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  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, Advisor to the President for Urban Planning Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed, Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority Lieutenant General Ahmed El-Shazly, Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed Al-Azzazi, and Executive Director of the “Egypt’s Future” Authority for Sustainable Development Colonel Dr. […]

  In line with the African Union’s mandate to promote peace, security and stability on the continent, the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union held its First virtual Meeting on 5th April 2025. The meeting was convened and chaired by H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and current Chairperson of the African Union. The Session was dedicated to the consideration of the appointment […]

  On April 4, 2025, Chargé d’affaires a.i. Fan Xuecheng of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda together with embassy staff presented a Qingming tomb-sweeping ceremony for deceased Chinese Experts who sacrificed their lives during the construction of the Uganda National Stadium project aid by China. Representatives from Chinese Community in Uganda also attended the event. In his remarks, Mr. Fan expressed profound respect and deep sorrow for the fallen experts, […]

  Eritrean nationals in the Italian cities of Torino, Catania, Napoli, and Padova organized seminars to discuss the role and contribution of the Diaspora nationals in the development of the education sector in Eritrea. The seminars in Torino and Padova were led by Mr. Girmay Habtemicael, head of Public and Community Affairs at the Eritrean Embassy, Mr. Kibrom Haile, Secretary of the PFDJ in Italy, and Mr. Million, Chairman of […]

  The ECOWAS Commission, through its Early Warning Directorate, successfully concluded a two-day consultative workshop on the Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Project in Lomé, Togo. The workshop was personally closed by H.E. Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission. The SDI Project is a strategic initiative to harmonise, centralise, and standardise geospatial data across Member States, thereby supporting decision-making, governance, crisis response, and development planning. In her […]

  In Côte d’Ivoire, nearly 90% of cervical cancer screenings are conducted through self-testing, empowering women to take charge of their health. This approach allows for detection in a private, convenient way – an especially critical advancement given the alarming rise in cervical cancer cases in the country.  Cervical cancer is the leading cancer affecting women in Côte d’Ivoire, with 2360 new cases recorded in 2022, and a mortality rate […]

  His Excellency President Wavel Ramkalawan this morning welcomed the delegation from the Conservatoire School of Dance to State House, in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the esteemed World Artistic Dance Federation (WADF) competition held recently in Moscow, Russia. The delegation, comprising seven accomplished dancers, three certified judges, and an official representative, returned to Seychelles with an impressive collection of accolades that have significantly bolstered the nation’s cultural and […]

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €4 million from the Government of Italy to expand the Home-Grown School Feeding programme and support climate-smart agriculture and sustainable school meals by connecting schools with local farmers in Malawi’s Chikwawa District. The funding will enable WFP to provide daily nutritious meals to 20,800 children in seventeen primary schools across Chikwawa and supports the national school feeding programme […]

  Government is moving to revitalise the Uganda Telecommunications Corporation (UTel), after it secured investment commitments from Rowad Capital Commercial LLC (RCC), a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company. The move is aimed at capitalising UTel to take on the management and commercialisation of the ICT National Backbone Infrastructure (NBI) in Uganda. According to the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, the company will take a 60 per […]