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Minister Mchunu calls on the water sector to set aside egos and prioritise providing adequate water and sanitation services to the public In a bid to improve performance of the water sector and its services to the public, Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, has called for the sector to suspend its ego and prioritise professionalism. The Minister made these remarks during the two-day Water Services Authorities Summit held […]

On 20 January 2024, H.E. Mr. Jakkapong Sangmanee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, during the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda. On this occasion, the President of Uganda conveyed his warmest regards and best wishes to His Majesty the King of Thailand. The Deputy Foreign Minister informed the President […]

China and several African nations have reiterated their commitment to upholding each other's sovereignty and working together for shared development as Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi wrapped up a six-day visit to the continent, the traditional first visit destination of the new year by Chinese foreign ministers. During the trip, which brought Wang to Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d'Ivoire, leaders of all four countries voiced their support for China's […]

On 19-20 January 2024, H.E. Mr. Jakkapong Sangmanee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, attended the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Republic of Uganda, as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister. The Summit was graced by the presence of several heads of state and governments and high-level representatives from member states, observer states and international organizations. At the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chairman of the Greek Copelouzos Group, Dimitrios Copelouzos, in the presence of Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker, and a number of senior company executives. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on progress in the “GREGY Project” for power interconnection with Europe, particularly with the successful incorporation of the […]

In the bustling classrooms of special boarding schools across Ethiopia's Oromia region, local Chinese language teachers are engaged in an exciting educational journey, harnessing the power of language to bridge cultures. Fitsum Mussa, who studied Chinese language at Dalian University in China, is one of the pioneer local Chinese language teachers playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of their students while fostering stronger cultural connections between Ethiopia and […]

On January 20, 2024, Ambassador Chen Mingjian’s article titled “Promote the Building of Closer China-Africa and China-Tanzania Communities with a Shared Future” was published by two major Tanzanian English-language newspapers, Daily News and The Guardian. Here is the full text: In 2013, President Xi Jinping chose Tanzania as the first stop of his first visit to Africa, and solemnly declared that “China and Africa have always been a community with […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Liu Guozhong attended the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit on Friday and Saturday in the Ugandan capital Kampala and delivered a speech, highlighting the movement's important role in promoting the cause of world peace and human progress. The NAM, born at the climax of the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America, has effectively advanced the cause of world peace and human progress, […]

More than fifty days since Dr Daouda Diallo, Secretary-General of the Collective Against Impunity and Community Stigmatization (CISC), was forcibly disappeared, Amnesty International today calls on the Burkina Faso authorities for his safe return to civilian life and to end the use of conscription as a tool to silence dissent. Dr Diallo was abducted by security agents on 1 December 2023 as he left the passport office in Ouagadougou, Burkina […]