Month: May 2025

 Children have suffered immense harm as the result of persistent violence across South Sudan, including being killed, maimed, abducted, subjected to sexual violence and forcibly recruited into armed forces.  To address alarming reports of children suffering these violations in Upper Nile and northern Jonglei, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan facilitated a two-day workshop to empower civil society groups, community and non-governmental organizations to respond to this challenge.  The […]

 Top political leaders, parliamentarians and faith-based actors from across Africa and beyond have this week convened at State House, Entebbe for the Third African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty, issuing a strong call for an African Charter that defends traditional values, strengthens national sovereignty and resists external ideological pressure. The high-level meeting, hosted by State House and the Parliament of Uganda in partnership with several African and global organisations, […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa today convened ministers and senior business leaders under the Government Business Partnership. The partners agreed to fast-track the implementation of key structural reforms and support performance improvements at Transnet and Eskom through an accelerated delivery plan and an intensified phase of the Partnership’s ongoing efforts to expedite delivery on priority interventions vital to economic growth and job creation. The partnership believes that this acceleration is necessary to […]

 More than 36 million are struggling to meet their basic food needs, which is projected to rise to over 52 million during the lean season from June to August, latest analysis reveals. This includes almost three million people facing emergency conditions, and 2,600 people in Mali who are at risk of catastrophic hunger. Although needs are at a historic high, resources are limited, with millions of lives at stake.  “Without […]

 The China-Africa People-to-People Dialogue was held from May 7 to 9, 2025, in Lusaka, Zambia. Mr. Li Jun, Vice President of the China International NGO Network for Exchanges (CNIE) and former Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Her. Honour Mutale Nalumango, Vice President of Zambia, and other senior officials attended the dialogue and delivered speeches. The event brought together over 150 participants, including H.E. Han Jing, Chinese Ambassador […]

 The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org) is pleased to announce the third edition of its Radio and Television Program Competition for the year 2024-2025, aimed at developing the production of African radio and television programs, and bringing them in line with developments in the broadcast world. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS COMPETITION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Encourage and stimulate the production process by respecting universal professional specifications. 2. To […]

 The ECOWAS Commission celebrated International Francophone and French Language Day on Thursday 8th May, 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. The aim of the ceremony was to highlight the role of the French language as a tool for work, communication and integration within the West African community. The event brought together a number of Commission executives, as well as members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS, […]

 The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in South Africa has partnered with the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference to foster collaboration between Spanish and South African energy companies. The partnership builds on dual goals of driving investment and development in South Africa and will support greater participation by Spanish firms at this year’s edition of the conference – scheduled for September 29 to October 3. As a […]

 A surgeon who has dedicated nearly 40 years to providing free, life-changing surgeries to African patients has been honored internationally for his remarkable service. Dr. Gary Parker, 72, has helped transform the lives of thousands of children and adults across 18 African nations through his volunteer work aboard the Mercy Ships hospital ships. His expertise in reconstructive surgery has restored health, dignity, and hope to people suffering from facial tumors, […]