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HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to His Excellency President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. In this message, the Sovereign expresses on His behalf and that of the Moroccan people His warmest congratulations to Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and His best wishes for further progress and prosperity to the Mauritanian people. On this […]

More than 27 million children were driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022, which was a 135% jump from the previous year, according to a new data analysis by Save the Children ahead of COP28. Save the Children found that children made up nearly half of the 57 million people pushed into crisis levels of acute food insecurity […]

Ministers in charge of Communication and Information Communication Technology sectors have adopted far-reaching decisions to accelerating Africa’s Digital Transformation and boost socio-economic development, create jobs and improve people’s lives. At the just concluded 5th Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Communication and Information Communication Technology (ICT), the ministers committed to promote the nexus between digitalisation, climate change, infrastructure, and energy to maximise the benefits of digital solutions. At the African Union […]

His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to president of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, on the occasion of his country's National Day. In this message, the Sovereign expresses His warmest congratulations to Begaj and His sincere wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the Albanian people. "I am deeply satisfied with the relations rooted in friendship between our countries and, therefore, look forward to continuing […]

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 […]