Staff Writer

  The annual Eritrean community festival in Riyadh and its environs was enthusiastically conducted on 20 and 21 November at Nakfa Hall in the premises of the Eritrean Embassy under the theme “Our Cohesion – Our Armour.” The festival was officially opened by Mr. Estifanos Habtemariam, Director General of the Desks Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The festival featured a photo exhibition depicting the resilience of the Eritrean […]

  World Children’s Day, 20 November, was observed in Sheib sub-zone, Northern Red Sea Region, at national level under the theme “Outstanding Children Attest Proficient Upbringing of Parents.” The event was attended by Ms. Leul Gebreab, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare; Ms. Asmeret Abraha, Governor of the Northern Red Sea Region; and Ms. Hawa Page, Representing UNICEF in Eritrea, as well as a number of Sheib residents. Noting that […]

  Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong visited Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, from 21 to 23 November 2025 to attend the 2025 G20 Summit. At the G20 Summit, in line with the South African G20 Presidency’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”, Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to working together to strengthen international financial and economic cooperation, and to collectively address future challenges, including the impact of artificial […]

  Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today met H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Prime Minister thanked President Ramaphosa for the warm hospitality and successful conduct of the Summit. He appreciated South African G20 efforts to take forward and build on decisions arrived during the New Delhi G20 Summit. 2. Recalling the historical ties that […]

  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the IBSA Leaders' Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting was hosted by the President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and attended by the President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 2. Describing the meeting as timely, Prime Minister noted that it coincided with the first G20 Summit on African soil and marked the […]

  On 21 November Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited a Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa. The company that owns the plant has provided renewable energy to 200 000 households, and a number of Norwegian companies are now investing in solar power in South Africa. ‘Some 600 million people on the African continent lack access to electricity. At the same time, Africa has an abundance of sunshine, which […]

  The starting signal for the first edition of ECOFEST was given on Thursday, 20th of November 2025 by the Senegalese Minister of Culture, Crafts and Tourism, Mr Amadou BA, during a press conference held at the Museum of Black Civilisations. Jointly organised by the ECOWAS Commission, the UEMOA Commission and the Republic of Senegal, the West African Arts and Culture Festival will be held from 30 November to 6 December […]

  The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau undertook a full day of political, diplomatic and technical engagements as part of its preparations for the country’s Presidential and Legislative Elections scheduled for 23 November 2025. Led by the Head of Mission, Ambassador Issufu Baba Braimah Kamara, and supported by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, the Mission continued its consultations […]

  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, […]