Staff Writer

 On 13 February, the UK Minister for Development, Anneliese Dodds MP, convened Ministers and other representatives virtually from Canada, Egypt, EU, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, UAE and USA with the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher. The participants discussed how to urgently address the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan where over 30 million people are in urgent need of assistance, more than 12 million are displaced […]

 Earlier this week, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud signed an agreement to develop an executive plan for energy efficiency cooperation, strengthening bilateral ties in the energy sector and fostering sustainable development. This follows another significant development in September, in which Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly secured a $5 billion pledge from Saudi Arabia’s PIF, representing […]

 From significant oil deposits in Namibia’s Orange Basin to untapped potential in South Africa to gas frontiers onshore Zimbabwe and developments in Mozambique and Angola, Southern Africa has emerged as a highly-promising oil and gas market. However, to unlock the full potential of the industry, investors need to rally, providing the much-needed capital and technology to boost energy development across the region. African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies – […]

 Parliament has approved tax waivers of over Shs9.5 billion for selected local investors for the financial year 2024/2025. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on approval of the waivers. The report presented by Committee Chairperson, Hon. Amos Kankunda on Thursday, 20 February 2025 highlighted the tax liabilities of various universities and private businesses that had applied for waivers. The exemptions, granted […]

 Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations. Presenting a Statement on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) grading system under the new curriculum, the Minister of State for Education and Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, said that students can apply the acquired knowledge in real life situations rather than just memorizing information […]

 On Tuesday, 18 February, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, supported by Ms. Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Ms. Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister of Tourism, led the presentation of South Africa’s National Astro-Tourism Strategy to Parliament. Last year, the Minister of Tourism, Ms. Patricia De Lille, tabled the National Astro-Tourism Strategy in Cabinet. Subsequent to this, in September last year, Cabinet […]

 An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 others, Human Rights Watch said today. The loss of civilian life underscores the need for all parties to the conflict to better protect civilians from military operations. Witnesses said that in the early afternoon of February 7, Islamist fighters attacked […]

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) delivering vital nutrition supplies for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months as three weeks of fighting continues to worsen access to food for the most vulnerable. A recent WFP market assessment found the price of staple foods in eastern DRC […]

 Eritrean nationals in the Republic of South Africa, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the Netherlands have carried out various public diplomacy activities. In Germany, nationals held a public seminar in Cologne on 15 February, focusing on the current situation in the homeland within the context of global developments. The seminar also emphasized the importance of strengthening organizational capacity and increasing participation in national affairs. Mr. Kibreab Tekeste, Chargé […]