Month: April 2025

 Zambia has launched a series of strategic initiatives in 2025 to accelerate copper drilling and meet its target of producing 3.1 million tons per annum by 2031. In February 2025, the country introduced the Zambia Integrated Mining Information System (www.MMMD.Gov.zm), a digital platform designed to enhance efficiency and transparency in mining license management. The system is expected to streamline the approval process and help Zambia attract more investors and fast-track […]

 The Office of the President wishes to categorically refute the misleading and false information being disseminated by the presidential candidate of United Seychelles regarding the health facility donated by the Qatari Government located at the Seychelles Coast Guard base. Contrary to these claims, we wish to reassure the public that the hospital structure and equipment remain fully intact. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two medical facilities, one […]

 In 2025, South Africa holds the G20 presidency, with world leaders scheduled to convene later in the year to discuss priorities under the theme: 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.' On 27-28 February 2025, UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office and the South African Institute of International Affairs youth division (Youth@SAIIA) organized the Youth and G20 workshop titled 'Bridging the Gap for Global Impact' in Johannesburg. Bringing together 150 passionate young leaders from […]

 On 27 March 2025, UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office, in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology, and the Departments of Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities, hosted a dialogue on ‘Transforming Patriarchal Masculinities for a Gender-Equal World’ for 150 young people. The dialogue, which took place in Pretoria, brought together students from universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions (TVETs), and high schools from South Africa’s Gauteng […]

 Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday. The grim revelation emerged during a high-level discussion at the UN in Geneva on the human rights situation in DRC. ​​The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – […]

 His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Mrs. Tuma Adama Gento Kamara as a member of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission. Secretary to the President, Dr. Emmanuel Gaima, informed the gathering that the ceremony was in accordance with section 140(1)(d) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, which provides for the appointment of a practicing Counsel of not less than ten years standing […]

 Legislators on the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs have rejected a proposal from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  to avail funds for the Inspections and Quality Assurance Department citing political interference and poor performance. The legislators were interfacing with officials from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Tuesday, 01 April 2025 as theyto scrutinised the DPP’s ministerial policy statement. The DDP  is established under […]

 On Tuesday, MEPs approved two proposals granting Jordan and Egypt loans worth €500 million and €4 billion respectively. The macro-financial assistance (MFA) for Egypt was adopted by Parliament by 452 votes in favour, 182 against and 40 abstentions. The MFA for Jordan was passed by 571 votes in favour, 59 against and 46 abstentions. Given Egypt’s critical economic and financial situation and its role as an important stabilising presence amid […]

 On April 1, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Republic of Zambia concurrently, Ihar Marshalau, presented copies of his Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Zambia, Mulambo Haimbe.  The parties discussed the possibilities of intensifying the political dialogue between Belarus and Zambia and agreed to exchange visits at various levels […]