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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at its Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The Council will be discussing current security and political issues in the Region.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).    

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has commended Ugandans for embracing the ideas of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) that have enabled the country to develop. “I thank you very much, the people of Uganda; when we brought our ideas, you accepted them because if you didn’t accept, we would have been isolated,” he said. The President, who […]

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), which is responsible for coordinating all security and law enforcement operations throughout the country, is satisfied that all deployments are in place to ensure SONA 2024 takes place in a peaceful, as well as a safe and secure environment.  The Natjoints structure which is led by the SAPS, SSA and SANDF have been meeting regularly in the build up to the SONA […]

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has so far made a recovery totalling R737 926 351. The figure includes R688 220 611.56 in unallocated funds and signed acknowledgement of debt agreements of R49 705 739.60 as part of an investigation into the affairs of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The unallocated funds are due to poor control systems and a lack of reconciliation processes by NSFAS and were not […]

The United States Ambassador to Kenya, Margaret Whitman, paid a visit to the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Women Empowerment Centre in Lodwar, a hub of resilience and empowerment that serves as a safe space for women and girls in the community to access vocational training and crucial psychosocial support services, especially for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The United States Ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Whitman, said,  "I am […]

On February 6, 2024, in Rabat, Morocco, political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Morocco. The Latvian delegation was headed by Andžejs Viļumsons, Under Secretary of State, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the consultations, meetings took place at the Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Moroccan Parliament, and the Ministry of Energy. Andžejs Viļumsons and Redouane Adghoghi, the Director General for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, discussed the possibilities for expanding bilateral cooperation in the fields of information and communication technologies, environmental sustainability and education, and they underlined […]

The Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) in Cape Town conducted voting for the Indonesian community abroad on (4/2). This voting was specifically for Indonesian Seafarers to choose the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, as well as the Members of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (DPR RI) from the Overseas Electoral District. On this occasion, a total of 36 ABK in Cape Town were registered in the Permanent Voter List for the […]

The Basketball Africa League (BAL), FIBA Africa and Hennessy, the world-renowned cognac brand and the Official Spirit of the BAL, will host a networking event, “BAL IN” on Feb. 9 at the FIBA Regional Office in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.  The “BAL IN” experience will be an opportunity for sports lovers, basketball fans and cognac enthusiasts to live an exciting experience from the two iconic brands. BAL and Hennessy share common values […]

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met separately on Wednesday with HE Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia Farhad Khalif, HE Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Salah Attia, and HE Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Cao Xiaolin. The meetings discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Tunisia, the People's Democratic […]