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Ministry of Health, Kenya
Source: Ministry of Health, Kenya |

Kenya Launches Kidney Transplant Services at Kenya University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) with Two Successful Surgeries

The surgeries were supported through the Social Health Authority (SHA), reducing the financial burden on patients and enhancing access to specialized kidney care in line with the country’s Universal Health Coverage goals

The Kenya University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) successfully performed its first two kidney transplant surgeries on 7th and 8th May 2025. Both recipients and donors are recovering well post-surgery. The official launch of the kidney transplant services was marked by a press briefing led by the Principal Secretary for…

State House Seychelles
Source: State House Seychelles |

Presidential Message on the Occasion of International Nurses Day

These initiatives will equip our nursing professionals with the skills necessary to meet present and future challenges and enhance the quality of care that our healthcare system provides

As we come together on the 12th of May every year, to reflect on the significance of International Nurses Day, this year I want to express my profound appreciation for the dedication and compassion that the hundreds of male and female, Seychellois and foreign, working and retired, nurses in Seychelles…

Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion
Source: Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion |

Indian Government Assures Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regarding Liberian Students

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms to the public its commitment to its mandate to seek the welfare of all Liberians abroad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assures the public that at the moment, there is no immediate threat to the lives and safety of Liberian students residing in India as a direct consequence of the India-Pakistan conflict. The announcement comes as tensions between India and Pakistan erupted in the Kashmir region,…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Workers sort newly produced bricks at Lobatse Clay Works. The company has experienced a remarkable revival, partly thanks to strategic investment from the African Development Bank
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    • AfDB’s Deputy Director General for Southern Africa, Moono Mupotola inspects freshly manufactured bricks at the revitalized Lobatse Clay Works facility during her recent site visit to the project
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Rebuilding Botswana's Construction Future: African Development Bank bolsters Lobatse Clay Works revival

Recognizing Lobatse Clay Works’ potential, the African Development Bank provided a loan facility, in partnership with the Botswana Development Corporation to turn around the company’s fortunes

The kilns are firing again—and with them, the economic hopes of a community. In the quiet town of Lobatse, southern Botswana, a decades-old industrial landmark is undergoing a remarkable renaissance. Lobatse Clay Works (LCW), a brick manufacturer that was once the cornerstone of Botswana's construction industry, has been resurrected owing…

Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion
Source: Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion |

President Boakai Congratulates Pope Leo XIV As “The 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church”

President Boakai stated that Pope Leo XIV election comes at a time when the church, and indeed the world face complex social, spiritual, and economic challenges

The President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has extended heartfelt congratulations to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Boakai said this momentous occasion marks a profound chapter…

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)
Source: Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) |

Africa Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Joy and Hope

A Message from the African Bishops and the Church, Family of God in Africa and Its Islands

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), together with the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands, joyfully joins the universal Church in giving thanks to God for the gift of our new Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This historic moment…

Afreximbank
Source: Afreximbank |

Nigeria Unlocks Intra-African Trade with New Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS) Policy Boost

The announcement also empowers commercial banks to source foreign exchange for PAPSS through Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange market

The Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS) warmly welcomes the new circular from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), announcing a significant streamlining of documentation requirements for PAPSS transactions in Nigeria. This progressive policy, announced on 28 April 2025, sets the stage for faster, more cost-effective, and more inclusive participation…

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia
Source: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia |

China-Africa People-to-People Dialogue Held in Lusaka

The Africa-China People-to-People Dialogue is of great significance, providing a platform for mutual learning, exchanges and cooperation among civil society organizations from the two sides

The China-Africa People-to-People Dialogue was held from May 7 to 9, 2025, in Lusaka, Zambia. Mr. Li Jun, Vice President of the China International NGO Network for Exchanges (CNIE) and former Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Her. Honour Mutale Nalumango, Vice President of Zambia, and other…

UN News
Source: UN News |

More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis

More than 36 million are struggling to meet their basic food needs, which is projected to rise to over 52 million during the lean season from June to August, latest analysis reveals. This includes almost three million people facing emergency conditions, and 2,600 people in Mali who are at risk…

The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa |

Government Business Partnership sets three-month sprint to accelerate delivery

The partnership believes that this acceleration is necessary to achieve a step-change in progress in response to difficult economic headwinds

President Cyril Ramaphosa today convened ministers and senior business leaders under the Government Business Partnership. The partners agreed to fast-track the implementation of key structural reforms and support performance improvements at Transnet and Eskom through an accelerated delivery plan and an intensified phase of the Partnership’s ongoing efforts to expedite…