The Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan on Thursday (16/11) held a meeting with the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE. Ali Al Sadiq at the temporary government office complex in Port Sudan. Apart from that, Indonesian Ambassador Sunarko also conveyed a number of achievements in improving bilateral relations, including sending scholarship program participants, both Darmasiswa and KNB scholarships from Sudan, as well as facilitating Sudanese business actors to take part in […]

An Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour.  First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti received the prestigious Woman Police Officer of the Year Award during a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York. At 27, she is the youngest recipient in the Award’s 13-year history. Working for change  Ms. Rismayanti is deployed as a crime database officer at MINUSCA, […]

Today, the United States, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Tanzania officially launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo (Hope Through Action) project. Funded by the American people through USAID’S Gender and Equity and Equality Fund, the project will be entirely locally managed and led by the Tanzanian chapter of Jane Goodall’s namesake organization. The project will build on 20 […]

Mrs. Damtien Larbli TCHINTCHIBIDJA, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, has called on ECOWAS institutions and specialized agencies, urging them to strengthen their partnership and collaboration for better synergy and harmonization in order to achieve the Community’s objectives. “An essential factor in the achievement of our common objectives is the consolidation of a strong partnership between institutions on programs and projects,” declared Madame TCHINTCHIBIDJA at the opening of the coordination meeting of […]

The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the German Federal Foreign Office, the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Diplo Foundation, organised a workshop on cyber diplomacy for West African diplomats on November 14-15, 2023, in Lome, Togo. The workshop was part of the Joint Platform for Advancing Cyber Security in West Africa, which aims to support ECOWAS in strengthening its cyber security governance framework and enhancing its cyber […]

World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. The Initiative, which marked the first time Member States adopted a resolution to eliminate a noncommunicable disease, has continued to gain momentum, and this year's commemoration promises to be a beacon of hope, progress, and renewed commitment from nations around the world. “In the last three years, […]

On October 7, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo approved its five-year national action plan 2024-2028 for the control of small arms and light weapons. The National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (CNC-ALPC), technically supported by MONUSCO anti-mine service (UNMAS) throughout the process, contributed significantly to the preparation of this national consensus strategy aimed at combating illicit circulation of the small arms and […]

Delegates at Africa Tech Festival 2023 (https://apo-opa.co/473ZEif) in Cape Town were given a master class on the dos and don’ts of fundraising on Wednesday 15 November, during several sessions at AfricaIgnite, the festival’s dedicated start-up zone. And surprisingly, establishing a good rapport with potential funders came out as the top tip. Said Eric Osiakwan of Chanzo Capital: “Investors look for chemistry and that comes from your storytelling.  Ask yourself, how do I […]

FIFA Chief of Global Football Development (https://www.FIFA.com) to meet with All India Football Association, clubs, leagues and football leaders from 19 to 23 November; FIFA currently endorsing several talent development projects in India; the global establishment of future FIFA Academies a topic on agenda. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger will visit India from 19 to 23 November to discuss the implementation of FIFA’s talent development initiatives with the […]