Month: October 2025

  The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), UN Women and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Support Project for Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project, funded by the European Union and Germany and implemented by GIZ, jointly organised a regional seminar from the 13th  to 17th of October 2025 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the theme: “Strengthening the role of young […]

  Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande is part of a government delegation to Switzerland. Together with other Ministers, he is accompanying His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa on a two-day State Visit at the invitation of Her Excellency President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss Confederation. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen political, economic, and social ties between Switzerland and South Africa, and to advance mutually […]

  Recent media reports have suggested that South Africa intends to break ranks with the international consensus on the ivory and rhino horn trade ahead of the upcoming CITES COP20. This is incorrect. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) reaffirms that South Africa remains fully committed to the international ban on commercial trade of ivory and rhino horn. Our policy is guided by science, ethics, and global […]

  State House is pleased to inform the public that President Dr. Patrick Herminie, who was sworn in as the 6th President of the Republic of Seychelles on 26 October 2025, has received widespread messages of congratulations from the international community. Warm wishes have been extended by Heads of State and Government, regional and international organizations, diplomatic partners, and members of the Seychellois diaspora across the globe. These messages reflect […]

  The Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Policy remains the cornerstone of government's approach to affirming African cultural values in the face of globalisation, strengthening the contribution of indigenous knowledge to social and economic development in South Africa, and interfacing IKS with other knowledge systems, said the Director-General of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Mlungisi Cele. Dr Cele was addressing indigenous knowledge holders, traditional leaders and government officials on 27 October […]

  The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan expressed today grave alarm at escalating atrocities surrounding the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), having gathered direct and harrowing testimonies from survivors that reveal systematic and ongoing attacks against civilians. Despite immense challenges in accessing information, initial investigations point to a deliberate pattern of ethnically targeted executions of unarmed civilians, assaults, sexual violence, widespread looting and destruction of […]

  We are alarmed by reports that several people have been killed during protests over the outcome of the 12 October presidential election. We call on the security forces to refrain from use of lethal force, and on the protesters to demonstrate peacefully. The authorities must fully abide by their obligations under international human rights law, and political leaders and their supporters must refrain from violence and hate speech. We […]

  On October 28, the 2nd Africa International Agricultural Expo (2025 AIAE) opened in Nairobi with the support of Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. The event brought together over 200 policymakers, innovators, farmers, investors, and trade facilitators, along with more than 160 exhibitors from Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world. Ambassador Guo Haiyan and Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh, Principal Secretary for Agriculture, addressed the audience at the Opening Ceremony. Ambassador Guo said that Africa is a land […]