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 Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (www.GTBank.com) has announced the removal of processing fees on all GTBank POS terminals, reinforcing its commitment to supporting businesses with cost-effective payment solutions. This initiative, which took effect Tuesday, 11 February 2025, communicates that merchants using GTBank POS terminals will no longer incur Merchant Service Charges (MSC) when receiving payments from customers. With this initiative, all qualifying SME Merchants can now receive payments at zero cost, […]

 Minister Sylvestre Radegonde, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism led the Seychelles delegation at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, taking place from 12th to 13th February in Addis Ababa at the African Union Headquarters. In his intervention on the Permanent Representatives Committee Report, Minister Radegonde expressed Seychelles’ sincere appreciation for the donation of USD 200,000 towards the country’s recovery efforts following the disasters of December 2023. The […]

 On 12th February 2025, H. E. Selestine G. Kakele, High Commissioner-Designate accompanied by Brig Gen Julius Kadawi, Defence Attaché (DA), held a meeting with Participants of the Nigeria Defence College Course 33 led by Group Captain Mo Mazeli. The discussion focused on Tanzania’s strategic leaders in relation to the current economic development of the country. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania […]

 The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, delivered a keynote address at the SDGs in Action Forum, reaffirming Seychelles’ unwavering commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shaping a bold global agenda beyond 2030. The forum is taking place on the margins of the World Governments Summit 2025 currently being held in Dubai. In his address, President Ramkalawan emphasized the urgency of accelerating efforts towards […]

 The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, paid a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Representative to Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lawan Gana, on Tuesday, February 12, 2025. The meeting focused on fostering collaboration between GBC and ECOWAS to enhance the organization’s visibility as it marks its 50th anniversary and plans for future activities. During the discussions, Ambassador Gana emphasized the importance of supporting regional and national […]

 Anti-plastic activists from Plawaste have petitioned the Committee on Health urging lawmakers to impose strict regulations and raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic on public health and the environment. The petitioners who met the committee on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 asked MPs to address Uganda’s escalating plastic pollution crisis. They presented to the MPs a brief highlighting the dangers of unregulated plastic use in Uganda. The Managing Director of […]

 Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com), a leading provider of trade facilitation solutions, has announced a significant milestone in its Customs digitalization project in Benin. The initiative is driving a fundamental transformation in Customs operations across the country. The announcement was made at the 15th Public Finance Review Meeting in Cotonou, an event that brought together key stakeholders and technical partners under the patronage of Mr. Alban Bienvenu BESSAN, Secretary General of the […]

 Pentecostal pastors in Kampala have asked for a provision in the Marriage Bill, 2024 to consider cohabiting couples as married. This, the pastors under the National Pastors Platform of Kampala said will prevent the growing tendency of men who take long to commit to relationships, even when children are involved and the resultant damage to women and children. Led by their chairperson, Bishop David Kiganda, the group proposes that couples […]

 The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has withdrawn the Forensic Evidence Bill, 2024, which sought to regulate and streamline forensic science services in crime investigation and prosecution. The Bill was first introduced to Parliament on 26 November 2024. Justifying the motion to withdraw the proposed law during the parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, 12 February 2025, Muhoozi said that discussions with the Committee on Defence and Internal […]