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 On May 7th, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia attended the Official Launch of the Government Town Hall Initiative. H.E. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, Minister of Information,Culture Affairs&Tourism, Hon. Augustine K. Ngafuan, Minister of Finance&Development Planning, and envoys of some countries to Liberia attended the event. Yin stated that the Liberian government has made important achievements in promoting the AAID agenda, and wished that this initiative […]

 When the peacekeeping patrol arrived in Tonj North County, their mission was clear: assess the security situation and maintain a protective presence in an area long affected by intercommunal violence. But what awaited them in Marial-Lou was far from routine. As the team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, including Bangladeshi troops, military observers and community liaison officers, began setting up their temporary base, they […]

 The AUMISS, IGAD, UNMISS and RJMEC (the Quartet) are increasingly concerned by the rapid deterioration of the political and security situation across South Sudan. The Quartet calls on the country’s leaders to cease hostilities immediately and return to dialogue to progress the inclusive implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS). Ongoing air and ground attacks are leading to an alarming […]

 Burundi had never seen anything like it before: on a Saturday in December 2022, 35-year-old Johari gave birth to six babies. She had been transferred from the southern town of Rumonge to the Kamenge Military Hospital in Bujumbura for specialized care. “Everyone was astonished that day; it was unbelievable,” she recalled. “But I was the most amazed of all, seeing all my babies born alive. I thanked God for keeping […]

 When 30-year-old Ajibola Ibukunoluwa walked into the Comprehensive Health Centre, Isolo in Akure South Local Government Area in Ondo State, she wasn't just bringing her three-month-old child for a routine immunisation shot—she was stepping into a movement. It was the annual African Vaccination Week (AVW), an initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases across […]

 The ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad held Thursday a ceremony marking the National Memory Day that commemorates the anniversary of the massacres of 8 May 1945-2025, chaired by Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, and the Secretary General of the Ministry, and was attended by members of the Moudjahidines Bureau, beneficiaries, and Ministry executives and employees. After laying a wreath at the commemorative stone, reciting Al-Fatiha, the first chapter […]

 The Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG) has announced that prices of key commodities within the sector are beginning to fall, with further reductions expected in the coming weeks. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement with the Minister for Finance, the Executive Secretary of FABAG, John Awuni, confirmed that prices of essential products such as sugar and rice have started to drop. “We have reduced sugar prices by about 7% […]

 H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received H.E. Mr. Youssouf Mondoha Assoumani, Ambassador of the Union of the Comoros to Ethiopia&Permanent Representative to the AU. Ambassador Assoumani conveyed a message of congratulations to the Chairperson on his leadership&reiterated the Comorian Government’s support for the Commission’s mandate. He also shared perspectives on the AU’s institutional reform agenda&the SACA process. The Chairperson expressed appreciation for the Amb. Assoumani engagement at the […]

 H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State of the State of #Qatar. The Minister conveyed a message of congratulations from H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani&Prime Minister of the Qatar to the Chairperson, underscoring Qatar’s commitment to deepening strategic cooperation with the AU. Discussions highlighted the AU’s pivotal role in promoting peace&stability across the Great Lakes&the Horn of […]