Month: February 2025

 The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation welcomes and applauds the country’s swift response to US President Donald Trump's misunderstanding of South African policy on land matters. Committee Chairperson Mr Supra Mahumapelo said, “President Trump simply assumes that Black South Africans whose land was taken by force, murder, arrests, etc should be left unattended by the democratic government that the same people (the majority) voted for. The issue of […]

 In the wake of the devastating shelling of a busy market in Omdurman, which killed at least 54 people and injured another 158 people, many of them women and children, Save the Children is delivering emergency health kits and saline drips to the Al Naw Hospital, providing crucial support for life-saving care.   The market attack came just four days after an attack on Abu Shouk camp on the outskirts of El Fasher killed at least seven […]

 The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) – the voice of the African energy sector – is pleased to announce that energy and commodities information company S&P Global Commodity Insights has joined the Chamber as an official partner. With the partnership, the AEC and S&P Global Commodity Insights aim to deliver high-level market intelligence to attract capital, technology and expertise to markets throughout the continent, with a view to driving socioeconomic development […]

 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively supporting the response to an outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region, which is being led by the Ministry of Health. The outbreak was declared by Tanzanian authorities on 20 January 2025. Working alongside the Ministry of Health and other partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), an MSF team with experience responding to epidemics is in Kagera region to strengthen the local response capacity. We are providing trainings […]

 On February 1, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Sudan concurrently, Sergei Terentiev, met with the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Sudan,Gibril Ibrahim Mohammed, and the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development of the League of Arab States, Ibrahim Al Dukhairi. The parties discussed the current state […]

  Merck Foundation marks World Cancer Day with African First Ladies by providing 194 scholarships of Oncology Training to African doctors from 32 countries. Merck Foundation together with Africa First Ladies and Ministries of Health has been building cancer care capacity and increasing the limited number of Oncologists in their countries by providing close to 200 Scholarships of One-, two- and three-years fellowship, diploma and Master Degree of oncology to […]

 The Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Stephan Schønemann, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, at Maison Queau de Quinssy on Monday 03rd February 2025. Maritime security, climate change, tourism and air connectivity were at the top of the agenda for bilateral talks between the two diplomats. Regarding Maritime Security, Ambassador-designate Schønemann pointed out that […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly; Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Ayman Ashour; President's Adviser for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed; Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority Lieutenant General Ahmed El-Shazly; and Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed Al-Azzazi. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that the meeting tackled progress in […]

 On February 3, commencing at 7 p.m. for approximately two hours, Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a working dinner with H.E. Mr. Philemon YANG, President of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, who is visiting Japan upon the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The overview of the dinner is as follows. The dinner was attended by Mr. MARUYAMA Norio, […]