The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on 14th December 2023 approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya. The 2024-2028 CSP focuses on boosting private sector-driven growth through infrastructure development, strategic reforms, and human capital development. The Bank's country office said these priority areas will complement each other and build on what has already been achieved with the Bank’s assistance while continuing to support […]

In the midst of 5,400 square kilometres of greyish, brown water and decaying trees, stands an ‘island.’ It’s tiny in comparison to the vast body of water that surrounds it – perhaps a little over three square kilometers – but the important thing is that it’s the last refuge for some 300,000 residents of Bentiu, the capital of Unity state in South Sudan. The island is not a natural formation: It is […]

President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation that is on working visit to Italy visited production facilities and research center in various part of Italy on 4 and 5 February. During their visit to the cities of Perugia and Norcia in the Umbria region, the delegation explored Gruppo Grifo Agroalimentare, a company specializing in dairy products, and L’Artigiano dei Salumi Salvatori, renowned for its pork meat processing. The tour highlighted Italy’s […]

From September 18 to 22, 2023, Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI), in collaboration with Music Crossroads Zimbabwe (the local arm of JMI), hosted the 78th JMI Global Music Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe. The JMI Global is the annual coming together of the youth-music movement that is Jeunessees Musicales. It brought together 100+ international delegates from over 50 countries, marking an important milestone between the JMI, EU and our African partners, strengthening […]

The European Union has deployed an Election Follow-up Mission (EFM) to Zambia to assess the progress made in the electoral reform process and the implementation status of the 2021 EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) recommendations. The EU EFM is headed by Maria Arena, a Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the 2021 EU EOM. The EU EFM has met with various interlocutors in the electoral process, […]

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Minister of State for Trade Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati, to honour his earlier pledge and table the Consumer Protection Bill. The Bill aims at setting standards for the quality, safety, and reliability of goods and also provides remedies in case of non-compliance with those standards as well as prohibiting unfair trade practices. Tayebwa recalled that it was after the […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Éric Trappier, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Commander of the Strategic Command and Supervisor of Military Industrialization, Lieutenant General Ahmed Khaled. The meeting reviewed frameworks of cooperation between the two sides in the field of military manufacturing, technical support, and capacity building. President El-Sisi affirmed that Egypt welcomed continued cooperation with the French company, […]

H.E. Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received a copy of the credentials of H.E. Sekou Cherifke Camara, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to the UAE. His Excellency wished the new Ambassador success in the performance of his duties and in enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation between the UAE and his country. The newly appointed Guinean Ambassador expressed his pleasure at […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Director of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Abbas Kamel. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said Secretary of State Blinken conveyed American President Joe Biden’s greetings to President El-Sisi, emphasizing that the U.S. is committed to strengthening the strategic partnership […]