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  Awards celebrate Export Excellence and Innovation across SSA Recognising the role of SMEs in growing regional economies DHL (www.DHL.com) is proud to announce the inaugural launch of the DHL Exporters of the Year Awards across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region, highlighting the crucial role they play in driving market growth, economic development, […]

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 12(6)(a) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998 established an inquiry to determine the fitness of Advocate Andrew Chauke to hold office as Director of Public Prosecutions. President Ramaphosa has suspended Adv Chauke, with effect from 20 July 2025, on full pay pending the finalisation of the inquiry. The inquiry will look into certain serious allegations regarding Adv Chauke’s fitness […]

  H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, participated in the Board of Directors meeting of the UN Generation Unlimited initiative, held alongside the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. In her remarks, Dr. Al-Mashat stressed that Egypt places youth at the center of its development strategy, recognizing that investment in human capital is the foundation for economic resilience and sustainable […]

  Eastern African exports are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid global trade turbulence, defying expectations of decline following sweeping US tariffs and persistent geopolitical uncertainty. Recent data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) reveals that several countries in the region have not just weathered the storm but have significantly expanded their exports. Surging exports to the United States Despite the introduction of broad US tariffs in April 2025 […]

  The Eighth East African Youth Parliament concluded in Arusha with impassioned calls for courage, humility, unity and meaningful action as the region’s young leaders debated their role in advancing integration, governance, and peace across the Community. The two-day sitting, held on 26 and 27 September 2025 under the theme “Local Youth Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Beyond,” brought together 80 delegates from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received at Cairo International Airport the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a fraternal visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the visit comes within the framework of the historical and solid close relations between the two countries, which the President and the UAE […]

  The Ministry of Health, together with partners, joined Kenyans at the 2nd International EndPPH Run at Ulinzi Sports Ground to raise awareness on Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)—the leading cause of maternal deaths in Kenya, accounting for up to 45% of cases. Despite progress in maternal and child health, PPH continues to claim the lives of too many mothers, especially in 13 hotspot counties such as Tana River, Garissa, West Pokot, […]

  The Eritrean delegation, led by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met yesterday on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Algeria, Iran, and Nicaragua, as well as the Vice Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Archbishop of the Vatican. In a productive meeting with Mr. Badr Abdelatty, the […]

  The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), have formed a new partnership to mobilize private sector investment across the African continent into areas that will boost jobs and development. Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and Chair of GFANZ and Dr Sidi Ould Tah, […]