Staff Writer

  President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women. Hosted by President Xi Jinping and UN Women, the 13 and 14 October meeting will bring together other world leaders to “renew the spirit of the Beijing Declaration and accelerate its implementation.” This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United […]

  H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, met with Ms. Jessika Roswall, European Union Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and Competitive Circular Economy. The meeting was attended by Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, Egypt’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union, and NATO. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the second edition of the “Global Gateway” Forum in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The […]

  An international summit titled "Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit" will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday, October 13, 2025, afternoon. The summit will be co-chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President Donald Trump, with the participation of leaders from more than 20 countries. The summit aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and usher […]

  The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with partners, organized a conference on 9 and 10 October in Asmara focusing on the expansion of the adult education program across the country. Mr. Petros Hailemariam, representative of the Minister of Education, indicated that since the days of the armed struggle for independence, the EPLF has been working to eradicate illiteracy, realizing its significance in expediting social change. Mr. Petros went on […]

  In Kenya’s arid and pastoral regions, many girls still grow up under the shadow of child marriage and female genital mutilation. Despite progress, the practice remains deeply entrenched. While data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 shows that the national percentage of women married for the first time by age 18 has declined to 25% in 2022, down from 42% in 1993,  child marriage rates in Samburu […]

  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians in El Fasher. This follows reports that at least 53 civilians were killed and more than 60 injured by the Rapid Support Forces between 5 and 8 October alone. Preliminary information from the area suggests the number may be even higher. “I am appalled by the RSF’s […]

  A citizen of Côte d’Ivoire and holder of a PhD in Economics from Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, where he has been teaching since 1997, Dr Kalilou SYLLA took up his post on the 1st of October 2025 as Head of the ECOWAS Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, replacing Ms Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, who has been called to other high responsibilities by her country. […]

  The Republic of Seychelles participated in the 24th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit of Heads of State and Government, held from 7 to 9 October 2025 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya. The Seychelles delegation was led by Mr. Conrad Mederic, Permanent Representative to the African Union and Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles accredited to Kenya. He was accompanied […]

  Three months of vocational training has been provided to 492 youth, including 290 females, in Tiravolo sub-zone in the Central Region. The training was organized in collaboration with the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch in the Central Region and Vocational Training Centers. Accordingly, 122 youth were trained in administration, 91 in first aid, 81 in computer technology, 78 in video and graphics editing, 66 in ideology, […]