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The Namibian athlete Beatrice Masilingi suffered an injury just before her race at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in China. Masilingi who reported fell, injured her shoulder while warming up, forcing her to withdraw from her heat. Coach Henk Botha confirmed that Beatrice Masilingi’s shoulder was successfully put back in place and she is recovering well and feeling much better. By Petrus AmutenyaThe post Masilingi injured ahead of World Athletics […]

  Merck Foundation marks World Cancer Day with African First Ladies by providing 194 scholarships of Oncology Training to African doctors from 32 countries. Merck Foundation together with Africa First Ladies and Ministries of Health has been building cancer care capacity and increasing the limited number of Oncologists in their countries by providing close to 200 Scholarships of One-, two- and three-years fellowship, diploma and Master Degree of oncology to […]

  Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) invites African publishers of trade books to apply for the second edition of the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa. The initiative, developed in partnership with Narrative Landscape Press Limited, underscores the commitment of Afreximbank through the CANEX Book Factory to showcasing of the literary and publishing value chain in Africa, and developing literary talent […]

  The Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) jointly hosted the “UNIDO-Japan partnership for Africa” event at the Vienna International Centre this week. Held in the framework of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), it showcased achievements through a week-long panel exhibition and a series of thematic discussions.  An opening ceremony on 17 March 2025 […]

  On 21 March 2025, Sheng Wang, Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance and National Planning of Zambia, signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation between China and Zambia on behalf of the two Governments. Chargé d’affaires Wang said that China and Zambia enjoy traditional friendship and have carried out a lot of fruitful practical cooperation. The agreement signed today is an important outcome of the implementation of the 2024 Beijing […]

  Eritrea took part in the 19th annual meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, held in Rome from 17 to 21 March. Mr. Tekleab Misghina, Director General of Regulatory Service at the Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. Asmerom Kidane, Eritrea’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, represented the country at the meeting. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures is the governing body of the International […]

  H.E. Moses Vilakati, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) at the African Union Commission, extends his heartfelt congratulations to H.E. Amb. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko on her recent appointment as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Italy. “This distinguished appointment is a testament to her exceptional diplomatic expertise, visionary leadership, and unwavering dedication to advancing Africa’s […]

  Nationals in Australia, the US, and Italy conducted a range of public diplomacy activities. Eritreans in Melbourne, Australia, held a public seminar on 15 March to discuss the objective situation in the homeland as well as regional and global developments. At the seminar, Mr. Mehari Tekeste, Eritrea’s Consul General, gave an extensive briefing on the importance of strengthening organizational capacity and unity among nationals. He also called for increased […]

  Diaspora nationals in Angola, the Netherlands, the US, Norway, and Egypt have carried out public diplomacy activities in connection with International Women’s Day, 8 March, under the theme “Women: Emancipation for All-Rounded Development.” In Angola, celebratory events were held in the cities of Luanda, Lubango, Cabinda, Benguela, and Huambo, while in the Netherlands, festivities took place in Rotterdam and Leiden. The events featured various programs highlighting the significance of […]