The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) granted a loan of 92 million euros to the Republic of Congo in Abidjan on 17 November 2023 to implement the first phase of…
Download logoSome stakeholders have reiterated the need for transformative industrialisation, saying it is critical for sustainable development on the continent. They have been speaking at a special event, “Leveraging on strategic foresight for an agile,…
Download logoOn 11 November, H.E. Fei Shengchao, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, attended the Somali Blue Economy Investment Forum and delivered remarks. H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, Somali Prime Minister, H.E. Ahmed Hassan Aden, Somali Minister of…
Download logoWe are extremely alarmed by reports that Rapid Support Forces and their allied Arab militia killed hundreds of ethnic Masalit civilians in Ardamata town earlier this month, in yet another ethnically motivated mass attack…
Experts discussing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), have called for African nations to invest in developing regional value chains (RVCs). The consensus among thought leaders is that for the AfCFTA to deliver on…
Download logoA UN expert today welcomed steps taken by Côte d’Ivoire to eliminate child labour and trafficking in persons but urged the Government and businesses to do more to address the root causes of labour…
Download logoThe Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan on Thursday (16/11) held a meeting with the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE. Ali Al Sadiq at the temporary government office complex in Port Sudan. Apart from that,…
Download logoToday, the United States, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Tanzania officially launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo (Hope Through Action) project. Funded…
Download logoAn Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour. First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti received the prestigious Woman Police Officer of the…
Download logoWorld leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. The Initiative, which marked the first time Member States adopted a…
Download logoThe ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the German Federal Foreign Office, the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Diplo Foundation, organised a workshop on cyber diplomacy for West African diplomats on November…
Download logoMrs. Damtien Larbli TCHINTCHIBIDJA, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, has called on ECOWAS institutions and specialized agencies, urging them to strengthen their partnership and collaboration for better synergy and harmonization in order to achieve the…
Download logoOn October 7, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo approved its five-year national action plan 2024-2028 for the control of small arms and light weapons. The National Commission for the Control of…
Download logoDelegates at Africa Tech Festival 2023 (https://apo-opa.co/473ZEif) in Cape Town were given a master class on the dos and don’ts of fundraising on Wednesday 15 November, during several sessions at AfricaIgnite, the festival’s dedicated start-up zone….
Download logoFIFA Chief of Global Football Development (https://www.FIFA.com) to meet with All India Football Association, clubs, leagues and football leaders from 19 to 23 November; FIFA currently endorsing several talent development projects in India; the global…
Download logoThe Quadripartite partners consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH),…
Download logoPresident William Ruto has urged nations in the Global South to unite in addressing issues affecting the world. He said the Global South must take advantage of the democratic character of multilateralism to push…
Download logoThe Vice President, Mr. Ahmed Afif arrived in Maldives yesterday where he is representing the Seychelles Head of State, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected President of the Republic…
Download logoIt’s been a busy November for Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). From briefing the 27th annual conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres in Kenya,…
Download logoSouth Africa joins the international community in expressing its serious concern following the Israeli bombing near the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza on 15 November 2023, which left several hospital staff members wounded as…