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The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Minister of State for Trade Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati, to honour his earlier pledge and table the Consumer Protection Bill. The Bill aims at setting standards for the quality, safety, and reliability of goods and also provides remedies in case of non-compliance with those standards as well as prohibiting unfair trade practices. Tayebwa recalled that it was after the […]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated more robust delivery mechanisms to its operations in Ethiopia since late 2023, a significant step in assuring the delivery of critical food assistance to the hungriest populations affected by drought, flooding, and conflict. WFP is now working at pace to deliver food assistance to up to 3 million in Ethiopia in the coming weeks. “WFP is extremely concerned about the deteriorating […]

On February 6, the Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of USD 10 million to Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya in the Horn of Africa, countries that were hit particularly hard by the floods that occurred from October to December last year. Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya have been facing a serious humanitarian situation due to the compounding effects such as the drought over the past three years and […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Éric Trappier, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Commander of the Strategic Command and Supervisor of Military Industrialization, Lieutenant General Ahmed Khaled. The meeting reviewed frameworks of cooperation between the two sides in the field of military manufacturing, technical support, and capacity building. President El-Sisi affirmed that Egypt welcomed continued cooperation with the French company, […]

H.E. Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received a copy of the credentials of H.E. Sekou Cherifke Camara, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to the UAE. His Excellency wished the new Ambassador success in the performance of his duties and in enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation between the UAE and his country. The newly appointed Guinean Ambassador expressed his pleasure at […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Director of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Abbas Kamel. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said Secretary of State Blinken conveyed American President Joe Biden’s greetings to President El-Sisi, emphasizing that the U.S. is committed to strengthening the strategic partnership […]

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met, in his office on Tuesday, with HE Speaker of the House of Representatives of the sisterly State of Libya Aguila Saleh. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to support and develop them. During the meeting, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed the State of […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with his Sudanese counterpart Ali al-Sadiq Ali in the Iranian capital on Monday and stressed on opening of a new chapter in stepping up and expanding ties between Tehran and Khartoum. Referring to the highlights and agreements in a meeting between the presidents of the two countries on the sidelines an the joint summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the […]

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) extends its deepest condolences on the passing of His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia, on 4 February 2024. As the Country Rapporteur for Namibia, I join the ACHPR in mourning the loss of a distinguished leader, visionary statesman, and advocate for human rights. President Geingob's passing is an immense loss not only for Namibia […]