Africa Matters

Time for a partnership on equal footing between Africa and the EU

While Europe gets back on track from COVID-19, the recovery of African countries is undermined by vaccine inequality. The S&D Group’s ‘Africa Week’ initiative seeks to address this. We are neighbors, but we don’t know each other enough. We share borders, we share a sea, we share challenges, but our communication is still full of stereotypes, misconceptions and a…

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UNMISS support Eastern Equatoria communities to revitalize resolutions of cattle migration peace conference

The peacekeeping mission assisted the state government and the feuding communities in arranging a belated follow-up conference to address numerous accumulated issues JUBA, South Africa. “People here are happy now and life is good. We can again walk to our farms and harvest our sorghum, without fear. We are having peace and will live and eat together,” says Regina…

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State Visit of President of the Republic of South Africa his Excellency Mr. Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa to Ghana on 3rd-6th December 2021

President Ramaphosa undertook the State Visit to Ghana from 4th to 5th December, 2021, on the third leg of a four-nation visit to West Africa which includes Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire and Senegal PRETORIA, South Africa, President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa arrived in Accra, Ghana on the evening of Friday 3rd December, 2021, at the invitation of the President of the Republic…

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Uganda, DR Congo Speaker’s Root for Regional, Economic Cooperation

Oulanyah and Lukwebo rooted for regional federation to ease market accessibility of goods and services if the two neighbouring countries are to attain regional economic transformation KAMPALA, Uganda, The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of…

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Cross border conference promotes peaceful coexistence between pastoralists and host communities in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal

The groups were brought together for a three-day internal border conference by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Aweil JUBA, South Sudan, A special committee involving representatives from nomadic groups and host communities has been set up to monitor the implementation of local agreements and help draft new laws governing resource management…

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UNIDO, Zambia sign a five-year Programme for Country Partnership

The Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) will strengthen existing and forge new partnerships for the inclusive and sustainable industrial development of Zambia VIENNA, Austria, LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Chipoka Mulenga, Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, have signed a five-year Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) on the occasion of the Eighth Forum on Inclusive…

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Minister for Africa and Armed Forces Minister travel to Senegal to strengthen economic and security ties in West Africa

Minister for Africa Vicky Ford and Armed Forces Minister James Heappey have travelled to Senegal to strengthen economic and security ties between the two countries LONDON, United Kingdom, In the first visit by UK ministers since 2019, the Africa Minister opened the Friends of the Gulf of Guinea conference to reiterate the importance of keeping trade routes flowing freely…

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The secret of great public speakers

By MRS. LYNETTE OTWORIPRINCIPAL LECTURER AND TRAINER IN MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION Excellent public speaking is a desired merit for staff across all cadres. For years, the manuscript method of presentation was preferred by most people. In recent times, however, talking points version has been popularized and is now quickly being replaced in terms of preference by the extemporaneous method of…

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Kifo Cha Msanii Mkongwe Hodi Mame

      HOTUBA YA MAOMBOLEZO Na Ndugu Elly Kimbwereza   KIFO CHA MSANII MKONGWE  HODI MAME SIKU YA MAZISHI YAKE IJUMAA TAREHE 6-2-2015 MBAGA   Nasimama mbele yenu, kama mwakilishi wa Tona Lodge na mratibu wa utalii wa kiutamaduni na asili milima ya upare nikiungana nanyi nyote kwa majonzi ya msiba uliotupata. Kijiji kinaombeleza na dunia nzima imeguswa. Tumeunganishwa…

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