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 His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with several Ministers from the Republic of Mozambique, including His Excellency Ricardo Xavier Sengo, Minister in the President's Office for Civil Matters, His Excellency João Jorge Matlombe, Minister of Transport and Logistics, and His Excellency Américo Muchanga, Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi. The meeting discussed […]

 Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org) is urging the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to call upon African Union (AU) member states to urgently address rising sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls across the continent. In its statement to the 83rd Ordinary Session of the Commission this month, the human rights organisation called on the Commission to use its mandate to underscore the importance to governments about the need […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has this afternoon, Monday 19 May 2025 arrived in Washington DC for his Working Visit. The purpose of the visit is to reset and revitalise bilateral relations between South Africa and the United States (US). In this regard, the visit will focus specifically on reframing bilateral, economic and commercial relations. On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. President […]

 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has welcomed the launch of the seminal Review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government, hailing it as an important step towards more accountable and efficient local governments, resulting in better service delivery. Committee Chairperson Dr Zweli Mkhize and several committee members attended the launch event in Johannesburg on Monday. The review was launched under the theme “Every municipality […]

 The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Credendo on the sideline of the IsDB Group Annual Meetings 2025 in Algiers. The agreement was signed by Dr. Khalid Khalafalla, Chief Executive Officer of ICIEC, and Mr. Jean-Paul Steenbeke, Deputy […]

 Burkina Faso relies on trade with Ghana to access the sea, so it can export its minerals and cotton abroad. Onerous bureaucracy has always slowed down the border crossing. Since an insurgency erupted a decade ago, traders – especially women – are threatened by hijackings and theft as well. To improve safety and operations at the Paga-Dakola border, ITC and its partners spent 18 months studying the crossing. A series of meetings […]

 Today, the World Health Organization proudly celebrates Mauritius for its relentless and resolute commitments to tobacco control. The country is being recognized with the prestigious WHO Director General Special Recognition Award as part of World No-Tobacco Day 2025. On this Monday 19 May 2025, at the very onset of the 78th World Health Assembly, The Honorable Anil Kumar Bachoo, Minister of Health and Wellness received the Award directly from the hand […]

 A high-level delegation from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China visited Zambia from 14 to 17 May, headed by Mr. Erkin Tuniyaz, Governor of the People’s Government of the Autonomous Region. On 15 May, the delegation paid a courtesy call on H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, at the State House. Mr. Erkin Tuniyaz conveyed the warm greetings from Ma Xingrui, Secretary of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China, to […]

 Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Mr. Nasser Bourita received on Monday in Rabat the Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana, Mr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije. In a statement to the press following the meeting attended by Ghana's Ambassador Charity Gbedawo, Vanderpuije welcomed the good relations between the two countries, bound by strong and deeply rooted ties since the […]