UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré The flag of the observer State of Palestine is raised at the United Nations Office at Geneva. (file) The Security Council on Monday referred the application of the observer State of Palestine for full UN membership to the specialized committee set up to vet new members. The proposal for the referral, […]
Djibouti Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. Djibouti has officially nominated its Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, as a candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Youssouf joins Kenya’s Raila Odinga and Somalia’s Fawzia Yussuf in the race. The three are vying to replace the outgoing AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat who […]
Food is distributed to Sudanese refugees in Koufron, Chad. © WFP/Jacques David Food is distributed to Sudanese refugees in Koufron, Chad Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last April, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. At least 1.8 million […]
PS Korir SingOei and High Commissioner Martin Ngoga lighting the candles of hope during the Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The event was held in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 09. Kenya has lauded the strides made by Rwanda after experiencing one of the horrific genocides of the 20th century, pledging […]
Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is due to be sworn in for a third consecutive six-year term as the country’s leader. He was re-elected in December with an astounding 89.6% of the vote, beating three other candidates His swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday at the new parliament buildings near the capital, Cairo, partly state-owned […]
The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, on Tuesday in Diamniadio near Dakar, at the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of president-elect of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Akhannouch’s visit to Senegal, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, takes place […]
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has appointed a former minister as the country’s first-ever female prime minister. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, a former planning minister, replaces Sama Lukonde who resigned in February. “I know that the task is great and the challenges [are] immense, but with the support of the president […]
Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, received, on Saturday, the members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code, who presented him with the body’s proposals with a view to submitting them to the King Mohammed VI. In a statement to the press at the end of the meeting, Akhannouch said he had received […]
The 2024 China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum is being held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Xiamen, East China’s Fujian province. An online media sub-forum organized by the China Daily has been convened to deepen the collaboration between Chinese and African digital media outlets. The forum will focus on topics such as innovating narratives, promoting […]
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar. Last month, 44-year-old Mr Faye won the delayed elections, securing 54% of the vote, ahead of his main challenger Amadou Ba. On Friday, the country’s Constitutional Council confirmed Mr Faye as the winner. Heads of state from […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as Senegalese president. Since China and Senegal established diplomatic ties, the two countries have embraced ever-stronger mutual political trust, fruitful achievements in practical cooperation, as well as close coordination on international affairs, Xi said. As co-chairs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation […]
On March 26, at the ATOMEXPO International Forum with the participation of Tatiana Terentyeva, Deputy General Director for Personnel of Rosatom State Corporation, documents on cooperation in the field of personnel training were signed. Among them is a roadmap between Rosatom and Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (South Africa) on cooperation in the development of personnel […]
