Month: May 2025

 The Kenya University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) successfully performed its first two kidney transplant surgeries on 7th and 8th May 2025. Both recipients and donors are recovering well post-surgery. The official launch of the kidney transplant services was marked by a press briefing led by the Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr. Ouma Oluga today, who commended the KUTRRH team for the milestone. He was joined by the Acting CEO, […]

 As we come together on the 12th of May every year, to reflect on the significance of International Nurses Day, this year I want to express my profound appreciation for the dedication and compassion that the hundreds of male and female, Seychellois and foreign, working and retired, nurses in Seychelles bring to the nursing profession. You continue to be the bedrock of our healthcare system, ensuring that every Seychellois receives […]

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assures the public that at the moment, there is no immediate threat to the lives and safety of Liberian students residing in India as a direct consequence of the India-Pakistan conflict. The announcement comes as tensions between India and Pakistan erupted in the Kashmir region, earlier this week. In bilateral talks with the Embassy of the Republic of India in Monrovia, while seeking the welfare […]

 The kilns are firing again—and with them, the economic hopes of a community. In the quiet town of Lobatse, southern Botswana, a decades-old industrial landmark is undergoing a remarkable renaissance. Lobatse Clay Works (LCW), a brick manufacturer that was once the cornerstone of Botswana's construction industry, has been resurrected owing to a strategic investment from the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). The financing has transformed not only the company but […]

 The President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has extended heartfelt congratulations to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Boakai said this momentous occasion marks a profound chapter not only for the over one billion members of the Catholic Church but also for the global community that looks […]

 The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), together with the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands, joyfully joins the universal Church in giving thanks to God for the gift of our new Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This historic moment marks a new chapter in the life of the Church, a season of hope, renewal, and missionary commitment. With deep […]