Month: August 2025

 Zambian farmers have doubled their yields and their incomes, using climate-smart techniques learned through a partnership among the European Union, African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP), and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Before 2021, many smallholder cotton farmers in Magoye and Ngwezi in Zambia faced declining yields, poor soils, and limited access to sustainable techniques. Today, thanks to an EU/ACP-funded International Trade Centre (ITC) project, they are harvesting twice as much cotton, […]

 The National Eritrean Festival 2025 was officially opened this morning by President Isaias Afwerki at the Expo Grounds. The opening ceremony, which featured colorful traditional dances and songs from the country’s various ethnic groups, was attended by Ministers, senior Government and People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) officials, members of the diplomatic corps, and numerous nationals from inside the country and abroad. President Isaias, accompanied by senior officials, toured […]

 Cataract surgery has been performed on 260 citizens, including 11 children, at Akordet Hospital. Dr. Eyob Beyene, an eye surgery specialist at Birhan Aini Hospital in Asmara, said the program was part of nationwide efforts to prevent blindness, and that it has so far yielded commendable results. Dr. Eyob noted that eye surgeries were previously conducted in collaboration with foreign experts, but are now being carried out with full local […]

 The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, has announced a special financial contribution to all Seychellois athletes who won medals during the 13th Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games, hosted in Seychelles from 1st to 11th August 2025. In recognition of their outstanding performances and dedication, medalists of Team Seychelles will each receive: • SCR 10,000 for every Gold Medal • […]

 The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the rich heritage, knowledge systems, and resilience of indigenous communities across Africa and the world. The Chairperson reaffirms the African Union’s commitment, as enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981) and guided by the […]

 In preparation for the first National Convention of the National Dialogue process, President Cyril Ramaphosa met on Thursday 7 August 2025 with representatives of the interim Preparatory Task Team (PTT), which has been given the responsibility of organising the convention and preparing for the public dialogues that will take place thereafter. At the meeting, the representatives reported to the President that the members of the PTT were divided on a […]

 "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to have get an ultrasound. I had to pay for transport, wait for an appointment and sometimes even go to a private clinic and pay 10 000 CFA francs. Between the cost of transport and the time lost, a lot of women gave up," says Kindo, a mother of two. "Now that we can have an […]

 The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission jointly issue this communiqué following the official visit of Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), to the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. UNREC is UNODA’s Regional Centre for Africa. The visit served […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Badr Abdel-Atty. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that the Turkish Minister conveyed the greetings of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the President. President El-Sisi appreciated this gesture, and emphasized the importance of continuing to work […]