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The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Social Media Awards, PPTM 2024 on 8 January 2024 awarded the "Best Growth Mission" award to the Indonesian Embassy in Tripoli, Libya. The Indonesian Embassy in Tripoli would like to express its thanks to all Indonesian citizens in Libya and Indonesia, Friends of Indonesia in Libya including Libyan entrepreneurs and Libyans graduating from Indonesia and all parties who have subscribed, shared, liked […]

In the village of Jabait, in eastern Sudan, one can see hundreds of women waiting for aid at the office of the Women and Children Development Association. Some of the women at the WCDA office are locals from Jabait, while others have arrived from throughout the country. Nine months after conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), more than 7.3 million people have […]

Dangote Refinery (http://www.Dangote.com) appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of the of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The fresh one million Agbami barrels of crude via MT ALMI SUN is the sixth to complete the scheduled 6 million barrels consignment to be delivered to the Dangote facility needed to commence operations by the […]

In a move aimed at enhancing services for Moroccans residing abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates has introduced a new procedure for proximity consular services. This initiative, launched under the directive of HM King Mohammed VI, is designed to modernize and bring consular services closer to the expectations of users. The new procedure, applicable at all diplomatic missions and consular posts, regardless of the specific […]

Ahead of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of Gambia, before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, for crimes against humanity allegedly committed between 2000 and 2016 under former President Yahya Jammeh, Michèle Eken, Amnesty International’s researcher at Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa office, said: “Sonko served as Interior Minister for Gambia at a time when atrocious crimes, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and sexual violence were committed. […]

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kadiatu Alie, as per provisions in the 1991 Constitution that require public officials to take oath before assumption of office. The ceremony was led by the Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, Mr. John Sumailah, who informed the President of the recent Parliamentary approval of Mrs. Alie […]

It is midday in Halbul, in northern South Sudan, and farmer Nyandeng Noon Agany is visibly exhausted as she walks home in the harsh dry season heat, after spending hours harvesting rice.   Noon’s six children are taking shelter from the searing sun under the porch of their home - a simple structure of wooden poles, a thatched roof and papyrus walls - eagerly awaiting their mother’s arrival. “Life was […]

A retrospective mortality survey carried out among Sudanese refugees in Chad by Epicentre, Médecins Sans Frontières’ medical research and epidemiology centre, documents the appalling scale of the wave of violence that swept through the region last June, while atrocities have continued in recent months in the region of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. While the results indicate a significant increase in mortality from the start of the conflict […]