Are Rwanda’s Green Villages Improving Lives? A Look at the Impact
After the devastating 1994 genocide, Rwandans returning from the violence established homes and began farming where they could find land. Since then, the Rwandan government has aimed to bring people scattered across rural parts of the country into grouped settlements which they have called “model villages”. These are intended to provide extra support for highly […]
Chad: Opposition Leader Arrested
Detention of Succès Masra Emblematic of Shrinking Political Space Chadian authorities arrested Succès Masra, the former prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party, at his residence in N’Djamena early on May 16, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Masra’s arrest raises concerns of escalating harassment and threats against the opposition party Les Transformateurs […]
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson and his accompanying delegation were received by H.E. President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, the President of Iraq
The Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali&his accompanying delegation were received by H.E. President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, the President of Iraq at Al-Salam Palace this afternoon during the Chairperson’s visit to attend the 34th Arab League Summit Baghdad. The meeting focused on advancing Iraq – Africa relations&exploring opportunities for strategic cooperation with the […]
11-Member Ghana Cocoa Board Inaugurated with a Pledge to Revive the Sector
An eleven-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been officially inaugurated at a brief but significant ceremony at the Ministry of Finance, with a strong call to urgently reverse the fortunes of the ailing cocoa sector. The new board is chaired by Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and includes key figures such […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile undertakes an official Working Visit to France
Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will undertake an official Working Visit to the Republic of France from 19 – 24 May 2025, for the South Africa-France Investment Conference. The Visit is aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries and, most importantly, mobilising investments in order to realise the country’s economic growth and transformation objectives. […]
Fighting cholera in the front lines of Angola’s hardest hit provinces
“I thought I would not survive,” says Abel Kanivete, from Angola’s Cuanza Sul province on the country’s West coast. “There were so many people in the cholera treatment centre. I was afraid the nurses could not care for everyone, but they did, and I am alive because of them.” Kanivete is one of the more […]
Kenya: Galana Kulalu Food Security Project takes shape
The long-awaited Galana Kulalu food security project is now ready for full operationalisation, President William Ruto has announced. This follows the completion of construction works on the siltation basin and canal for the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project. Two years ago, President Ruto directed the construction of key infrastructure, including an intake, pump station, inlet canal, […]
Ghana: Government to Acquire 200000 Hectares for Cocoa Plantation
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced an ambitious government plan to acquire 200000 hectares of land for cocoa plantations as part of efforts to revive Ghana’s struggling cocoa sector and restore production levels to 1 million metric tonnes. Speaking at the inauguration of a new eleven-member Board of Directors for the […]
Joint Communiqué: Ministerial Forum for Political Dialogue between the French Republic and the Republic of South Africa, Paris, 16 May 2025
The 9th Session of the Ministerial Forum for Political Dialogue between the Republic of France and the Republic of South Africa was held in la Celle Saint-Cloud, France, on 16 May 2025. The French and South African delegations were led respectively by Their Excellencies Mr Jean-Noël BARROT, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, […]
Ninth Meeting of the South Africa-France Forum for Political Dialogue
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Ronald Lamola, has arrived in France to co-chair the Ninth Forum for Political Dialogue alongside the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot. This bilateral engagement will enable the two Ministers to review progress and […]