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 As the sun sets on a week-long build-up to the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, hundreds of people gather at Freedom Square in Yambio, Western Equatoria.  Some belong to local women’s groups, others are civil society activists, and most are community members supporting efforts to empower women and advocate for gender equality and peace. Under the theme, “Peace Begins with Me”, the event kicked off with a friendly female […]

 Journalists in Libya face frequent online harassment, which impedes their ability to fulfil their function as watchdogs against corruption, human rights abuses and other issues, journalists said last week during a round table discussion with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.  Thirty-one journalists from Libya’s east, west and south joined the online discussion Thursday as part of the Basirah professional development programme, organised in coordination with UNSMIL’s Human Rights […]

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). With 28 million people facing severe hunger and 4.75 million children suffering from acute malnutrition in the country, Sista Becky’s influence and support will be instrumental in inspiring young people to take action […]

 The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings (www.IsDB.org) reaffirmed the strategic importance of startups and youth-led innovation in driving inclusive and sustainable development. Through a series of high-impact engagements, The Islamic Development Bank Group emphasized how entrepreneurial ecosystems can address pressing global challenges while unlocking new pathways for economic transformation. 3rd IsDB Startups Innovation Pitch Competition: Catalyzing Change through Innovate Entrepreneurship Held from May 18 to 21, 2025, […]

 Ookla® (www.ookla.com), a global leader in connectivity intelligence, and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) organised the Telecommunications Regulatory Summit – Middle East&Africa in Cairo, Egypt, under the theme ‘Harnessing Data and Technology for Superior QoS: Strategies for Measuring and Optimising Network Performance’. The event aimed to discuss strategies for collecting, using and sharing crowdsourced data to promote transparency, track policy impacts, and make informed investment decisions. The summit convened […]

 African mining ministers from Ghana, Liberia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) emphasized the need to review and reform Africa’s mining codes during the Mining in Motion 2025 summit in Accra. Highlighting the role strengthened policies play in enhancing responsible governance, local value creation and the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), ministers outlined how evolving legal and policy frameworks are positioning the mining sector as a […]

 Scott Macmillan, Founder and Managing Director of Invictus Energy, will speak at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies – taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town -, bringing critical insight into Zimbabwe’s burgeoning upstream sector. His participation comes at a pivotal time, as Invictus spearheads Zimbabwe’s first confirmed commercial gas discovery at the Cabora Bassa Basin, marking a major milestone in the country’s pursuit of […]

 Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has disclosed that Ghana earned over $1.1 billion in foreign exchange during the first full month of operations under the Goldbod gold purchase programme. The inflow, generated from the purchase and export of more than 11 tonnes of gold, marks a major milestone in the country’s efforts to stabilise the cedi and enhance local participation in the gold trade. Dr. Forson made the announcement […]

 The Government of Ghana and the Government of Japan have signed a grant agreement valued at ¥402 million under the Japanese Grant Aid for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Programme. The signing ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance in Accra, marks the launch of the third batch of the fourth phase of the programme. Speaking at the event, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson expressed Ghana’s appreciation to […]