Staff Writer

  With just one week to go, African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 is poised to bring together mining stakeholders from across Africa and around the globe to drive the continent’s mineral extraction and beneficiation agenda.  Scheduled for October 1–3, 2025, in Cape Town, AMW 2025 offers a dynamic program of high-level panel discussions, technical workshops, exhibition space, a ministerial forum, country spotlights, deal signings and exclusive networking sessions – all […]

  First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama and other First Ladies from the continent convened for a high-level side event during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80), organised by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). The critical gathering, themed “Building Resilience for Women and Girls in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict,” culminated in a unified campaign commitment from all participating First […]

  Life for girls in cattle camps is not easy. They only thing they do is work, cook, and clean while the boys sleep, explains Hellen Kulong, a 45-year-old mother of four from Gemeiza in Terekeka County. She was among dozens of women participating in a symposium designed to bridge divides and build peace between stakeholders in Central Equatoria State, organized with support from the United Nations Mission in South […]

  Eritrean delegation led by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is participating in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The delegation includes Ms. Sophia Tesfamariam, Eritrea’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations; Ms. Elsa Haile, Director General of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Mr. Berhane Gebrehiwet, Chargé d’Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy in the United States. On the […]

  The World Bank is expanding support for Zambia’s watershed management and forest conservation, approving the second phase of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD II) project aimed to improve sustainable management of over 680,000 hectares of land and enhance livelihood resilience for over 650,000 people in targeted vulnerable communities of Zambia's Miombo ecoregion. With investments of $137 million, TRALARD II builds on the successes of TRALARD and […]

  The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan has condemned in the strongest terms a deadly drone strike allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Al-Safiya Mosque and adjacent homes in El Fasher, North Darfur, on 19 September. Calling for immediate action to protect civilians, the Mission warned that El Fasher remains under siege and at grave risk of further attacks, with civilians facing […]

  Systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in criminal justice systems around the world is pervasive and deeply entrenched, the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement published a new report today. The report identifies twelve key elements needed for criminal justice systems to eliminate racism and discrimination against Africans and people of African descent. These elements include the elimination of violations such as racial profiling […]

  On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the constitution to reject a deeply flawed draft Criminal Procedure Code. He returned it to Parliament to “review objections to a number of the draft law articles.”  For nearly a decade, consecutive parliaments under President Sisi have acted as a rubber stamp for government policies. Members should use this opportunity to substantially […]

  The Government of the Republic of Uganda will host the Second Session of the Uganda-Somalia Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) alongside an Investment and Business Summit from 7-8 October 2025 at Mestil Hotel, Kampala, under the theme “Promoting Uganda-Somalia Partnership through Investment, Trade and Tourism, and Harnessing Opportunities in Both Countries.” This was announced during the media launch for the Uganda-Somalia JPC, Investment and Business Summit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters. […]