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HE President of the Presidential Council in the State of Libya Dr. Mohamed Al Manfi met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya Khalid Mohammed Al Dosari. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation ties between the two countries.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.    

On November 22nd, 2023, for the first time in over a year after the conflict, surgeons at Adi Daero Primary Hospital started to bring life into the world again. Forty-year-old Wahid Hadush became the first mother to deliver a healthy baby via Cesarean section.  Wahid had traveled from Adi-Abagi with an ambulance. Upon her arrival, doctors realized that her child had a non-reassuring fetal heartbeat pattern, meaning the child’s heart […]

UK pledges to increase dev’t aid to 200 mln Euros. Ethiopia and United Kingdom (UK) have finalized to ink the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up the diplomatic ties to strategic partnership level, said Ethiopian Ambassador to UK. In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Ethiopian Ambassador to the UK Teferi Melesse said that the activities are ongoing to elevate the diplomatic ties between the two parties. The […]

The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House in a sitting held on Tuesday, 09 January 2024. While chairing the sitting, Speaker Anita Among tasked the Minister for Local Government to lay the statutory Instruments for […]

The East African Community (EAC) is gearing up for the New Year with a stronger focus on fostering intra-regional trade, resource mobilisation and integrating the newest Partner States.  EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, highlighted the need to enhance intra-regional trade by optimising the implementation of the EAC Customs Union and Common Market protocols. Dr. Mathuki further emphasised the need to work together to eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) hindering […]

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) extends heartfelt congratulations to the President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, on his successful re-election for another five-year term and the Vice President Elect, Ilyas Osman Lugatoor. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to President Deni on his successful re-election. ATMIS remains committed to supporting President Deni and the Puntland State in our unwavering efforts to establish lasting peace, security, […]

The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi, has tabled the Bill to amend the 2006 Occupational Safety and Health Act, during the Tuesday, 09 January 2024 plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Anita Among. The Bill titled, “Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, intends to cater for health and safety in all workplaces, removing inconsistencies in the principal act as well as streamlining the power of […]

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has reiterated Parliament’s commitment to reduce public borrowing. Among said this on Tuesday, 09 January 2024 while receiving the Annual Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the Financial Year ended 30th June 2023 from the Auditor General, John Muwanga. Among emphasised the importance of conducting regular value for money audits to foster public accountability and reduce unnecessary borrowing. “As Parliament, […]