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Ugandan policymakers and startups participated in the ComeUp global startup festival in the Republic of Korea. They strengthened partnerships with public and private startup institutions there, promoting the Ugandan startup ecosystem. Parliamentarian Boniface Okot led the delegation, which included Ugandan government officials, staff from the International Trade Centre (ITC), and 10 outstanding graduates from the Youth Startup Academy Uganda (YSAU). ITC launched the Academy in 2022 with the goal of bringing […]

In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s western province of Equateur, the people in the Bolomba health zone have been affected by an Mpox outbreak over the past months. From the end of August to mid-October 2023, an MSF emergency team was on-site to help health authorities treat patients and combat the spread of the disease. Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, is a contagious viral disease of animal origin endemic in […]

The Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, His Excellency Ahmed Attaf, met in London on 16 November 2023, in the framework of the second session of the Algeria-United Kingdom Strategic Dialogue. The Ministers held constructive talks aimed at deepening existing bilateral cooperation. They praised the […]

After a sharp deceleration in 2022 caused by various overlapping commodity and climate shocks, economic growth is set to increase to 2.8 % in 2023, driven by a partial recovery of agricultural output, services, and net exports, according to the World Bank's latest report, "From resilience to shared prosperity". This recovery is expected to firm up in the medium term, and real GDP growth is projected to reach 3.1 % in […]

In yet another heartwarming initiative, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) provided free surgeries for adenotonsillectomy and grommets (Adenoids, Tonsils&Minor Ear Operations) from 16-20 October 2023, transforming the lives of 140 children in Zimbabwe. This compassionate endeavor supported by the World Health Organization with funding from the Government of Japan, has not only alleviated the burden of medical expenses to families, but has also brought hope and relief […]

UNWTO brought together top tourism and travel practitioners of 20 countries from across Africa to explore ways to deliver more effective tourism communications and showcase the sector’s role as a pillar of development. The first Communications, Media and Tourism Training Workshop in Africa (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 13-15 November) recognized the heightened relevance of tourism and the current opportunity to gain greater visibility outside of the sector itself. Based on this premise, the […]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is activating its revamped approach to operations in Ethiopia, a major step which will start to reach 3.2 million people with food assistance for the first time since June 2023. WFP food aid was suspended nationwide following reports of large-scale diversions earlier this year. This is the culmination of a complete evaluation and reset of WFP operations in Ethiopia focused on transparency, evidence, […]

Agricultural experts drawn from the ministries of agriculture of Eritrea and Ethiopia, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) charted the pathways to make crop production and productivity in the two nations transformational.  In a 4-day validation workshop held in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, the experts critically analysed the findings of the studies, which were spearheaded by FAO, with the support of the ministries of agriculture of Eritrea […]

The war between rival militaries in Sudan, which has been raging for over seven months has further intensified in recent weeks, particularly in the volatile Darfur region, a senior UN official said on Thursday. His briefing came on the same day as Khartoum asked the Security Council to immediately terminate the UN mission there. Sudan's military government wrote in a letter addressed to the UN chief and circulated to the […]