A retrospective mortality survey carried out among Sudanese refugees in Chad by Epicentre, Médecins Sans Frontières’ medical research and epidemiology centre, documents the appalling scale of the wave of violence that swept through the region last June, while atrocities have continued in recent months in the region of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. While the results indicate a significant increase in mortality from the start of the conflict […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the two Presidents held an expanded session of talks, attended by the two countries’ delegations, on the ongoing developments in the Palestinian Territories. Palestinian President Abbas reviewed the latest in the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and the subsequent humanitarian catastrophe unfolding there, as well as […]

Alhaji Bukar Ali hadn’t seen his family in close to a decade due to armed conflict. Then, a team of Red Cross volunteers in Cameroon and Nigeria helped not just to find his relatives but to reunite them. This is the story of a homecoming. Under hot sun and blue sky, on the airport tarmac of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, Alhaji Bukar Ali was reunited with his family after nine […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said that the Secretary-General of the Arab League congratulated the President on his re-election for a new presidential term, wishing him success in achieving the interests of the Egyptian people and the Arab nation. President El-Sisi expressed his appreciation and confirmed commitment to maintaining Egypt's […]

Algeria expresses firm condemnation and indignation at the double terrorist attack in the province of Kerman, located in southern Iran, which left dozens of defenseless civilians dead and injured. In the face of this tragedy, Algeria affirms its full solidarity with the government and people of Iran, offers its condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery for the wounded.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of […]

​The Annual Press Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (PPTM) will be held on 8 January 2024. Unlike previous years, PPTM 2024 will be held in the city of Bandung, a very historical city for Indonesia's diplomatic journey. The city of Bandung was the host of the Asian-African Conference (KAA) which was held in 1955. The conference has become a milestone in solidarity and the awakening of Asian-African countries […]

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, arrived in Asmara in the early afternoon hours today for a two-day working visit. Upon arrival at the Asmara International Airport, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his delegation were accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki. President Isaias Afwerki and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will discuss enhancement of bilateral ties as well as regional and international matters of […]

Following the widely reported recent visit of the officials of the EFCC to our headquarters in Lagos on 4 January  2024, we understand the concern and interest this has generated among our valued partners, stakeholders, and the public, and consider it necessary to provide a factual account of the events. On 6 December 2023, we received a letter requesting for details of all the foreign exchange allocated to our company […]

A renowned African plant scientist has praised China for sharing germ plasm, or seed matter, of crops species with developing countries where agricultural research is lagging. Germ plasm is genetic resources such as seeds or animal tissue that can be used to aid the breeding of crops or farm animals. There have been growing calls among researchers for world governments to allow for unimpeded flows of such knowledge to stem […]