District leaders from Karamoja sub-region have called on government to embrace what they termed as ‘disarmament of the mind’ as a possible lasting solution to the insecurity that has prevailed in the region. In a…
Mali-born development expert Dr. Oulie Keita has been appointed as Greenpeace Africa’s (https://www.Greenpeace.org/Africa) Substantive Executive Director after an intensive and competitive recruitment process to usher the organisation into a new wave of environmental justice. Dr….
Download logoThe Egyptian authorities must immediately release Ezzat Ghoniem, founder of the human rights organization Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, and 13 others, all of whom are on trial on absurd charges stemming from…
Download logoAbout 1.8 million children aged under five are still expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Somalia this year with the emergency far from over even though the risk of famine has been averted…
Download logoPresident Isaias Afwerki held extensive discussions today in Riyadh with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, and other senior Saudi officials. At the meeting held today, 01 March, the two sides have…
Download logoThe National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans (NAEWDV) branch in the United Kingdom and Ireland conducted its first congress on March 1. At the activity report Ms. Jimaa Omer, acting chairwoman of the…
Download logoUK Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment, Lord Zac Goldsmith is in Libreville for two-days to attend the One Forest Summit. The Summit is an opportunity for the UK and international…
The Co-Financing, Syndications and Client Solutions department of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has met with London-based insurers to galvanize continued support of the Bank’s balance sheet optimization and mobilization ambitions, in line with…
Download logoUganda has deployed a new contingent of police personnel to serve under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). 144 officers arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday and were received by senior ATMIS police…
Download logoThe Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has said that over Shs5 trillion is needed to execute all pending national road network projects. Gen. Katumba Wamala told the House on Wednesday,…
African economies remain resilient with a stable outlook in 2023-2024, despite the tightening global financial conditions, the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) has projected in a new report. The report, Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO)…
On February 11, Kenya’s Ministry of Health rolled out the first ever cholera vaccination campaign in the country, targeting 2.2 million people in four counties, including Garissa County. The 10-day oral vaccination campaign aimed to…
A rapidly evolving drought and famine-like situation in Somalia continue to affect 7.8 million people and has already resulted in displacing 1.4 million,while putting the lives of more than 1.8 million under 5 children at…
Download logoPresident Yoweri Museveni has returned the National Local Content Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. Speaker Anita Among made the announcement while chairing the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 01 March 2024. The President's letter…
Download logoA UN expert today called a major rebel group in the Central African Republic “enemies of the peace” after a brutal attack on a Central African Armed Forces (FACA) base in Sikikédé left several…
Download logoThe U.S. Embassy in Cairo is pleased to welcome Michael Kaiser, Chairman of the DeVos Institute for Arts and Cultural Management at the University of Maryland, to Egypt for the first of three visits…
Download logoThe Office of the President has today announced the appointment of Ms Veronique Bresson as the new Principal Secretary for Employment with immediate effect. Ms Bresson holds a BSc in Law with Employment Relations….
Download logoThe Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has been cited in the alleged mismanagement of relief food meant for the people of Karamoja. According to the Committee on Presidential Affairs that is currently investigating the…
Download logoIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian emphasized the importance of Africa in Iran’s foreign policy and the important position of Senegal in Africa. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with his Senegalese…
Download logoUnited Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemns the movement of armed elements within the southern part of the Abyei Box on 28 February 2023. While the armed elements remain visible, the mission…