Staff Writer

 At its session on 1 August, the Government promoted Counsellor Katja Kalamäki to the public office of Counsellor for Foreign Affairs, starting on 1 September 2025. The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Kalamäki to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Windhoek from 1 September 2025. Kalamäki will transfer to Windhoek from the Unit for Northern Europe and Regional Cooperation, where she has served as Director since […]

 On July 31, 2025, representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda), along with observers from the United States, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union facilitator), and the African Union Commission held the first meeting of the Joint Oversight Committee for the Peace Agreement Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda that was […]

 The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Benin on the anniversary of their Independence. This historic occasion not only commemorates Benin’s rich and remarkable heritage but also celebrates its continued and steadfast role as a valued member of the African Union. Benin has been a strong advocate for peace, democracy, and regional […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the call touched on various aspects of the bilateral relationship between Egypt and the Netherlands. The two sides emphasized the importance of continuing to strengthen and develop these relations, particularly in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, water resource management, […]

 “Where is Angelo?”  It’s been three years since they met, with the last one, without tiring fighting, having rendered Anguei Angelo Madit unrecognizable even to his old friends.  In 2022, during an outbreak of violence around the South Kiir River in Twic County, south of Abyei, a resource-rich border region contested by South Sudan and Sudan, Angelo and his peers were wearing army uniforms and fatigued looks matching them.  Fast-forward […]

 Once, almost 400 people called Mosso, some 50 kilometers from Tambura, home. Isolation and years of insecurity-induced displacement have reduced the current population to 15 hardy souls. “Killings and ambushes created fear and made this happen,” says one of them, Rebecca Evariste, a mother of nine. “The rest have fled,” she adds, mentioning Yambio, Ezo, Nzara and Bagidi as some of their favoured destinations.  Reduced numbers further increase the villagers’ […]

 Communities in Mocimboa da Praia continue to be affected by displacement and returns, loss of income, family separation, and difficult access to basic services such as clean water and health services. The ICRC built six boreholes, three with handpumps and three solar-powered, now supplying clean drinking water to 9,000 people through 14 distribution points. The situation in the area remains complex as an estimated 130,000 people still consume unsafe water […]

 Oando (www.OandoPLC.com), Africa’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider has published its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The company’s upstream business recorded strong production performance with a 63% year-on-year growth averaging 37,012 boepd in H1 2025. This includes crude oil production up 77% to 10,479 bopd, gas volumes up 54% to 25,399 boepd, and NGL production up 375% to 1,135 bpd. The company attributes this performance […]

 President Donald Trump has sent a letter to President Isaias Afwerki, on 30 July this week, underlining that he is “reversing the negative, harmful damage of the Biden Administration around the globe”. In his message that also expressed appreciation for President Isaias’ letter of congratulations of November last year for his election as the 47th President of the United States. President Trump referred to his Administration’s readiness to re-establish a respectful […]