of providing protection and solutions to forcibly displaced and stateless people globally, even as it pursues new approaches to bridge a widening gap in aid funding, mitigate the impact of climate change and respond to emerging challenges, UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said on Friday. In his closing statement at UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting in Geneva, […]

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 18th October 2024, inaugurated a state-of-the-art Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, marking a major step forward in Ghana's healthcare system. The new Centre is set to provide critical care for patients suffering from urological and nephrological conditions, offering advanced treatments that were previously unavailable in the country. The facility is expected to reduce the need for patients to […]

 After years of intensive renovations, Africa Hall, the iconic birthplace of the Organization of African Unity is being inaugurated. Commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie I, the 1961 Arturo Mezzèdimi modernist masterpiece was designed as a place where Africans could meet to deliberate on pressing issues – independence, freedom, development and a brighter future. As the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), it has hosted countless conferences since the […]

 President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.AfreximBank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, has announced that Afreximbank will increase its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme from $1 billion to $2 billion for the next three years. The announcement was made during the CANEX WKND 2024 opening ceremony in Algiers, Algeria, and underscores the Bank’s dedication to Africa’s growing creative economy.   The decision to double CANEX […]

 As part of the implementation of the recommendation made during the 65th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on the need to “promote a framework for regional cooperation in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing”, CRESMAO organized from October 14 to 16, 2024, at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a workshop on the theme: fisheries governance and its challenges in West Africa: the […]