Month: October 2025

  The Africa Women Innovation&Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Conference and Exhibition event opens its doors next week, from 30 to 31 October 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa. AWIEF2025 will convene entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, corporate executives, and development partners from across Africa and the diaspora for two days of high-level dialogue, innovation showcases, and collaboration — all focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment […]

  The Convention of Young Reporters of Senegal (CJRS) welcomed Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Subregional Coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for West Africa and FAO Representative in Senegal, as part of the second edition of the initiative “Face aux reporters” held at the Babacar Touré Press House, on the 17 October2025. This intergenerational meeting, held under the topic “Sustainable Food Security in Senegal: Role […]

  World Food Day (WFD) 2025 was celebrated across all 15 West African countries on Thursday, 16 October, under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” The event marked the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and highlighted the importance of collective action for sustainable and inclusive food systems. In Senegal, the celebration took place on the esplanade […]

  The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work, said Amnesty International in a new report. ‘Salaries that make you cry: abuses of workers’ rights linked to Soguipah’s activities in Guinea’ reveals how workers at the plantations and the factory of the Guinean Oil Palm and Rubber […]

  In the heart of southern Malawi, a quiet revolution is unfolding. In villages once torn by land disputes, political tensions, and gender-based violence, women are stepping into roles traditionally reserved for men—mediators, advocates, and leaders in peacebuilding. Their efforts, supported by the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) through UN Women, are transforming communities and challenging long-held norms. From Silence to Leadership in Nsanje In Nsanje’s Mbenje area, women’s […]

  Four United Nations agencies today called for urgent international attention on the crisis in Sudan, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. Over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of life-sustaining services have pushed millions to the brink of survival, particularly women and children. During recent visits to Sudan, senior leaders from the International Organization for Migration […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, as part of his visit to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the first Egypt-EU summit. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the President expressed his appreciation for the positive and supportive role played by the European Parliament, and Ms. Metsola in particular, in strengthening the partnership between Egypt and the European […]

  On October 22, Ambassador GAO Wenqi paid a courtesy call on Hon. Amb. Christine Nkulikiyinka, Minister of Public Service and Labour of Rwanda. They exchanged views on the human resource development cooperation between China and Rwanda in recent years. Counselor GAO Zhiqiang attended the meeting. Amb. Gao expresses China’s willingness to deepen bilateral cooperation with Rwanda, strengthen capacity building in artificial intelligence and medical fields. Christine appreciates the long-term […]

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and the people of South Africa, extended his warmest congratulations to Ms Sanae Takaichi on her election as Prime Minister of Japan, becoming the first woman in Japan’s history to hold this esteemed position. South Africa and Japan share a long-standing partnership founded on mutual respect, cooperation, and shared aspirations for peace, prosperity, and sustainable development.  The South African Government […]