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With Nigeria unveiling strategic interventions to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and health security by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the need for the government to invest in primary healthcare as the backbone of a resilient health system.   This call was made at an event to unveil Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Sector Renewal Compact by the Federal, States […]

The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Mission Director to Ethiopia, Scott Hocklander, traveled to Gambella to meet regional leadership, assess the resumption of refugee food assistance, and visit USAID projects fighting malaria.    Director Hocklander received a warm welcome from the regional president of Gambella, His Excellency Umod Ujulu, who discussed USAID’s long-standing partnership with the people in Gambella Region, and across Ethiopia.  Director Hocklander emphasized USAID’s commitment to the region, and to supporting both the local and refugee populations.  They […]

Boasting an abundance of renewable resources, East Africa has garnered substantial attention from major international players within its clean energy market. Robust policies and declining costs of technology in the sector, coupled with regional market and infrastructure reforms, are poised to accelerate the deployment of clean energy projects. Yet the region is also anticipating first oil from the Tilenga project – part of Uganda’s Lake Albert Development – along with […]

Spaniards reach FIFA Women’s World Ranking summit (www.FIFA.com) for first time; Record number of teams (192) included in standings; Namibia make strong progress, five nations reach highest-ever positions. Four months have passed since the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking was published in August, during which time over 400 international matches have taken place. Never before have so many fixtures been fulfilled in an equivalent period. Qualifiers for the Women’s Olympic […]

On December 13, 2023, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Xue Bing visited Samara, the capital of the Afar region of Ethiopia, and met with President Awol Arba. Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia Xue Wei was present. Xue Bing said that in October this year, the leaders of China and Ethiopia jointly decided to elevate bilateral relations to an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership. China is ready to take it as […]

On December 14, 2023 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus, Pavel Vziatkin, presented Credentials to the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.  The sides discussed promising areas of partnership between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uganda with a focus on economic cooperation and the development of the legal framework. The President of Uganda recalled with warmth his visit to the […]

President Wavel Ramkalawan received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at State House yesterday morning, led by the  Charge d' Affaires for UAE in Seychelles, Mr Ahmed Alneyadi, to initiate discussions on how the UAE Government can offer certain special assistance to Seychelles following the flooding and landslide incidents as well as the CCCL explosion. Following discussions, the delegation guided by President Ramkalawan, visited some of the affected […]

Presiding over the 29th Session of Cabinet at the State House in Banjul, President Adama Barrow is currently leading discussions on presentations by Honourable Ministers for Finance and Economic Affairs, Tourism and Culture, Interior, and Justice. The topics for Cabinet discussions and consideration include The Gambia National Audit Office Amendment Bill 2023, Repeal of the Public Enterprise Act, Regulation of Usages of Personal Residence for Tourist Accommodation and Expatriate Rentals in […]

The Government of Japan announces its support to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Rwanda’s programme for providing food assistance to asylum seekers and Rwandan returnees, amounting to USD 1.2 million. Considering the nature of urgency in the humanitarian situation, the financial support from the people of Japan to WFP was swiftly approved by the Japanese Diet to respond to urgent needs of asylum seekers and Rwandan returnees in in-kind food […]