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  On January 21, commencing at 11:35 a.m. for approximately 90 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting and working lunch with Hon. Selma ASHIPALA-MUSAVYI, Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia, who is paying a visit to Japan, as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Minister MOTEGI […]

  The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Dr Mmusi Maimane, has expressed profound shock and sadness following a devastating road accident involving a private scholar transport vehicle, which claimed the lives of 13 school learners from the Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark areas of Gauteng. Dr Maimane and members of the committee convey their heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, schools and communities affected by this tragic loss. Dr Maimane […]

  By Sanchia Temkin, Associate Director: Content, APO Group  (www.APO-opa.com). Most organisational failures do not begin with poor judgement or the wrong message. They begin earlier – at the moment a decision is required, and no one is clearly authorised to make it. This dynamic rarely appears in calm conditions. It surfaces in a crisis: when scrutiny intensifies, time is limited, and the organisation is forced to act beyond the […]

  The 17th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (https://www.UAR-AUB.org), coinciding this year with its 20th anniversary, will be held from April 14 to 17, 2026, in Banjul, The Gambia, under the theme: “AUB, 20 Years Serving African Media: Heritage, Innovation and Transformation,” a strategic reflection on the present and future of the continent’s media ecosystem. In a global context marked by rapid technological transformations, new consumption […]

  As global consumers increasingly focus on nutrition, health and wellbeing with a back-to-basics approach of consuming minimally processed food, this Veganuary Emirates (www.Emirates.com) confirms new concepts are in development to celebrate real, whole, and farm-to-fork plant foods. The current development project sees a team of chefs create dishes that feel authentic, vibrant and rooted in culinary tradition, without replacing typical proteins with engineered plant-based meats and substitutes. The new dishes […]

  We, Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, comprising Ibadan Archdiocese (https://www.IbadanArchdiocese.org), Ilorin, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Osogbo Dioceses, after our first meeting for 2026 at the Jubilee Conference Centre, (JCC) Ibadan, having prayerfully deliberated on pertinent issues of Church and national interest, hereby issue the following Communique: 1. The Saving Mission of Jesus Christ The Church exists to advance the mission of Jesus Christ. That mission expressed by the […]

  As the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 unfolded, TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), Official Global Partner of the tournament, was actively extending the matchday experience beyond stadiums and screens through a series of Technology Carnival activations and offline watching parties that took place across multiple African countries. Launched alongside the tournament and running throughout the AFCON competition period until 18 January 2026, these activations were designed as immersive, […]

  In less than a decade, Senegal has reduced its maternal mortality rate by more than 50%, from 392 deaths per 100 000 live births in 2015 to 153 in 2023. Behind this progress, however, a more complex reality persisted: in many health facilities, women continued to experience childbirth marked by fear, lack of information and impersonal health care.  Tina, 32, a mother of three, remembers her first two deliveries as […]

  H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, emphasized that Egypt’s participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos comes within the framework of its commitment to strengthening global dialogue on international economic issues, trade, and artificial intelligence. She noted that this participation takes place alongside government officials, decision-makers, and heads of global companies. This came during the Minister’s interview with CNBC Arabia. H.E. Dr. […]