Download logo Save the Children has called on Somali authorities to intervene after six teenage boys were sentenced by a military court for involvement with armed groups, with four receiving the death penalty. The teenagers were arrested in October 2020 in Galkayo, in the Mudug region of Puntland state in Somalia, for alleged involvement with […]

Download logo The Secretary-General is following closely the situation in Libya. He takes note of the vote taken on Thursday, 10 February, by the House of Representatives in consultation with the High State Council to adopt the constitutional amendment, which charts a path for the revision of the 2017 Constitutional Draft and for the electoral process. He also takes note […]

Download logo A seminar focusing on opportunities and challenges was organized in a virtual format for youth nationals in Germany on 5 February. The seminar that was organized by the office of the Public and Community Affairs at the Eritrean Embassy was attended by over 500 youth from various cities of Germany. Explaining the external […]

Eastern Africa Half Marathon Championship 2022 was conducted in the port city of Massawa in connection with the 32nd anniversary of Operation Fenkil. In the men’s category that covered 21 km, athletes from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Tanzania took part while in the females’ category, athletes from various national teams participated. From the 50 […]

Following the explosion and sinking of the Trinity FPSO, without journalistic research or confirmation, Hawilti published a press release on its website on 03 February 2022, falsely associating Atlas and its OML 109 operations in a damaging manner. Following threat of legal action by ATLAS, Mr. Mickael Vogel, Director and Head of Research, in a […]

32 840 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 2 862 new cases, representing an 8.7% positivity rate. Today, @HealthZA reports 146 deaths, of which 8 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. Total fatalities are 96 851 to date. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD). Media […]

Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa met with World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus in Cape Town today, Friday 11 February 2022, to discuss progress in making Africa self-sufficient in the production of COVID-19 vaccines and related treatments. Dr Ghebreyesus and the Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation Ms Meryame Kitir are on a two-day visit […]

Despite being blessed with abundant oil and gas resources, Africa’s production has been on the decline, representing a challenge for the continent as it moves to initiate a COVID-19 economic recovery and address energy poverty. With exploration restricted due to reduced capital for fossil fuel projects and the transition away from hydrocarbons, the continent needs […]

Download logo The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support. Approval for the grant, from the Fund’s regional public goods window, came a few days ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union […]

Download logo Commercial operation scheduled to start in Q4 2023; The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger and Coordinating Bank, committing ZAR 2.306 billion to the transaction; The ZAR 11.6 billion Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project will provide power to 200,000 households upon completion. South African Redstone concentrated solar power […]