Month: January 2025

 Roads are essential for ensuring safe movement of communities, promoting trade and enhancing economic growth as well as enabling people to connect for peacebuilding. In the Jonglei region, the main route between Bor-Pibor-Akobo is a lifeline for residents, as it also enables the efficient transportation of food and other necessities, humanitarian aid, and medical supplies for communities in need. The arrival of the dry season has enabled peacekeeping engineers from […]

 President Yoweri Museveni has today, Thursday 16th January 2025, concluded his four-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates by visiting His Highness Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, the Supreme Council Member of the UAE and Ruler of Sharjah. The president was welcomed at the Royal Palace in Sharjah by his host, Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed, alongside the Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Abdulla […]

 Today, the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, welcomed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Following the reception ceremony, the two presidents held a meeting to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them to achieve the interests of both countries and fulfill the aspirations of their peoples, particularly in the economic, trade, and investment sectors. The Spokesman for the Presidency, […]

 With ambitions to boost oil production from 270,000 to 500,000 barrels per day in the next few years, service providers are instrumental in shaping the growth of the Republic of Congo’s exploration and production sector. Alongside this, the country’s focus on gas sector development – supported by its upcoming Gas Master Plan and new Gas Code and designed to unlock 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas – opens additional […]

 Australian exploration and production company Red Sky Energy has made its first foray into Africa’s oil and gas market, acquiring a 35% stake in Block 6/24, offshore Angola. Speaking exclusively to Energy Capital&Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com), the company’s CEO Andrew Knox cited the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference as pivotal to making the deal happen. Knox participated in a panel discussion during AOG 2024 and the company’s Block 6/24 acquisition underscores the impact […]

 Governments in Central Africa suppressed civil and political rights, especially in the context of elections, with impunity in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. In the region’s armed conflicts, both government security forces and nonstate armed groups committed serious violations of international humanitarian law with little fear of being held accountable.  For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than […]

 Armed groups and government forces in West Africa have committed atrocities with impunity in 2024, with thousands of dead and injured, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries. In much of the world, Executive Director Tirana Hassan writes in her introductory essay, governments cracked down and wrongfully arrested and imprisoned political opponents, […]