Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa |

President Ramaphosa affirms the role of multiparty process on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act

The agreement between the Minister and Solidarity has no bearing – in law or practical effect – on the inclusive multiparty discussions that are underway on sections 4 and 5 of the Act

President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the settlement agreement between the Minister of Basic Education and the Solidarity union on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA). The BELA Bill was passed by the 6th democratic Parliament on 26 October 2023. The President assented to the Bill on 13 September 2024. …

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The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Awarded "Insurance Adviser of the Year - Africa" for Advancing Sustainable Development

In Senegal, ICIEC and Standard Chartered signed a €103 million insurance agreement to support the government’s initiative to install 50,000 off-grid solar streetlamps in rural areas

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is proud to announce its recognition as the "Insurance Adviser of the Year - Africa" at the prestigious IJInvestor Awards 2024. This honor highlights ICIEC’s…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Rwanda |

Multi-month Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment dispensing improves care in Rwanda

People living with HIV who had been on treatment for at least 18 months and demonstrated good adherence and achieved successful viral suppression could refill their HIV treatment every three months

Esther Uwababyeyi's journey with HIV began at a young age. "Since the age of three, I've been on HIV treatment,” she says. Born in 2002, Uwababyeyi was infected during her mother’s pregnancy, a time when access to HIV treatment for women living with HIV was just starting to improve. Now…

Source: International Trade Centre |

Kenya: Ethical Fashion Initiative and Tujikuze empowering artisans, one tassel at a time

Tujikuze – Ethical Fashion Initiative’s social enterprise partner in Kenya – has spent months producing 105,000 beaded, tasseled keychains for one of Italy’s biggest retailers

When Conad Nord Ovest decided to launch a major campaign to combat violence against women, they wanted a partner committed to sustainability and to working with women for social impact. That’s how they chose to work with the ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), for an order of 105,000 heart-shaped keychains.…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan |

South Sudan secured over 282 150 doses of oral cholera vaccine to contain the cholera outbreak

These vaccines will be used to implement a two-dose mass vaccination campaign in Renk and Malakal Counties of Upper Nile State

In response to cholera outbreaks in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured over 282 153 doses of oral cholera vaccine to implement vaccination campaigns in areas identified as cholera transmission hotspots.  The oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is supplied by the…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

Transforming the Global Financial Architecture: New report advocates for International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms to empower low- and middle-income countries

The Report is grounded on the work of the Africa High-level Working Group on the Global Financial Architecture, which is coordinated by the ECA

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today launched the report: The IMF and the Future of the Global Financial Architecture, at the Ministerial Segment of the 5th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration held in Abuja, Nigeria.…

Source: Republic of South Africa: Department of International Relations and Cooperation |

South Africa condemns Israeli Defence Force (IDF) massacres of 100 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours

South Africa calls on Israel to end its genocidal aggression, forced displacement and starvation of the Palestinian people as a method of warfare in the Gaza Strip

South Africa condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous massacres committed by the Israeli Defence Force across Gaza yesterday, which killed approximately 100 Palestinians, mostly women and children. In one of the massacres, 75 Palestinians from two families were killed in air strikes on two homes in the northern…

Source: East African Community (EAC) |

East African Community (EAC) Heads of State agree to Expedite Establishment of Political Federation

The EAC leaders further agreed on the need to fully operationalise the Customs Union and Common Market protocols to enhance intra-regional trade which is still relatively low

East African Community (EAC) Heads of State have agreed to hasten the establishment of the Political Federation, the fourth and ultimate stage in the EAC integration. The Summit of EAC Heads of State noted that the formation of a Federation had been agreed way back in 1963 by the EAC’s…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia |

Liberia: President Boakai Declares December 1, 2024 World Aids Day

The Proclamation calls on all Ministries and Agencies of Government, local and international organizations as well as the general public to join the National Aids commission

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Sunday, December 1, 2024 as “World AIDS Day” to be observed throughout the Republic on Monday, December 2, 2024 as a working holiday, in recognition of the immense contribution of the United Nations to combat HIV…

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Togo: African Development Fund to provide a partial credit guarantee to support the financing of green and social projects

The Togolese government will allocate the proceeds to eligible projects and initiatives in sectors aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the country’s Sustainable Financing Framework

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a EUR 200 million partial credit guarantee (PCG) to support Togo’s inaugural sustainable financing to implement green and social projects. The Partial Credit Guarantee for Mobilisation of Sustainable Financing for Togo project – supported through the African…