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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Madagascar launch new Programme for Country Partnership to drive industrial transformation

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Madagascar launch new Programme for Country Partnership to drive industrial transformation

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, through the Ministry of Industrialization and Private Sector Development, have signed a five-year Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) for the period 2026–2030. The agreement was signed at UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna by UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller and Minister of […]

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Cabo Verde Hosts Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vision 2050 Advocacy Session, Advancing Citizen-Driven Regional Integration

Cabo Verde Hosts Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vision 2050 Advocacy Session, Advancing Citizen-Driven Regional Integration

The ECOWAS Commission, under the leadership of its Vice-President, H.E. Damtien L. TCHINTCHIBIDJA, convened in Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, on 27 April 2026, a national advocacy and awareness session on the ECOWAS Vision 2050, bringing together government authorities, the diplomatic corps, private sector actors, civil society organisations, and technical and financial partners to advance […]

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Egypt - President El-Sisi Meets President of Hiroshima University

Egypt – President El-Sisi Meets President of Hiroshima University

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of Hiroshima University, Mitsuo Ochi, in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif, Vice President of the University Shinji Kaneko, and Japan’s Ambassador in Cairo Fumio Iwai. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said President […]

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Seychelles and Moldova establish diplomatic relations

Seychelles and Moldova establish diplomatic relations

On the 28th of April 2026, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Moldova established diplomatic relations in the spirit of promoting bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of friendship. The establishment of diplomatic relations is founded on the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and respect for fundamental norms of international law. […]

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Enhancing preventive livestock healthcare services for frontline teams in West Africa

Enhancing preventive livestock healthcare services for frontline teams in West Africa

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Virtual Learning Center for West Africa (VLC SFW), successfully conducted an online course entitled “Preventive Livestock Healthcare for the Frontline Animal Health Team for West Africa” from 26 January to 26 February 2026. This course aimed to introduce practical ways for veterinary paraprofessionals […]

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MIR Holding Reaffirms Its Commitment to African Creative Industries Alongside ORUN at Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain d’Abidjan (MASA) 2026

MIR Holding Reaffirms Its Commitment to African Creative Industries Alongside ORUN at Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain d’Abidjan (MASA) 2026

On the occasion of MASA 2026, held from April 11 to 18 in Abidjan, MIR Holding (https://MIRHolding.odoo.com) reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth of African creative industries by partnering with ORUN as part of the Innovation Village, hosted at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan. This presence reflects a clear intention to support […]

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ORUN and 1xBET Partner to Support a Dynamic Creative Africa

ORUN and 1xBET Partner to Support a Dynamic Creative Africa

As part of the Innovation Village co-organized with MASA at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan from April 14 to 18, ORUN (https://ORUN.Africa) announces the rollout of its partnership with 1xBET to support a creative Africa that is structuring itself, professionalizing, and scaling across the continent. Designed as a space of convergence between heritage, […]

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Sudan - Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces 'horrific violence'

Sudan – Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’

In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat, UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that while the horrors of 2005 are repeating, the scale of need is now far greater, and international attention is dangerously constrained. A worsening crisis of violence The report draws a chilling parallel between the past and the present. Homes, schools, and […]

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African Union (AU) Member States Convene to Advance Africa’s 2026 G20 Priorities Aligned with Agenda 2063

African Union (AU) Member States Convene to Advance Africa’s 2026 G20 Priorities Aligned with Agenda 2063

Following the African Union’s permanent membership in the G20 and South Africa’s historic Presidency in 2025, the African Union is prioritizing preparation for the 2026 United States G20 Presidency. To ensure the continent remains coordinated, influential, and strategically positioned, the African Union is convening a pivotal AU G20 Retreat,hosted by the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The Retreat […]

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Report: 15 years since devastating famine, Somalia faces new disaster - drought without aid

Report: 15 years since devastating famine, Somalia faces new disaster – drought without aid

Families in Somalia are confronting a new catastrophe, with hunger and humanitarian needs soaring, a worsening drought, and aid levels at unprecedented lows, said Save the Children. In a new report, When Aid Disappears, Childhood Disappears Too, Save the Children reveals how the collapse of international aid funding to Somalia in 2025 may soon lead to catastrophic outcomes for children not seen since the 2011 famine, which killed over 257,000 people […]

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