Staff Writer

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Sunday, August 24, 2025, as “National Flag Day”, and is to be observed throughout the Republic on Monday, August 25, 2025, as a Public Holiday. The Proclamation calls on citizens and foreign residents within the Liberian borders to give prominence to the observance of the Day throughout the Republic by displaying the National Flag […]

  “Artificial Intelligence must serve humanity, not enslave it. As Catholic journalists, our task is to ensure technology uplifts truth, dignity, and peace,” declared Charles Ayetan of Togo, newly elected President of the African Catholic Union of the Press (UCAP), at the closing of the 2025 UCAP Congress in Accra, Ghana. The Congress, held from 10–17 August, brought together more than 100 Catholic journalists and media practitioners from over 20 African nations […]

  The initiative offered finalists professional song and video production, training in lyric writing and civic education, and media exposure. It has been implemented by Nafasi Art Space, which led the overall event organization and conceptualization, and Tanzania Bora Initiative, which provided training, guidance, and production support. The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tanzania, in partnership with Nafasi Art Space, Tanzania Bora Initiative and East Africa Radio, celebrated the launch […]

  Although West African farms produce plenty of food, many people in the region live with the constant threat of hunger. With better data tools, policymakers can fight hunger by improving trade in food across the region. The International Trade Centre (ITC) provides a suite of tools used to analyze trade data and strengthen agricultural value chains. A workshop in Nigeria showed policymakers from across the Economic Community of West […]

  Degas Limited has announced a $100 million investment over the next four years to help establish Ghana as Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub, expanding a model that has already financed more than 86,000 smallholder farmers across 122,000 acres nationwide. “Ghana has shown that when technology meets a clear national vision, smallholder farmers can thrive,” said Doga Makiura, CEO and founder of Degas Limited, at a meeting with President John […]

  On August 22, commencing at 8:45 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Daniel Francisco CHAPO, President of the Republic of Mozambique, who is visiting Japan to participate in the in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIBA expressed his […]

  On August 22, commencing at 10:00 a.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Denis Christel SASSOU N’GUESSO, Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public-Private Partnership of the Republic of Congo, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: […]

  The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan, arrived in Rome on Thursday evening ahead of his audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, on Friday, 22 August 2025. On arrival, President Ramkalawan and the First Lady, Mrs Linda Ramkalawan, were warmly welcomed by the Vatican Head of Protocol. Apostolic Nuntius emeritus, Mgr. Javier D. Fernandez, at the airport. The President […]

  The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) wishes to clarify that none of its Oryx helicopters are abandoned in the  Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as alleged by some media sources. Such allegations are misleading and do not reflect the actual condition or status of SANDF aircrafts. Out of the three helicopters reported, only one sustained damage during the United Nations peacekeeping military operations last year, and it […]