Download logo The National Assembly (NA) today, during its hybrid plenary, passed the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the Political Party Funding Act of 2018. Among its key objectives is to align various pieces of legislation with the Electoral Amendment Act of 2023, which enables independent candidates to contest elections for […]
President El-Sisi Meets the Prime Minister and the Minister of Planning and Economic Development
Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, and Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on work progress on several dossiers of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, including the main features […]
International Women’s Day in Mundri: Calls for Empowerment to Achieve Gender Equality
Download logo A colourful parade, traditional dancing, drama performances, and thousands of people came together for the celebration of International Women’s Day in Mundri. Organized by the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and humanitarian partners, the event was held under the national […]
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Police Holds Free Medical Camp and Donate Assorted Items to Somali Police Force (SPF) Orphanage
Download logo As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, female police peacekeepers from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) organised a free medical camp for their Somali counterparts and made donations to an orphanage run by the Somali Police Force (SPF). The medical camp was held at the General Kahiye Police Academy […]
South Africa: Local Government Association, South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Calls for Adequate Funding
Download logo The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called for more funding to improve the financial sustainability of municipalities. SALGA briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the 2024 Budget and the Division of Revenue as part of the Money Bills and Related Matters Act on Tuesday, 12 March. SALGA welcomed the increased […]
Ghana: Invest in Developing Tech Skills of Ghanaian Youth – Dr Bawumia to Telecel Group
Download logo Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has called on Telecommunication companies operating in the country to move beyond seeking to expand the physical infrastructure of their operations to investing in the human and other resources that are at the heart of their offerings to the Ghanaian and African market. Speaking at the launch of operations […]
Uganda: Speaker Among Courts Members of Parliament (MPs) to Relocate Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Office From London
Download logo Speaker Anita Among has re-echoed the call for unity as talks to move the headquarters of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region gains momentum. She said this while speaking at the 86th Executive Committee Meeting of the CPA (Africa Region) on Monday, 11 March 2024 at Protea Hotel in Entebbe, about 40 […]
As deadly mpox virus outbreak emerges, a lack of diagnostic testing capacity is putting children at risk
New mpox virus transmission routes are emerging with children now a high-risk group; Inadequate testing capacity for is stymying efforts to contain the outbreak. The outbreak of mpox virus (MPXV) clade I (akin to a variant) in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province shows no sign of abating. An observational study (currently […]
Liberia: President Boakai Declares Wednesday, March 13, Decoration Day
Download logo The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, March 13, 2024 as “Decoration Day” and it is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday. The Proclamation is in consonance with an Act of the Legislature, which was passed on October […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Guinea Bissau on Fourth and Fifth Reviews of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
Download logo A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Jose Gijon, Mission Chief for Guinea Bissau, held videoconferences and meetings in Bissau during February 28– March 11, 2024, to discuss macroeconomic policies in the context of the Fourth and Fifth Reviews of the ECF arrangement [[1]]. The initial arrangement was approved by the […]