Month: January 2025

 The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns. The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu that can continue performing their duties from elsewhere in response to the deteriorating security situation and intensifying hostilities involving the non-State armed group M23, a Rwandan-backed […]

 NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), through its subsidiary EVOSPORT, today announced a new collaboration to support youth basketball in Morocco. The collaboration marks the league’s most expansive youth basketball development programming ever in Morocco and makes UM6P an official partner of NBA Africa. UM6P is a Moroccan university that focuses on developing solutions to specific continental and, more broadly, global challenges. The university is engaged in […]

 Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, Human Rights Watch said today. The M23 is opposed by Congolese military forces and a coalition of abusive militias known as “Wazalendo” (“patriots” in Swahili). The fighting is having catastrophic consequences for the humanitarian situation around Goma. On January 21, 2025, the M23 and Rwandan […]

 The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers held its 6th regular meeting on 23 January in Massawa under the theme “Always Ready for Development.” During the meeting, extensive discussions were held on the activity report presented by Mr. Kibreab Kidane, Deputy General Secretary of the Confederation. An action plan for 2025 was also adopted. According to the report, the Confederation organized over 200 seminars and meetings focusing on the role of […]

 The Gash Barka Region Assembly held its 22nd regular meeting on 23 January in Barentu. During the meeting, the Assembly expressed its readiness to strengthen the role of its members in implementing the programs planned for 2025. Highlighting readiness to play due role in the execution of the recommendations that were adopted in previous meetings, as well as to address challenges, Mr. Osman Mohammed-Ali, Chairman of the Assembly, emphasized the […]

 The Arberobu Dam, constructed at a cost of approximately five million Nakfa, was inaugurated on 23 January by Gen. Flipos Woldeyohannes, Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces. The dam, with a capacity to hold over 120,000 cubic meters of water, was built through the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Central Region Administration, Adi-Halo projects, and members of the Defense Forces. In addition to providing potable water […]

 Addressing leaders in Busoga sub-region at Mayuge District Playground, Mayuge District on Thursday, 23rd January, 2025, the President emphasized that prioritizing household incomes is critical to transforming lives even amidst infrastructure development challenges. This meeting was part of President Museveni’s ongoing 4-day wealth creation and Parish Development Model (PDM) performance assessment tour in Busoga sub-region. “You, the leaders, should emphasize wealth creation because it will reach every home. We, the […]

 On January 24, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdullah Allafi, Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, during his visit to Japan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. H.E. Mr. Aymen Seifennaser, a member of the House of Representatives also participated in the meeting from the Libyan side. The overview is as follows. […]