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The World Bank Group
Source: The World Bank Group |

Women Break Gender Barriers in Somalia’s Construction Industry

The project aims to improve local government capacity for service delivery and strengthen urban infrastructure and resilience against climate shocks, such as intense heat and flash floods

Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines success. Women employees want to become mentors and role models in their communities, inspiring others to pursue nontraditional work and to believe in their own potential. World Bank support for an urban…

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

Conflict, Displacement and disease drive food insecurity and malnutrition to alarming level in parts of South Sudan

These areas have faced intense clashes and aerial bombardments that began in March, leading to large scale displacement. Some 32,000 people are in Catastrophic (IPC Phase 5) hunger conditions in Upper Nile state, more than three times the previous projection

The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The latest update by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows a deterioration in…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Seychelles
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Seychelles |

Ambassador Anne Lafortune represents Seychelles at the Forum on China-Africa Coordination (FOCAC) Coordinators meeting in Changsha

The platform, which will commemorate its 25th anniversary since its establishment in October 2000, remains an important mechanism of collaboration between China and African nations, focusing on a win-win partnership and mutual prosperity

On Wednesday 11th June 2025, Ambassador Anne Lafortune, the Seychelles Resident Ambassador in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, attended the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Coordination (FOCAC) Summit, the latter was held in Beijing in September 2024. The meeting took…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Speaker cautions accounting officers on public resources

Speaker Among was speaking in Kololo where Parliament met to receive the national budget for the financial year 2025/2026 on Thursday, 12 June 2025

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has called on accounting officers to ensure the prudent, efficient, and effective use of public resources in accordance the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. Speaker Among was speaking in Kololo where Parliament met to receive the national budget for the financial year 2025/2026 on…

International Trade Centre
Source: International Trade Centre |

Training Ethiopia’s next wave of freelancers to earn, grow and go global

With more than 200,000 science graduates each year, expanding internet access, and some of the most competitive labour costs in Africa, the country has the conditions to scale remote work

A digital training initiative is helping young Ethiopians turn freelancing into a viable career, opening up new opportunities for income, independence and access to global work. Ethiopia is emerging as a strong contender in the global freelance economy. With more than 200,000 science graduates each year, expanding internet access, and some…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Govt Unveils Shs72.3 Trillion Budget to Drive Full Monetisation of Economy

The government aims to position Uganda as a competitive MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) destination in Africa, following recent successes

The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has unveiled a Shs72.136 trillion national budget for the 2025/2026 financial year, setting its sights on transforming every corner of the country into a hub of commercial activity. Presented by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Thursday, 12…

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

Committee Chairperson Calls on Eastern Cape (EC) Education Department to Attend to Infrastructure Damage

The provincial government revised the number of the deceased due to floods to be around 49

The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has called on the provincial Department of Education in the Eastern Cape to proactively determine infrastructure damage and the number of learners affected by the weekend floods. The Chairperson of the committee, Mr Makhi Feni, said the floods happened just…

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

Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Adopts Budget Vote Reports

The department aims to protect the quality of statistical information, implement a continuous population survey and modernise its business operating model

The Portfolio Committee on Planning Monitoring and Evaluation adopted its budget vote for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), and Brand South Africa for the 2025/26 financial year. The Chairperson of the committee, Ms Teliswa Mgweba, said the committee focussed on the alignment…

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

Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Committee Chairperson Calls for Assistance for Flood Victims in Eastern Cape and KZN

The committee has noted reports of injuries arising from damage to houses and other infrastructure in parts of KZN in the past few days as a result of adverse weather conditions

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has noted with sadness the severe flooding that has left 49 people dead so far and others without homes as flood waters washed away houses and destroyed road infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. According to…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |

Revision of the Implementation Plan for the International Peace Cooperation Assignments in South Sudan

From the perspective of maintaining and strengthening close engagement with the United Nations, cooperation with African countries in the vicinity of South Sudan and ensuring opportunities for human resource development, the dispatch is meaningful

At cabinet meeting on June 13, 2025, the Government of Japan decided to revise the Implementation Plan for the International Peace Cooperation Assignments in South Sudan to extend its period, in light of the significance of continuing contribution toward the international peace and security. Japan has dispatched JGSDF personnel as…