Month: October 2025

  The newly appointed WHO Representative to Tanzania, Dr. Alex Ntale Gasasira, has officially presented his credentials to Hon. Ambassador Cosato Chumi, MP, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. During the ceremony, Dr. Gasasira conveyed warm greetings from WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Prof. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, to the Government and people of Tanzania. He commended the country’s remarkable progress […]

  Parliamentarians from around the world met with policymakers and partners at the World Health Summit in Berlin to foster dialogue on how to mobilize political will, defend equal rights and build inclusive and sustainable responses to HIV. “Parliamentarians have long been a cornerstone of international efforts to end AIDS, pushing for efforts to secure substantial funding, technical expertise, and political advocacy to ensure equitable access to life-saving HIV treatment […]

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially handed over 315 computers — including 165 laptops and 150 desktops — to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) under the Pandemic Fund: Ethiopia Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Project (EPPR). This support represents a significant step forward in enhancing Ethiopia’s capacity for pandemic preparedness, early detection, and coordinated emergency response. The computers will equip Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) across […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Tourism wrapped up its week-long oversight which focused on the implementation of the oversight priority plan on infrastructure development in the Gauteng Province yesterday. The committee prioritised infrastructure development projects in the townships and in rural areas in its oversight programme. At the Evaton Memorial, Sharpeville Memorial and Boipatong Monument, the committee found that those sites are inadequately maintained. It called for meaningful intervention from […]

  The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama on Monday, 13th October, 2025 addressed the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women. Emphasising the importance of the meeting, the President underscored that it reaffirms the shared commitments made during the Beijing Conference 30 years ago for the empowerment of women and girls. He stated that Ghana on its part has resolved to remain committed and has taken […]

  HE Prime Minister of the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation relations between the two countries.  Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.     

  Her mother being killed in the bushes without anyone ever being held accountable was Mary’s first exposure to the absence of justice in South Sudan.  Being raped by young men in her community at 12 years old, her second.  As one of five children, Mary’s early childhood came with challenges common for South Sudan, but was what she describes as “happy overall”. With the absence of her father, a […]

  1. Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest&Climate Change Shri. Kirti Vardhan Singh [MOS (KVS)] will be leading the Indian delegation for the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being held in Kampala, Uganda on 15 – 16 October 2025. The Ministerial will be preceded by a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on 13 – 14 October. Shri Sibi George, Secretary (West), will represent India at […]