Month: October 2025

  The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan, today received the President-elect, Dr Patrick Herminie, for a tête-à-tête at State House, following the conclusion of the 2025 Presidential Elections. Dr Herminie was accompanied by the Vice-President-elect, Mr Sebastian Pillay. During their cordial discussions, President Ramkalawan and President-elect Herminie exchanged views on key matters relating to the inauguration of the new President of the Republic, the official opening […]

  Zambia has voiced strong backing for African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr Sidi Ould Tah’s push for a new African financial architecture that strengthens the continent’s economic sovereignty. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema expressed this support during discussions with Dr Ould Tah at State House in Lusaka on 9 October 2025, following Zambia’s successful hosting of a third meeting for the 17th replenishment cycle of the African Development Fund […]

  South Sudan’s escalating political crisis is driving renewed armed violence, compounding already dire human rights and humanitarian conditions, while heightening regional instability, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned today. Despite one decade of efforts by the African Union and regional actors to support the peace process, South Sudan’s leaders have deliberately stalled progress and brought South Sudan to yet another precipice. Armed clashes are occurring […]

   Italy should revoke its damaging migrant cooperation agreement with Libya, Human Rights Watch said today. The Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on migration cooperation will renew automatically for three years on November 2, 2025, if neither party revokes it or makes any revisions by that date. The agreement, signed in 2017, includes significant material and technical support from Italy to the Libyan Coast Guard, which answers to one of the two rival authorities competing […]

  Now in its third edition, the International Carpet&Flooring Expo (ICFE) (https://apo-opa.co/4qmxfOy) — previously known as CFE, has rapidly established itself as one of the most important meeting points for the sector worldwide. Organised by Tüyap Exhibitions Group (https://Tuyap.com.tr/) in collaboration with the Istanbul Carpet Exporters’ Association (İHİB) and the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters’ Association (GAHİB), the fair has taken on a truly international identity, drawing buyers, manufacturers, and decision-makers […]