Month: January 2025

 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Ian Cameron, has strongly condemned the mishandling and maltreatment of a Khayelitsha man in his own home by the South African Police Service VIP protection unit members. While the Chairperson acknowledges that ensuring the security of the protectee is paramount, it should be done within reason and the confines of the law. The incident is worrying in the context that eight […]

 The Auditor General’s forensic audit report on the alleged loss of Shs60 billion from Bank of Uganda (BoU) has been forwarded to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) for further investigations. Speaker Anita Among sent the report to the CID after it was laid before Parliament by the Government Chief Whip, Hon. Denis Hamison Obua on Thursday, 09 January 2025. The Speaker said that she held consultations with President Yoweri […]

 A Foreign, Commonwealth&Development spokesperson said: “The UK condemns the capture of Masisi, in North Kivu, by the armed group M23. “This is a clear violation of the ceasefire and undermines efforts taken through the Luanda process to achieve sustainable peace in Eastern DRC. “The UK calls for urgent de-escalation and respect of DRC’s territorial integrity. We urge Rwanda and DRC to return to the negotiating table and to implement all […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly; Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Eng. Sherif El Sherbiny; Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Eng. Hassan El-Khatib; Advisor to the President for Urban Planning, Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed; Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Administrative Capital for Urban Development, Eng. Khaled Abbas; and Head of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, […]

 The Special Envoy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Mr. Sofiane CHAIB, who also serves as Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the National Community Abroad, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio. During the visit, Mr. CHAIB reaffirmed Algeria’s commitment to bolstering diplomatic ties with Sierra Leone. Welcoming the envoy and his delegation, Sierra Leone’s Minister of […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of the European Parliament, Ms. Roberta Metsola, in the presence of Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Hanafy Gebaly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Dr. Badr Abdel-Atty, as well as the European Union Ambassador in Cairo, Angelina Eichhorst. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that President El-Sisi congratulated the President of the European Parliament […]

 Today, Canon Europe announces that it has once again been named a leader in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders Report, an annual market analysis which evaluates the steps print vendors are taking to lower their carbon emissions. In the 2024 report, Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) is recognised for its strong sustainability vision and strategy, which is underpinned by its priorities to improve environmental performance across its portfolio of products and services.    Within the report, […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the European Council, Mr. António Costa.  Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that President El-Sisi congratulated Mr. Costa on assuming his post as President of the European Council, confirming Egypt’s interest to further strengthen relations with the European Union and with him as President of the European Council. This comes at a time when cooperation between Egypt […]

 Reacting to the summoning of Alice Nkom, a Cameroonian lawyer and President of the Central African Human Rights Defenders Network (Réseau des défenseurs des droits humains en Afrique centrale – Redhac), to appear before the prefect of the Wouri department on 10 January and before the national gendarmerie on 14 January, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s interim Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “The ban on activities and the […]