The opening ceremony has been described as fluid and the IOC has adapted to this fluidity and all in all it is also understandable: life requires that nowadays everyone, person or organization, be a bit of a chameleon. Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC, has brought forward his usual end-of-Games press conference to today, […]
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Uganda: Districts to get community hospitals in new health reforms
Download logo Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector to uplift the status of health centre IVs to community hospitals. This was revealed by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 08 August 2024, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. “Based on the Ministry of Health Draft National […]
Egypt: President El-Sisi Speaks with Cypriot President
Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The two presidents stressed the need to continue developing relations across various fields, both bilaterally and through the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Greece, especially with regard to economic aspects and energy sector. This is in addition to ongoing political […]
United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Statement on the election results for the President of the High Council of State
Download logo UNSMIL continues to closely monitor the controversy surrounding the outcome of the August 6 session to elect the President of the High Council of State (HCS). The Mission has taken note of the positions of the presidential contenders. While the Mission maintains that this is an internal matter for the HSC to resolve, it […]
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Launches New Health Project to Offer Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Services to Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Sudan
Download logo Yesterday, the U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan Michael Adler and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Kate Crawford launched a new USAID-funded health project, Hayatna, which in Arabic means “our lives.” The five-year project will offer medical services to orphans and vulnerable children living with HIV in addition to delivering […]
Zimbabwe: End Massive Crackdown on Dissent Before Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit
Download logo Zimbabwean authorities should end their crackdown against opposition and civil society members ahead of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit scheduled for August 17, 2024, in Harare, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately and unconditionally release everyone arrested for exercising their rights. Authorities should also promptly and effectively investigate […]
United States (U.S.) Ambassador Bryan Hunt Swears-in New Peace Corps Volunteers
Download logo Today, the U.S. Peace Corps hosted an official swearing-in and commissioning ceremony for six new volunteers at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kambia. U.S. Ambassador Bryan Hunt welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Basic, Senior & Secondary Education, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addition to local dignitaries as […]
Hon. Gen. Jeje Odongo Meets with Chinese Ambassador H.E. Zhang Lizhong
Download logo This morning, Hon. Gen. Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, had the pleasure of receiving H.E. Zhang Lizhong, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Uganda, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was characterized by warm and cordial discussions that underscored the long-standing friendship […]
President Boakai Congratulates CHAD on 64th Independence Anniversary
Download logo The President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a congratulatory message to the Government and People of the Republic of Chad on the occasion marking the 64th Independence Anniversary of that country on August 11, 2024. According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Boakai extended warmest congratulations and best […]
Afreximbank to double intra-African trade financing to $40 billion by 2026
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) plans to double its financing of intra-African trade from US$20 billion in 2021 to US$40 billion by 2026, Mr. Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, has said. Mr. ElMaayergi was addressing participants and guests in Abuja at the African Caucus Meeting of the World Bank Group and […]