Month: March 2026

  Mr. Dirar Fesehaye, member of the Public Relations Office of the Commission of Culture and Sports, who is with the National Team in Morocco, indicated that the Eritrean Football National Team has finalized its preparation for the first-leg match against the Eswatini National Team in the qualifiers for the 2027 African Nations Cup. Mr. Dirar went on to say that all the professional players currently playing in football leagues […]

  The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, received the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, H.E. Ms Kaja Kallas, in Abuja on 23 March 2026, for a high-level strategic meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation on regional stability, integration and the implications of global geopolitical developments on West Africa, while advancing coordinated responses to […]

  “There are various reasons for medication failure,” says Majaha Mtshali, tuberculosis (TB) focal person and staff nurse at Piggs Peak hospital in northwestern Eswatini. “When people do not take their medication correctly, whether by missing doses, taking it at the wrong times, receiving the wrong treatment, or stopping treatment early, there can be serious consequences.” These serious consequences include drug resistance where the first-line treatment regimen no longer works. […]

  The African Union Pan-African Institute for Education for Development (AU IPED), through the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX) Africa 19 Hub a joint initiative with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Juba, South Sudan, to support the strengthening of the country’s Education Management Information System (EMIS). The workshop was undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of General […]

  Across the hills and lowland communities of Eastern Uganda, strengthened collaboration is transforming how routine immunisation and public health emergencies are addressed. In many of the 16 districts and one city that make up the Mbale Region, children in remote, hard-to-reach areas continue to face challenges in accessing life-saving vaccines.  Through community-driven insights, committed district leadership, and sustained field coordination from the World Health Organization (WHO), partners have successfully […]

  In Kigoma Region, a quiet but important change is transforming the fight against tuberculosis (TB). People who are suspected to have TB are now getting accurate results within hours instead of days. This means they can start treatment much earlier, recover faster, and reduce the risk of spreading the disease to others. This progress is largely due to increased access to WHO-recommended molecular rapid diagnostic tools, including GeneXpert 10-color […]