Legal dignitaries and sectorial Directorates from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) gathered in Dakar, Senegal for the (7th) seventh meeting of the legal and sectoral directorates of the ECOWAS and UEMOA commissions. This significant event, held from 25th to 29th November 2024, under-scores the collective commitment of UEMOA and ECOWAS, among other things, to resolve the difficulties of convergence […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan. The two sides held discussions with the participation of the delegations of the two countries. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El- Shennawy, said discussions reviewed the regional situation and efforts to coordinate positions regarding developments in the Palestinian territories. The two leaders stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza […]

 World Health Organization has convened a landmark African regional summit on self-care from November 27 to 29, 2024, in Ethiopia. This summit brings together policymakers, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, donors, and implementing partners to advance self-care interventions aimed at improving access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services across WHO African region.  Self-care interventions for SRHR such as self-testing for pregnancy, self-administration of contraceptives, or […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, and his accompanying delegation. Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Deputy Prime for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Eng. Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Local Development Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of […]

 Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan Sunarko on Wednesday (11/27) visited and met with Iranian Ambassador to Sudan H.E. Hassan Shah Hosseini, at the Iranian Embassy in Port Sudan, Sudan. The meeting was intended to strengthen good relations and networking with Foreign Representatives and diplomatic circles based in Port Sudan, as well as to exchange views on the current situation and security of Sudan, as well as the regional and global situation, […]

 “We are now drilling.” Uganda’s energy minister recently confirmed at COP29 that the government was pressing ahead with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The 1,443-kilometer pipeline will connect oilfields in western Uganda with the port of Tanga in eastern Tanzania. Among one of the world’s largest fossil fuel projects currently under development, EACOP poses significant risks to human rights and the environment. Given the government’s unwavering support, the pipeline’s completion will now […]

 HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met Wednesday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi Albert Shingiro, who is visiting the country. During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them, and exchanged views on several issues of common interest. Distributed […]

 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) inaugurated a sales market at the headquarters of the National Association of Women Farmers of The Gambia (NAWFA) in Brikama. The market was established to enable women producers to sell their agricultural products. The opening ceremony was attended by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Banjul, F. Türker Oba; NAWFA General Manager, Njaga Jawo; TİKA’s Coordinator in Banjul, Şule Bayar; officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, female […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Friday, November 29, 2024, as the 129th birth anniversary of President William V.S. Tubman, and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the proclamation states that at the 3rd Session of the 42nd Legislature of the Republic of Liberia, an Act was passed […]