Month: August 2025

 On August 8, Ambassador Yin Chengwu attended the Executive Protection Service Class 2 Graduation Ceremony conducted by the Liberia National Police Academy and Training School and delivered a remark. The event was attended by Hon. Gregory O. W. Coleman, Inspector General of Liberia National Police , among others. Ambassador Yin extended his warmest congratulations to the graduates of Executive Protection Service Class 2 on their successfully completion of the training […]

 A live X Spaces event exploring how young African innovators are using artificial intelligence (AI) to address food security challenges highlighted that digital inclusion is essential for rural communities. The one-hour live event on X, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Africa, brought together three AI entrepreneurs, from Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya, who are applying cutting-edge technologies to support smallholder farmers […]

 The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, praised the National Research Foundation (NRF) for making commendable progress in the area of transformation and for producing high calibre and impactful work. The Minister was speaking at the NRF Awards in Johannesburg on 7 August 2025. The Minister said that the pipeline for the next generation of researchers looked much healthier because the NRF had funded more women over […]

 The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a serial rapist pastor in a harrowing case involving the sexual abuse of twelve (12) minor children, which were 10 boys and 2 girls, aged between 7 and 14 years. The sentence was handed down by the Nquthu Regional Magistrate’s Court on 23 July 2025. The accused was convicted and sentenced to ten (10) life imprisonment terms for […]

 On Friday, 8 August 2025, Ms. Lin Nan, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Seychelles, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Ian Madeleine, Principal Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Department, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. During the meeting, the two diplomats engaged in fruitful discussions on the long-standing and ongoing cooperation between Seychelles and China. They reviewed current partnerships, particularly in the areas of capacity building, […]

 Civil society organizations are seen as the voice of the people, advocating for communities and promoting peaceful solutions. However, in Warrap State, their voice often struggles to reach far enough. This week, in Kuajok, representatives from six counties met for three days to discuss improving coordination and connections between the state capital and remote communities. “Our community is tired of war,” says Bona Malual Akec, Chairperson of the Warrap State […]

 “People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam [displacement camp], armed people would threaten them while they were in flight, saying sure, ‘Flee, go to that place, run here, run there, we will follow you, we will find you’,” said Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, a Protection Officer for the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Ms. Knight described speaking to one traumatized child at a UNHCR shelter, […]

 IAEA-Group of Twenty cooperation broke new ground with the release of a new publication examining the potential for nuclear power in Africa.   The IAEA launched the publication at a side event co-organized with the Clean Energy Ministerial and the South African Department of Electricity and Energy on the margins of a key Group of Twenty (G20) energy transitions meeting in South Africa as the bloc explores clean energy options for sustainable development.  Read […]

 With the support of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the first kidney transplant in Burkina Faso was successfully performed, marking a milestone in the country’s medical history and setting an example for health diplomacy in West Africa. Organized in collaboration with the Turkish Society of Intensive Care and the Turkish Transplant Foundation (TONV), and supported by TİKA, the program included both training and practical applications in the field of […]