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  President John Dramani Mahama will host the President of the Czech Republic, His Excellency Petr Pavel, next week for a three-day State Visit to Ghana. It will be the first State Visit hosted by President Mahama since his return to the Presidency in January 2025. While in Ghana, President Petr Pavel will hold bilateral talks with President Mahama, address a business forum, inaugurate a Czech-funded health facility and visit […]

  On April 4, H.E. Amb. Guo Haiyan met with H.E. Dr. Francis Irungu Kang’atai, Governor of Murang’a County. Minister Counselor Zhang Zhizhong and former Kenyan Ambassador to China Ms. Mary Muthoni Gichohi were present at the meeting. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening the subnational cooperation in trade and investment to bring greater benefits to the two peoples. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the […]

  South Africa’s Strategic Adaptation to US Tariffs: Advancing National Interests through Policy and Strategy The new tariff regime arising from the decision by the United States of America, which have been directed not only to South Africa, but the entire world necessitates strategic responses to maintain and grow our industrial base, as a crucial avenue to pursue inclusive growth. In response to the US Government’s imposition of tariffs, South […]

  The 4th Session of the Ethiopia-Uganda Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) concluded on 4 th April in Addis Ababa on a high note, with the two countries signing a record 8 Bilateral cooperation Agreements in various fields ranging from Aviation to Minerals to Water Resources and Agriculture. The Delegation of the Republic of Uganda was led by Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, the Minister of Foreign  Affairs, accompanied by Hon. […]

  Speaking at the High-Level Panel on Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Global AI Summit on Africa, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, emphasized the AU’s commitment to positioning Africa as a leader in the global AI revolution. He shared the stage with distinguished leaders, including:H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda; Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary, Republic of Kenya; […]

  The Ministry of Agriculture conducted a workshop on seed potato certification protocol validation on 3 April in Asmara. The workshop was attended by vegetable and fruit development experts from the Ministry of Agriculture’s central office, regional branches, as well as from Hamelmalo College of Agriculture. Mr. Tekleab Misgina, Director General of Regulatory Services at the Ministry of Agriculture, stated that the workshop is part of the initiatives undertaken by […]

  The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva.  Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan, was speaking to reporters after returning from previously inaccessible Khartoum state, which is now back under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). War erupted […]

  Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has asked Parliament for an annual budgetary appropriation of Shs35 billion intended to establish a general hospital in each of its five divisions. KCCA officials led by the Minister for KCCA and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Kyofatogabye Kabuye, who appeared before the Committee on Health, argued that the move would decongest referral hospitals, by handling referrals from lower health facilities. “Elevating the KCCA directly managed […]

  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 […]