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 Cultural Creators from three of South Africa’s neighbouring countries feature in KFC (https://Global.KFC.com) Streetwise’s new Original Feeds Original campaign, which celebrates the inspiration that feeds creativity. Windhoek fashion designer Ruberto Scholtz, Harare visual director Rowan Sakarombe and the Botswana Metalheads feature in the campaign’s epic TV commercial (https://apo-opa.co/41przaO), which stars Khuli Chana, Blxckie and 25K. The commercial’s soundtrack https://apo-opa.co/4ks07ll is a new song, the Originals Anthem, written and recorded by the rappers. “Just as […]

 The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray received Ambassadors of Cuba, Angola and Ethiopia at the Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, today, March 4, 2025. H.E. Miriam Morales Palmero, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS discussed cooperation in the health sector and partnership with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO). While H.E. José Bamoquina Zau, Ambassador Extraordinary and […]

  IMF staff and the Mozambican authorities have discussed performance and policies underpinning the Fifth and Sixth Reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Discussions were fruitful and will continue virtually in the coming weeks. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Pablo Lopez Murphy, conducted discussions from February 19 to March 4, 2025, with the Mozambican authorities on policies underpinning the Fifth and Sixth Reviews under […]

 A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees. Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, found evidence of summary executions, sexual violence and torture. Other violations included cruel and degrading treatment, forced labour, and looting of homes and shops. […]

 The Chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change, Hon. Lawrence Biyika, has warned of the impending heavy rains and floods resulting from the current heat wave, saying government should come out with clear mitigation measures. “At the end of the dry season will come a lot of rain with floods. Because of the evaporation on open water such as Lake Victoria, the heat is boiling water, we must be disaster […]

 Parliament has passed the East African Community Mediation Agreement Bill, 2024, aimed at resolving long-standing issues surrounding the pension and retirement benefits of former employees of the dissolved East African Community (EAC). The House also adopted the Report of the Committee on East African Community Affairs presented by the Chairperson, Hon. Nsaba Buturo, during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 05 March 2025. The Minister of State for East African Community […]

 ECOWAS Resident Representative Office in Liberia in collaboration with the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) and Implementing Partner Payless Bana Innovations (Payless Pads) organizes a Training of Trainers Workshop and Awareness on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) in four counties in Liberia. The ECOWAS Resident Office with funding support from the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and implementing partner Payless Bana Innovations (Payless Pads) organized a Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop […]

 The land in Lainya County is rich and fertile, with a long history of successfully producing vast amounts of maize, cassava and other essential food items. Almost half of all households are engaged in farming, harvesting crops and raising livestock. However, the ability of communities to carry out their agricultural activities is being significantly impacted by the presence of armed pastoralists migrating their cattle to the area in search of […]

 Since 2021, catastrophic and relentless flooding has destroyed many roads across Unity State in the northern region of South Sudan. The main supply route from Bentiu to Leer is one of those most affected, particularly during the intense and prolonged rainy season, when communities are unable to travel to access essential goods and services needed to survive. As part of their protection of civilians mandate, Pakistani engineering peacekeepers serving with […]