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  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with a group of Japanese education experts currently in Egypt. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Education and Technical Education Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy stated that President El-Sisi commenced by welcoming the Japanese experts. The President emphasized the importance of the partnership with Japan in supporting the educational process […]

  The 2024 Report declares a total of 18,000 social projects and a global investment of €1.65 billion. The year was marked by the growth in initiatives and the international organization’s response to new social realities. The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) (www.SSVPGlobal.org) presented on 5 December in Rio de Janeiro its Annual Report, a document reflecting the global dimension of its social action in […]

  Reborn (Morocco), Fitclan (Egypt), Athlon Technology (Egypt), Atsur (Nigeria) and Songdis (Nigeria) Win Top Prizes, Including Financial Support and Opportunity to Join Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Business Incubation Program OpenAI Joins as Official Partner of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator Demo Day NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced the five prize-winning startup companies from the second edition of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator (https://TripleDoubleAccelerator.NBA.com), which the league launched last year to support […]

  According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, 107,000 people have fled their homes in recent weeks, pushing total displacement in just the past four months to 330,000. “They barely had time to recover when they again had to leave, due to attacks or fear of attacks,” said Paola Emerson, OCHA Head of Office in Mozambique. The veteran humanitarian explained that violence has often uprooted families multiple times as they […]

  The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) strongly supports Eco Atlantic’s newly announced Strategic Partnership with Navitas Petroleum, which stands to reinvigorate exploration activity across Southern Africa and reinforce investor confidence in the continent’s most prospective offshore basins. Signed on December 3, 2025, the framework and option agreements mark a major step forward in aligning financial strength, technical capability and long-term vision to advance high-impact opportunities in South Africa’s Orange […]

  Ethiopia commemorated World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025 with a high-level national event held at the Africa CDC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, where the Government officially launched the Fourth National Action Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2026–2030. The event took place under the global theme “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.” Senior leaders from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, […]

  Following the Ministry of Health’s declaration that the 16th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is officially over, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for an urgent scale-up of community-based surveillance, stronger infection prevention and control, and long-term investment in local health systems to prevent a resurgence. IFRC warns that the immediate post-outbreak period remains critical, particularly in communities already […]

  Since September, Senegal has been facing an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes or through contact with infected animals. Affecting both humans and livestock, it spreads mainly in pastoral areas and transhumance zones. As of November 23, three months after the outbreak was declared, health authorities have reported 500 confirmed human cases, including 457 recoveries and 31 deaths, out of more than 15,400 […]

  A regional initiative that has overhauled aquatic resource management and boosted cross-border fish trade is now improving the lives of nearly three million people across Southern Africa —raising fish production, consumption, and incomes. The Program for Improving Fisheries Governance and Blue Economy Trade Corridors (PROFISHBLUE) (https://apo-opa.co/3Y8pOgL) has generated cross-border trade volumes exceeding 500,000 tonnes over the past four years, creating employment, strengthening food security, and building climate resilience across 16 […]