Pitcher Awards Announces 2026 Winners, Marking a Landmark Year for Pan‑African Creativity
The Pitcher Awards, the pan‑African benchmark for creative excellence, has announced the winners of its 2026 edition, celebrating groundbreaking work from across the continent and beyond. This year marks a historic milestone as the festival welcomed entries from Mozambique and the United States of America for the very first time, underscoring its expanding global reach […]
South Africa: President Ramaphosa receives second interim report of Madlanga Commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa received, on Friday, 29 May 2026, the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. President Ramaphosa established the Commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, in July 2025. President Ramaphosa will study the latest report while the […]
Ghana Commemorates 78th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Accra commemorated the 78th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers with a solemn Flag-Raising and Wreath-Laying Ceremony on 29th May, 2026 at the Forecourt of the State House under the theme “Invest in Peace”. Delivering his remarks, the Deputy Minister for Foreign […]
Powerful call for dialogue and compromise to secure peace in South Sudan issued on International Peacekeepers Day
“Peace doesn’t happen by chance. It is a shared responsibility.” This is the simple but powerful message on the importance of investing in peace issued by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Speaking at an official commemorative […]
Asmara Marathon 2026 to be held
Col. Solomon Seium, head of follow-up of national federations and the Olympic and Paralympic committees at the Commission of Culture and Sports, announced that Asmara Marathon 2026 will be held on 7 June on the streets of Asmara. Col. Solomon said that the Asmara Marathon will be held for the seventh time and that athletes […]
