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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania on the occasion of his country's Independence Day, marked on 28th November. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, […]

A Qatari Armed Forces plane headed on Tuesday to the city of Arish in the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, carrying 31 tons of aid including foodstuffs provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity (QC), in preparation for transporting it to Gaza, bringing the total number of planes to 27 with a total of 910 tons of aid. The aid comes within the framework of the State […]

Iran’s newly-appointed ambassador to Kenya Ali Gholampour met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on the eve of the departure to his place of mission on Monday evening. Gholampour presented a report on the upcoming plans to expand and promote Iran’s cooperation with Kenya during his mission. During the meeting, Amirabdollahian underlined Africa and Kenya’s status in Iran’s policy and approach to bolster cooperation with developing countries in the South. […]

About 7,600[1] children are fleeing their homes daily in Sudan, according to new analysis by Save the Children, with seven months of conflict causing havoc and horror across much of the country and one eighth of children now displaced. Dozens of displaced children have sought urgent care as the result of horrific sexual violence, life-changing injuries, and severe psychological distress from Save the Children medical and child protection staff. Sudan […]

During conflict, women and children are some of the worst affected. When it comes to children, during South Sudan’s past civil wars, many were separated from their parents or recruited into armed forces and groups. To ensure child rights are upheld, in February 2020, this young nation signed the Comprehensive Action Plan to prevent and end the six grave violations against children. These consist of the recruitment and use of […]

Meeting Major Latifa Rustamova for the first time is illuminating. The first woman from Azerbaijan to be deployed as a military observer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), she exudes quiet confidence. After graduating from military school in 2004, Latifa began working as an officer in 2008. “Wearing the Azerbaijan military uniform and serving my country, protecting my people was what motivated me to join the army,” […]

In South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict. Preventing and ending all forms of violence against women, therefore, remains a priority for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Recently, the UN Peacekeeping mission handed over a safe house to provide emergency shelter to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Yei River county, Central Equatoria state. This project was prioritized by […]

Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, engaged in an interview with African news channel Africa24 English during the Africa Investment Forum. Watch the interview with Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa, on Africa24 English: https://apo-opa.co/3N5uX4d Excerpt: “The best athletes in the world are from Africa, whether they are playing for France or for England or for whoever, you find […]

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDB Institute) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) joined forces with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to deliver an influential Islamic capital markets capacity-building workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized under the theme “Economic Growth and Business Development Opportunities through the Islamic Capital Markets”, the workshop aimed to contribute to deepening the Nigerian capital markets through the listings and issuances of Islamic financial instruments. The workshop was held on 21 November […]