Staff Writer

  HE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Arab Affairs in the Arab Republic of Egypt Ihab Fahmy met with HE Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nayef bin Abdullah Al Emadi in Cairo on Sunday. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them, along with addressing several issues of mutual interest.  Distributed by APO Group […]

  HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Sunday with HE Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the State of Qatar Amr Kamal El Din El Sherbini, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country.  During the meeting, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs wished HE Egyptian Ambassador success in his future […]

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda hosted a delegation of External Relations Officers from the Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe for a High-level benchmarking exercise at the Ministry Headquarters in Kampala. The visit aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation, deepen mutual understanding in the fields of diplomacy, etiquette and protocol, and sharing best practices between the two countries. The Permanent Secretary was represented by Ms. Sarah Nakamya, Ag. […]

  Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence. Sudan is one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, with more than 30.4 million people – over half the population – urgently needing humanitarian assistance, […]

  The preparatory meeting for the sixth session of the Qatari-Egyptian Joint Higher Committee convened in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday at the senior officials' level. The State of Qatar's delegation was chaired by HE Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nayef bin Abdullah Al Emadi, while the Egyptian side was chaired by HE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Arab Affairs, Ihab Fahmy. The […]

  Africa must prioritize pharmaceutical self-reliance by boosting local medicine production rooted in global quality standards, said Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, in a keynote address delivered at a regional training workshop on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) held in Addis Ababa. The two-day hands-on workshop, held from 22–23 July 2025, brought together 26 participants from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and pharmaceutical manufacturers across seven East African Community […]

  The United Kingdom (UK) is increasing its strategic investments in African mining to secure a reliable supply of both critical and traditional minerals essential for the energy transition and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Home to 30% of the world’s critical minerals, Africa features significant opportunities for UK-based financiers and mining companies. Increased investments are expected to fuel both UK mineral security and African development.  The upcoming African Mining Week […]

  Angola’s Copia Group of Companies has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference&exhibition– taking place September 3-4 in Luanda – as a Gold Sponsor. The sponsorship comes as the group scales up its integrated oil and gas solutions in the country, positioning the company as a strong partner for upstream and downstream project developers.   Building on its multi-sector experience in Angola, Copia Group of Companies offers specialized services for the […]

  Hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been cut off from safe water supplies in recent months due to severe humanitarian funding shortfalls, putting entire communities at heightened risk of deadly disease outbreaks, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). With just a trickle of the humanitarian appeal set at the start of this year for Somalia funded, the collapse of water, sanitation, and hygiene services is accelerating the spread of […]