Month: February 2025

 The Portfolio Committee on Tourism and the Portfolio Committee Science, Technology and Innovation received a briefing yesterday from the departments of Tourism and of Science, Technology and Innovation on the National Astro-Tourism Strategy implementation plan. Outlining the purpose of the joint meeting, the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms Tsakani Shiviti, said the portfolio committees are particularly interested on how the strategy will bring communities […]

 Speaking at the pass-out ceremony for 98 officers (including 14 females) who completed a six-month Sub-Unit Commanders Course at the Airborne Training School-Amilcar Cabral (ATSAC) in Nakasongola yesterday, Maj Gen. Mugisha re-echoed the words of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who said, “Training is the backbone of a military. Without training, you can never have a competent force. A modern army is built on ideology, discipline and skills.” Maj Gen. Mugisha […]

 Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will make a Working Visit to Johannesburg, South Africa from 20 to 21 February 2025 to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. This is at the invitation of South Africa’s Minister ­of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, in South Africa’s capacity as the 2025 G20 Presidency. Singapore has been consistently invited to the G20 meetings, including as Convenor of the Global Governance […]

 HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Wednesday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone Alhaji Timothy Musa Kabba, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation between the two countries and ways to support and develop it, in addition to a number of topics of mutual interest.Distributed by APO […]

 From 3 to 7 February 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Zimbabwe conducted a training session for 20 members of the National Codex technical committee. The training focused on knowledge dissemination, capacity building, and the adoption of Codex standards. “The training is part of the Codex Trust Fund 2 project, which seeks to rejuvenate Codex Alimentarius activities in Zimbabwe by expanding knowledge and understanding of […]

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$5 million from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to improve food security and build resilience for vulnerable communities in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions. With below-normal rainfall forecasted for the upcoming March-May rainy season, strengthening early warning systems is critical to help communities and government anticipate and prepare for extreme weather events.   "The Republic […]