Staff Writer

  Government will proceed to access loan funding for critical national projects, after getting a nod from Parliament on the financing for several infrastructure and agricultural plans. During the sitting on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, legislators approved borrowing worth US$1.341 billion which had previously been stayed owing to concerns on a financing agreement negotiated with the World Bank. During the sitting, the State Minister […]

  More than 100 speakers from countries including, Australia, China, Italy, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, The Netherlands, the UAE and the US to share thought leadership and strategic takeaway across four leadership summits Renowned leaders from Ministry of Energy&Infrastructure and Department of Economy&Tourism, Aldar Projects, KAFD, Deyaar, BEEAH Real Estate, LEAD Real Estate Developer, Retal Urban Development and Elisium City at Big 5 Global Leaders’ Summit and LiveableCitiesX Summit […]

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), convened two high-level engagements in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, from 20 to 24 October 2025, to advance collective action to protect children across West Africa. The sessions brought together Directors responsible for child protection from ECOWAS Member States, United Nations agencies, and civil society, to reinforce regional cooperation and accelerate implementation […]

  His Excellency Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi, Non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of the Niger, met with His Excellency Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Niger, at the Prime Minister’s headquarters in the capital, Niamey.  H.E. Al Shamsi conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al […]

  Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande is part of a government delegation to Switzerland. Together with other Ministers, he is accompanying His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa on a two-day State Visit at the invitation of Her Excellency President Karin Keller-Sutter of the Swiss Confederation. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen political, economic, and social ties between Switzerland and South Africa, and to advance mutually […]

  The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), UN Women and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Support Project for Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project, funded by the European Union and Germany and implemented by GIZ, jointly organised a regional seminar from the 13th  to 17th of October 2025 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the theme: “Strengthening the role of young […]

  Recent media reports have suggested that South Africa intends to break ranks with the international consensus on the ivory and rhino horn trade ahead of the upcoming CITES COP20. This is incorrect. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) reaffirms that South Africa remains fully committed to the international ban on commercial trade of ivory and rhino horn. Our policy is guided by science, ethics, and global […]

  HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, met today with HE Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan to the State of Qatar, Lily Adhieu Martin Manyiel. Discussion during the meeting, focussed on cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them, in additipon to the situation of displaced persons from Sudan. HE the Minister of State for […]

  The President of the Republic of Seychelles in his capacity of Commander-in-Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) Dr. Patrick Herminie, conducted his first official visit to the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) Headquarters at Bel Eau on Thursday morning. The President was joined on this visit by the Vice President, Mr. Sebastien Pillay. The visit marked a significant milestone in the new administration's engagement with the nation's defence establishment. […]