Staff Writer

  As Sterile Processing Week shines a spotlight on the critical role of sterile processing professionals, Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) is honored to celebrate one of its own crew members Frank Seibure, a volunteer whose hard work brings healing and safety to surgical patients across Africa. This year’s theme ‘Serving with a purpose’ reflects the dedication and pride sterile processing professionals bring to their work, ensuring every instrument is clean, sterile, […]

  After several years of successful collaboration, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading, award-winning, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, and Africanian News (https://Africanian.com), an international newspaper based in Equatorial Guinea, have officially formalised their partnership to enhance content amplification across the continent and beyond. The signing of this agreement consolidates a relationship that has already proven effective, enabling Africanian News to distribute its stories through APO Group’s extensive network […]

  Al-Mashat: “The Academy strengthens our partnership with FAO to prepare future leaders in the field of sustainable agri-food systems.” Egypt is consolidating its regional role as a hub for knowledge, experience exchange, and South–South cooperation in food security and agricultural development. Her Excellency Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, and Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

  Over 40 participants from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus, and the Law Reform Commission and the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia. The training, held from October 8 to 10, was organized by UN Women and UNDP, […]

  Ethiopia has taken a major step forward in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) by launching a national AI-powered digital X-ray system for TB screening. The launch, held on 18 September 2025 during the Annual Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Other Lung Diseases Review Meeting, was officiated by Dr Dereje Duguma, State Minister of Health. The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia was recognized and commended for its critical contribution to this national […]

  On the morning of October 14, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with Ghanaian President John Mahama, who is in China for the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women. President Xi noted that this year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Ghana. The China-Ghana friendship was jointly fostered by the older generation of leaders of […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has expressed deep sadness and concern over the violent conduct of private security personnel against protesting students at the University of the Free State (UFS). The Chairperson of the committee, Mr Tebogo Letsie, strongly condemned the incident, describing the actions of the private security guards as “barbaric and unacceptable”. “We are deeply disturbed by the scenes of brutality against defenceless students. […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has commended the general stabilisation of performance in the North West in the delivery of the Department of Human Settlements’ strategic plans but was critical of the general poor contractor management in the province. The committee concluded the first day of a week-long oversight visit to North West and Gauteng. “While there is a general upward trajectory in the implementation of strategic plans […]

  H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, emphasized that H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, had a decisive and clear vision since October 2023 regarding the war on Gaza, based on the necessity of achieving peace and a complete commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people. This came during an interview with the global Bloomberg network. Regarding […]