Month: February 2025

 Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations. Presenting a Statement on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) grading system under the new curriculum, the Minister of State for Education and Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, said that students can apply the acquired knowledge in real life situations rather than just memorizing information […]

 On Tuesday, 18 February, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, supported by Ms. Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Ms. Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister of Tourism, led the presentation of South Africa’s National Astro-Tourism Strategy to Parliament. Last year, the Minister of Tourism, Ms. Patricia De Lille, tabled the National Astro-Tourism Strategy in Cabinet. Subsequent to this, in September last year, Cabinet […]

 An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 others, Human Rights Watch said today. The loss of civilian life underscores the need for all parties to the conflict to better protect civilians from military operations. Witnesses said that in the early afternoon of February 7, Islamist fighters attacked […]

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) delivering vital nutrition supplies for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months as three weeks of fighting continues to worsen access to food for the most vulnerable. A recent WFP market assessment found the price of staple foods in eastern DRC […]

 Eritrean nationals in the Republic of South Africa, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the Netherlands have carried out various public diplomacy activities. In Germany, nationals held a public seminar in Cologne on 15 February, focusing on the current situation in the homeland within the context of global developments. The seminar also emphasized the importance of strengthening organizational capacity and increasing participation in national affairs. Mr. Kibreab Tekeste, Chargé […]

 The Ministry of Health in the Central Region has reported that measles and rubella vaccination coverage in the region has exceeded 95%. This update was shared during an activity assessment meeting held on 18 and 19 February in Asmara. According to the report presented by Mr. Tesfay Tesfatsion, head of the office branch, significant progress has been made in the distribution of Vitamin A, as well as in the follow-up […]