Month: November 2025

  Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the head of the FDFA, has just spent two days in East and Central Africa. Peace efforts to resolve the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) formed the focal point of his visit to Kinshasa on Friday 21 November. On Thursday 20 November, Mr Cassis inaugurated the new Swiss embassy in Rwanda, a symbol of the growing bilateral ties […]

  On November 21, Ambassador Yin Chengwu met with Liberia's new Minister of Mines and Energy, Hon. R. Matonekay Tingban. Ambassador Yin congratulated Hon. Tingban on his assumption of the office of the minister of Mines and Energy, and present the state of current China-Liberia relations. He expressed hope that both sides would jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two Presidents during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and […]

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the recent reported abduction of school children and teachers in Kebbi State, North-Western Nigeria, and Niger State, North-Central Nigeria. The Chairperson strongly condemns this despicable act committed against children and innocent people and decries the persistent threats posed by terrorism, violent extremism and banditry in Nigeria. He calls for the full activation of accountability […]

  Economic activity is gradually recovering from an abrupt contraction during the last quarter of 2024, and inflation pressures are muted. Growth is expected to remain moderate, as challenges including a constrained funding environment, policy uncertainty, and foreign exchange shortages are holding back faster growth. At the same time, government financing challenges have become acute. Decisive and coordinated policy action is critical to restore macroeconomic stability and tackle external imbalances. […]

  The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across the country. He said the festering terrorists’ attacks in parts of the country and the mass killing of innocent Nigerians in recent times, have underlined the need for the federal government and the Security Agencies to, as a matter of urgency, identify and […]

  On November 21, Ambassador GAO Wenqi accompanied Rt Hon. Justin Nsengiyumva, Prime Minister of Rwanda to the site of the Nyabarongo II Hydro Power Project. They received a progress report from the project contractor and conducted an on-site inspection of the project dam, water diversion tunnel, and held discussions with enterprise representatives. Hon. Jimmy Gasore, Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Marie-Solange Kayisire, Minister of State for Local Government, Hon. Godfrey […]

  With support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Ministry of Health officially received the newly renovated and expanded Arthington Clinic on Friday, along with a freshly constructed Maternal Waiting Home and several additional improvements at the facility. The ceremony brought together county health authorities, community leaders, religious leaders, partners, and residents who celebrated the transformation of the health center, an upgrade expected to significantly improve […]

  Africa’s long-delayed transition to clean cooking will fail without a serious overhaul of how the continent finances, transports and regulates LPG, senior executives said during a high-level panel on clean cooking and LPG at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg on Friday.  Speakers pointed to a rare alignment of political support – following G20 endorsement of clean cooking as a priority area – but warned that critical […]

  Fatou Diop, Legal, Contracts and Local Content Manager, and Malcolm Watson, Managing Director of offshore oil and gas service company MODEC Senegal will participate as speakers at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 conference and exhibition.   Their participation at this year’s edition – taking place in Dakar on December 8-10 – is set to provide insights into Senegal’s first offshore oil development and the operational, technical and local content […]