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On 19 January 2024, H.E. Mr. Jakkapong Sangmanee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Lejone Mpotjoane, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho, during the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda. Both sides were pleased with the existing cordial relations, especially between the two Royal Families and unceasing development cooperation, especially in Sufficiency […]

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres yesterday 19th January 2024 arrived in Uganda to attend the 19th Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) and G-77+ China summits. Mr. Guterres was received at Entebbe International Airport by Rt. Hon. Rukia Isanga Nakadama, the Third Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda in the presence of H.E Adonia Ayebare, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations. NAM summit started on […]

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana yesterday 19th January 2024 met and held discussions on bilateral issues in a bid to foster diplomatic relations between the two countries. The leaders, on the sidelines of the ongoing 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, delved into matters of mutual interest, including the security situation in West Africa, democracy, economic integration, among other issues. […]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, is representing the President of the Republic of Seychelles at the 19th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) currently being held in Kampala, Uganda. The Summit is being convened under the Chairmanship of the Republic of Uganda under the theme “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.” In addressing the meeting the Minister stressed the need […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, represents HM King Mohammed VI at the 19 th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the 3 rd Summit of the G77+China, held in Kampala, Uganda, on January 19-20 and from January 21-23, respectively. These two summits, occurring in a tumultuous global geopolitical context, will have the following respective themes: […]

The One WaSH National Program (OWNP) Consolidated WaSH Account (CWA), supported by the World Bank and seven other development partners, is the Ethiopian Government's initiative for ensuring universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) through an integrated sector-wide approach. Since 2014, over 5,000 schools have been equipped with essential WaSH facilities and 223 dedicated Menstrual Hygiene Management rooms, improving school attendance, especially among girls, due to safer and more […]

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met separately on Friday with HE Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines Enrique Manalo HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Aleinik, and HE State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ali Mohamed Omar, on the sidelines of the 19th Summit of the […]

Following a serious diplomatic incident in which two international staff of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) based in the Bank’s Country Office in Ethiopia were severely assaulted by security agents of the Government of Ethiopia, the African Development Bank lodged a formal complaint with the Government of Ethiopia over the incident. While a high-level mission dispatched by the Bank visited Ethiopia in November 2023 for direct engagement and discussions […]

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the United Kingdom have announced the selection of the Gas Insulated Switchgear Substations Project in Mauritius as a beneficiary project under the Room to Run Sovereign transaction (R2RS) (https://apo-opa.co/3U3D0CP). This means that up to 100% of the $110 million total project cost corresponding to the climate mitigation component of the loan, was made possible through the additional capital that was unlocked by the UK Government guarantee. […]