Month: October 2025

  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged Finnish companies to channel investments into coffee value addition, saying this is the surest way to help Uganda and other African producers tap into the lucrative global coffee market. Meeting with Members of the Commerce Committee of the Parliament of Finland, Tayebwa highlighted the imbalance in global coffee earnings, noting that coffee producing countries receive only a fraction of the […]

  The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has taken firm action against a shark longline vessel found to have breached permit conditions — reaffirming government’s commitment to protecting South Africa’s shark populations and restoring integrity in our fisheries. Following an inspection on 25 June 2025, Fishery Control Officers confirmed that the vessel had failed to comply with permit condition 5.1(h), which requires that all sharks, including skates […]

  Government will proceed to access loan funding for critical national projects, after getting a nod from Parliament on the financing for several infrastructure and agricultural plans. During the sitting on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, legislators approved borrowing worth US$1.341 billion which had previously been stayed owing to concerns on a financing agreement negotiated with the World Bank. During the sitting, the State Minister […]

  His Excellency Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi, Non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of the Niger, met with His Excellency Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Niger, at the Prime Minister’s headquarters in the capital, Niamey.  H.E. Al Shamsi conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al […]

  More than 100 speakers from countries including, Australia, China, Italy, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, The Netherlands, the UAE and the US to share thought leadership and strategic takeaway across four leadership summits Renowned leaders from Ministry of Energy&Infrastructure and Department of Economy&Tourism, Aldar Projects, KAFD, Deyaar, BEEAH Real Estate, LEAD Real Estate Developer, Retal Urban Development and Elisium City at Big 5 Global Leaders’ Summit and LiveableCitiesX Summit […]

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), convened two high-level engagements in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, from 20 to 24 October 2025, to advance collective action to protect children across West Africa. The sessions brought together Directors responsible for child protection from ECOWAS Member States, United Nations agencies, and civil society, to reinforce regional cooperation and accelerate implementation […]

  The President of the Republic of Seychelles in his capacity of Commander-in-Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) Dr. Patrick Herminie, conducted his first official visit to the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) Headquarters at Bel Eau on Thursday morning. The President was joined on this visit by the Vice President, Mr. Sebastien Pillay. The visit marked a significant milestone in the new administration's engagement with the nation's defence establishment. […]

  HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, met today with HE Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan to the State of Qatar, Lily Adhieu Martin Manyiel. Discussion during the meeting, focussed on cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them, in additipon to the situation of displaced persons from Sudan. HE the Minister of State for […]