Staff Writer

  At an activity assessment meeting conducted in Barentu from 17 to 19 November, it was reported that encouraging efforts have been exerted to strengthen women’s organizations in the Gash Barka Region. According to reports presented by heads of the National Union of Eritrean Women branches in the sub-zones, commendable activities have been carried out to ensure maternity and child health, promote the use of maternity waiting rooms, enhance the […]

  The Research and Documentation Center of the PFDJ conducted a seminar for employees of various government institutions engaged in documentation activities, with a view to reviewing strengths and challenges they face in their daily documentation work. Mr. Tesfay Keleta, head of research at the PFDJ central office, said that the objective of the seminar was to conduct a preliminary study on documents recorded in the form of photographs, audio, […]

  The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a school in Nigeria, calling for the immediate release of those taken. It was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St.  Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, early on Friday morning – but the figure was revised upwards to 303 students and 12 teachers, according to The Christian Association of Nigeria. The association’s […]

  Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the head of the FDFA, has just spent two days in East and Central Africa. Peace efforts to resolve the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) formed the focal point of his visit to Kinshasa on Friday 21 November. On Thursday 20 November, Mr Cassis inaugurated the new Swiss embassy in Rwanda, a symbol of the growing bilateral ties […]

  Economic activity is gradually recovering from an abrupt contraction during the last quarter of 2024, and inflation pressures are muted. Growth is expected to remain moderate, as challenges including a constrained funding environment, policy uncertainty, and foreign exchange shortages are holding back faster growth. At the same time, government financing challenges have become acute. Decisive and coordinated policy action is critical to restore macroeconomic stability and tackle external imbalances. […]

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the recent reported abduction of school children and teachers in Kebbi State, North-Western Nigeria, and Niger State, North-Central Nigeria. The Chairperson strongly condemns this despicable act committed against children and innocent people and decries the persistent threats posed by terrorism, violent extremism and banditry in Nigeria. He calls for the full activation of accountability […]

  On November 21, Ambassador Yin Chengwu met with Liberia's new Minister of Mines and Energy, Hon. R. Matonekay Tingban. Ambassador Yin congratulated Hon. Tingban on his assumption of the office of the minister of Mines and Energy, and present the state of current China-Liberia relations. He expressed hope that both sides would jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two Presidents during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and […]

  The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across the country. He said the festering terrorists’ attacks in parts of the country and the mass killing of innocent Nigerians in recent times, have underlined the need for the federal government and the Security Agencies to, as a matter of urgency, identify and […]

  On November 21, Ambassador GAO Wenqi accompanied Rt Hon. Justin Nsengiyumva, Prime Minister of Rwanda to the site of the Nyabarongo II Hydro Power Project. They received a progress report from the project contractor and conducted an on-site inspection of the project dam, water diversion tunnel, and held discussions with enterprise representatives. Hon. Jimmy Gasore, Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Marie-Solange Kayisire, Minister of State for Local Government, Hon. Godfrey […]