With the backing of the SIDA-funded Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Project, a meeting was led by AU-IBAR in partnership with WIOMSA and the Nairobi Convention from November 20th to 21st, 2023. This assembly convened over 20 delegates, drawing participation from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Marine Parks and Reserve Unit (MPRU) of the United Republic of Tanzania. The primary objective of this gathering was to develop a Memorandum of […]

New NBA Stores at Gateway Mall in Durban and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town Will Feature Extensive Range of Officially Licensed NBA Merchandise, Including Nike Jerseys, Apparel, Memorabilia and More;Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler to Attend Store Launch Events in December and Engage with Local Fans; NBA Fans in South Africa and Other Select African Countries Can Continue to Shop Online at NBAStore.Africa (https://NBAStore.Africa/). NBA Africa and Shesha, a […]

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). When the African Energy Chamber (AEC) published its African Energy Outlook for 2023, there was ample reason for optimism that Senegal was just months away from becoming a producer of both crude oil and natural gas. On the one hand, Australia’s Woodside Energy was talking confidently about bringing Sangomar, an oil-bearing offshore block, online before the end of 2023. On the other […]

The National Elections Commission announced final results of the November 14 presidential runoff on November 20, 2023.  We congratulate President-elect Joseph Boakai on his election. Additionally, we commend President George Weah for gracefully accepting the election results. We urge all Liberians to join President Weah and accept the results peacefully.  The runoff and the October 10 general elections were a success, further consolidating Liberia’s post-civil war democratic gains, and cementing […]

Two years ago The Gambia carried out an analysis to better tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance. The analysis, the country’s first of its kind, revealed a rising trend in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis as well as growing pathogen resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics. Babanding Sabally, Director of National Pharmaceutical Services in the Ministry of Health, explains the measures being undertaken to address this public health problem. What is the situation […]

The African Union joined the rest of the continent on 20th November, 2023 to commemorate the African Industrialization Day under the theme:  “Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization Through the Empowerment of African women in Processing for an Integrated Market”. The event in New York, was commemorated in the Mandela Hall of the African Union (AU) Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations. Jointly organised by the African Union Permanent Observer Mission to […]

From schools to universities and health facilities, nothing has been spared by the crisis that has hit the Central African Republic since 2012. To help these institutions get back on their feet and improve healthcare for all, the Red Cross is rehabilitating health facilities and training institutions across the country. IFRC's Muriel Atsama and Bienvenue Douma, head of communications at the Central African Red Cross, visited several of these facilities […]

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided agricultural equipment support to the Fatawasen Women’s Association in order to promote rural development and empower women in Fadial Village, situated in the south of the capital Dakar. Every year in Senegal, approximately 300 thousand tons of rice are imported from Far East countries. Senegal, striving for self-sufficiency in rice production every year, has been practicing paddy cultivation for many years in Fadial […]

The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria jointly organized the inaugural ASEAN Film Festival (AFF) in South Africa which was held from 17 to 19 November 2023 at The Bioscope Independent Cinema in Johannesburg. The Embassy took the lead in the preparations for this flagship cultural diplomacy project which was also participated in by resident diplomatic missions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand  and Viet Nam.  The AFF formally kicked off with […]