Download logoThe resumed 18th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) closed with environment ministers from 54 African countries adopting a series of decisions and key messages to tackle climate change, the loss of…
Download logoThe life and times of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II provide great lessons in selfless public service and leadership worthy of emulation in the modern era, the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated. Speaking…
Download logoThe President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, along with a government delegation, departed Friday, September 16, 2022 for the United States of America to attend the 77th Session of the United…
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on September 8, 2022, in Yaoundé, an agreement for the establishment of…
Download logoThe World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office’s (WCO) team of 64 staff members converged in the lakeshore district of Mangochi from 10 to 15 August 2022 for a staff retreat. The main aim…
Zambia’s mining industry is booming with the production of multiple mineral raw materials, including copper, cobalt, gold, nickel, manganese, emeralds, beryllium, myriad gemstones, sulphur, zinc, coal, iron ore, steel, limestone, uranium, and other platinum-group metals….
Download logoIn September 2021, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements (WCDoHS) took an in-principle decision to release the Sandkraal Farm in George, to a Communal Property Association (CPA). This further reaffirms our stance and…
Download logoAnton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning congratulated the Provincial Disaster Management Centre for hosting a successful four-day training session, held from the 13th to the 16th of…
Download logoThe Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has, from 1 September, declared some areas around the major penguin colonies as closed to commercial fishing for anchovy and sardine. These restrictions follow prolonged negotiations…
On the 8th of September, three fishermen from South Africa took part in the second International Fishing Tournament, held by Rosatom (www.Rosatom.com) in the atomic city Sosnovy Bor, at the Gulf of Finland. One of them…
Download logoThe FIFA Appeal Committee has rendered its decision on the appeals lodged by the Chilean Football Association (FFCH) and the Peruvian Football Association (FPF) against the decision issued by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee (https://fifa.fans/3QP6XBv)…
Download logoThe American Embassy, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide $100,000 in immediate assistance to support the people affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in Kaedi, and the Dar el…
Download logoGhana today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months ago. It was the first time the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever was detected in the West African…
Download logoThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched a network for Francophone African journalists, dubbed “AfCFTA Media Network”, to enhance the visibility of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), following a three-day workshop held…
Smart Africa’s capacity building arm, the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) (https://SADA.atingi.org/) continues to expand its footprint in Africa, with Côte d’Ivoire being the latest country to benefit from the digital skills development initiative. Launched…
Download logoBurundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and the fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, a UN independent expert said today. Despite commitments and measures taken by…
Download logoThe Conversing Aquatic Biodiversity Project, under funding by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has launched a number of research initiatives seeking to provide a baseline assessment of the current situation across the…
Download logoThe Joint Standing Committee on Defence has urged the Department of Defence (DoD) to urgently capacitate and revive the Defence Works Formation to maintain and deliver its infrastructure projects and wean itself off the…
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), as the voice of the African energy sector, extends its congratulations to Jude Kearney, Managing Partner for Africa’s International Law Firm, ASAFO & Co and an advisory board member…
Download logoIt has been over two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on COVID-19. In March 2020, the virus Rwanda had apprehensively watched from afar had emerged on its doorstep. Few…