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State House Seychelles
Source: State House Seychelles |

Home Care Agency Honours Long-serving Caregivers at National Award Ceremony

A total of 79 caregivers were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the care and well-being of Seychellois citizens

President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by First Lady Linda Ramkalawan, led an award ceremony today recognizing home caregivers who have dedicated 15 or more years to serving the Seychellois community. Organized by the Health Care Agency (HCA), the event was held at the International Conference Centre this afternoon. A total of…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Media Statement: Regaining Trust Between Communities and Police Central to Effective Policing

The committee highlighted aspects such as the police responsiveness rate, the availability of resources such as vehicles, and the adequacy of investigations as central to resolving the question of trust

The Portfolio Committee on Police has reiterated that regaining trust between the police and communities will encourage increased reporting of crimes. The committee received a detailed briefing on the Victims of Crime 2023/24 survey from Statistics South Africa and the overwhelming view was that the survey gives a different perspective,…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

The Republic of Korea contributes US$1 million to Word Food Programme (WFP's) drought response in Zimbabwe

An estimated 5.9 million people living in rural Zimbabwe and 1.7 million in urban areas are expected to face food insecurity during the lean season

The Word Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Republic of Korea to meet the nutrition needs of 22,000 people adversely impacted by the El Niño-induced drought, which has exacerbated food insecurity across Zimbabwe. An estimated 5.9 million people living in rural Zimbabwe and 1.7…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Media Statement: Finance Committee Resolves to Give Individual Members More Time to Consider Sarb Amendment Bill

The Bill was tabled in 2018 as private member’s Bill in the name of a Member of Parliament, Mr Julius Malema

The Standing Committee on Finance has resolved to conduct a second round of public hearings on the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill [B26-2018], in consultation with the office of the National Assembly Speaker. The Bill was tabled in 2018 as private member’s Bill in the name of a…

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
Source: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation |

United Arab Emirates (UAE) expresses solidarity with Morocco and conveys condolences over victims of heavy rainfall

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy with the government and people of the Kingdom of Morocco, and to the families of the victims

The United Arab Emirates conveyed its sincere condolences and expressed its solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco over victims of floods that affected several areas in the south of the country as a result of heavy rainfall, which caused a number of deaths and injuries, as well as extensive damage…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Media Statement: Law Reforms Necessary to Curb Vulnerabilities in Systems for Fraudulent Medico-Legal Claims

The committees were informed that doctors that are mostly targeted by fraudulent lawyers are obstetricians, gynaecologists, neurosurgeons as well as spinal and orthopedic surgeons

A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health, the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) says law reforms are necessary to close gaps in legislation that expose government systems to fraudulent medico-legal claims. The pre-audited financial statements for provinces reveal that the nine…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Collaborate on Advancing Cyber Diplomacy Through Inter-Regional Study Visit

The study visit, scheduled to take place from September 9 – 13, 2024, will bring together diplomats from ECOWAS Member States and other regions, including the Americas and the Asia

The ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Union, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and in close collaboration with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretariat in Vienna, Austria has organised an inter-regional study visit aimed at enhancing cyber…

Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Source: Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt |

Egypt: President El-Sisi Receives German President Steinmeier at Al-Ittihadiya Palace

The two Presidents held a closed session of talks, following by an expanded meeting attended by the two countries’ delegations

Today at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. President Steinmeier is on an official visit to Egypt, accompanied by a large delegation of German business executives. An official reception ceremony was held for the German President and the national anthems…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trains Members of the Gender Equality Committee (GEC) on the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions (GES-PI)

The Gender Equality Committee is composed of focal points of ECOWAS Institutions, Depart-ments and Agencies who have been designated to facilitate the implementation of the Gender Equality Seal

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has organised a capacity building workshop for the ECOWAS Gender Equality Committee (GEC) and other Civil Society Stakeholders from September 9 – 11, 2024, in Accra, Ghana with support from GIZ and the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa. The Gender Equality Committee is…

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |

The United States Provides $2 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Flood-Affected Populations in Chad

Chad is already facing concurrent crises in various parts of the country, including ongoing food insecurity, armed group activity, and persistent needs of more than 1.2 million refugees sheltering in Chad

Today, the United States, through USAID, announced $2 million in additional humanitarian assistance in response to widespread flooding in Chad. Since late July, ongoing heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Chad has impacted nearly 1.5 million people countrywide, resulted in the deaths of at least 341 people, washed away livelihoods,…