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President William Ruto has said innovative and sustainable measures must be devised to mitigate the effects of climate change. These measures, he noted, will be assumed by the East African Community as it heads to Dubai for COP28 later this month. Speaking at the EAC High Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security in Arusha, President Ruto said Africa will showcase its assets, including a hardworking and skilled human […]

On November 21, at the closing meeting of the official visit program to Rwanda, Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa was hosted at the headquarters of the Rwandan Patriotic Front by its Vice Chairperson Consolee Uwimana. This meeting is part of the efforts of both government parties to strengthen their bilateral relations and contribute to promoting cooperation between both countries. The Cuban leader extended an invitation to the vice chairperson […]

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) will hold its Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Fifth Assembly in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda with both Committee and Plenary Sessions taking place at the Parliament of Rwanda.  Article 55 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC provides that, the Meetings of the Assembly be held at such times and places as it may appoint but at least once […]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, was received on Thursday 23rd November 2023, by the Minister for External Affairs of India, Honourable Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. Discussions between the two Ministers focused on the further strengthening of the bilateral relations between Seychelles and India, as well as regional and international issues of interest to both countries. During the meeting, the two sides […]

ECA’s African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), and the Ethiopian Leather Industries Association (ELIA) co-organized the first workshop on “the Ethiopian Leather Industry and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Opportunities and Challenges” at the Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 21, 2023. The workshop aimed to bring all stakeholders together to discuss the opportunities the AfCFTA presents to the […]

The Director General for Regional Affairs Division at the Foreign Affairs Department, Mr. Christian Faure represented Seychelles at the 44th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Ministers Meeting held in Lusaka, Zambia on the 23rd November 2023. Under the overarching theme of “Economic Integration for a thriving COMESA, anchored on green investment, value addition, and tourism”, member states convened to assess the progress of various COMESA programmes aimed […]

On the night of November 20, Rwandan Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente hosted Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa. The meeting with the Rwandan executive leader allowed for an in-depth exchange on the achievements and challenges of both countries on the path to building prosperous, inclusive societies with high social justice. The Cuban leader highlighted the economic results of the African country and the interest that this example of economic and […]

The call for greater gender-inclusivity highlighted the opening day of the AFAWA Finance Series Kenya, which drew an audience of senior Kenyan government, Chief Executive Officers of major financial institutions, women entrepreneurs, and business leaders in Nairobi, on Tuesday 21 November. The African Development Bank and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), in collaboration with the government of Kenya, challenged the high-level stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Kenya […]

The fourth edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power Conference&Exhibition will take place in Senegal on December 3-4, 2024. Organized by Energy Capital&Power (ECP) (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com), the event brings together movers and shakers from across the West African and global energy industry to foster partnerships, sign deals and advance project developments in line with energy security and just transition goals. The announcement comes as the the MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2023 Conference&Exhibition wraps […]