Month: January 2025

 The importance of effective policies in fisheries and aquaculture was underscored at the 15th Malabo Montpellier Forum, convened on January 30th, 2025, where Dr. Huyam Salih, Director of the African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), and staff from the AU-IBAR FishGov2 and Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in the Africa Blue Economy Projects, joined other stakeholders to deliberate on "FISH-FRIENDLY: Policy Innovations for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa."  […]

 His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has presided over the signing ceremony of a €35 million financing agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the European Union (EU) at State House. The agreement aims to enhance the country’s agricultural value chain and support the government’s flagship Feed Salone programme. Moderating the ceremony, Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, emphasized that the financing agreement represents a significant boost […]

 The Public Health Professionals Association of Eritrea held its 2nd congress in Asmara on 30 January. Dr. Zerebruk Tesfamariam, president of the association, stated that although the congress was to be held every two years in accordance with the association’s constitution, it had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the congress, concise reports on financial matters and training programs designed to enhance the capacity of members were presented. […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has this afternoon, 31 January 2025, arrived in Harare, in the Republic of Zimbabwe to participate in the Southern African Development Committee (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  The Summit will be chaired by His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Chairperson of SADC. The Summit follows […]

 The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province. The hostilities are occurring in a mineral-rich region that has been volatile for decades amid a proliferation of armed groups, which has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes over the years and seek safety in displacement camps. Critical supplies dwindling […]

 AD Ports Group (www.ADPortsGroup.com), a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry (ADX: ADPORTS), today began its long-term management and development of a major multipurpose terminal and an associated logistics business with local partners in Luanda, Angola, driving forward its expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. With Angolan joint venture partners Unicargas and Multiparques, AD Ports Group started operations at Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal in the country’s largest port. The Port […]

 Government will  prioritise debt management, domestic revenue mobilisation, and economic transformation in the next financial year. This revelation was made by the State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, while justifying the motion on the National Budget Framework Paper for Financial Years 2025/26- 2029/20. Musasizi revealed that the preliminary resource envelope stands at Shs57.44 trillion and that this financial year marks the first implementation phase of the National […]

 The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) will only audit 40 per cent of Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and local governments in the 2024/25 financial year due to a Shs32 billion budget cut. This reduction, which represents 60 per cent of the operational budget required for fieldwork according to the OAG, threatens the integrity of audit reports and limits oversight on public expenditure. With the OAG’s overall budget standing at […]

 The seven candidates running to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are hoping that with their 15-minute presentations at the Olympic House on Thursday, 30 January, they have been able to convince the IOC membership of their capabilities to lead the biggest sports organisation in the world.  Although they were unable to read the room during the in-camera meeting, especially as their audience was barred from […]