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WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Health ministers launch landmark polio vaccination campaign to protect 83 million children in Lake Chad Basin

Over 50% of the polio cases reported in Chad in 2024 are linked to the strain circulating in Cameroon, underlining the importance of coordination and synchronization of polio response efforts

In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio variant type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger and Nigeria launched today a synchronized regional vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 83 million under 5 children. The initiative is a crucial milestone…

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

Uganda: Clean up payroll of police officers, Members of Parliament (MPs) tell minister

The matter had been earlier raised by the Tororo District Woman MP, Hon. Sarah Opendi who tasked the minister to provide a list of the affected officers and timeline of completion of migration of the systems

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Public Service to clean up the payroll of police officers in a bid to put an end to complaints of unpaid salaries of officers. The Members of Parliament made the demands while responding to a statement of the Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs,…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Qatari Ambassador to Sudan Inspects the Embassy Premises in Preparation to Resume Work

His Excellency raised the Qatari flag at the embassy building and inspected the damage caused by the war

HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Sada, inspected the Qatari Embassy premises in Khartoum, to be the first diplomatic mission to arrive in the Sudanese capital after the war. His Excellency raised the Qatari flag at the embassy building and inspected the damage caused…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meets with Special Envoy of Zambian President

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as ways to strengthen and enhance cooperation

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi met Thursday with HE Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Zambia, Caleb Fundanga, who is visiting the country. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as ways…

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

Uganda: ‘Gov’t will follow law on expansion of Gulu University’

The Minister’s remarks were part of her brief statement to Parliament on degazettement of land occupied by Gulu University, during plenary sitting on Thursday, 17 April 2025

The Minister of State for Water and Environment (Environment), Hon. Beatrice Anywar has said that the degazettement of Gulu central forest reserve to allow for the expansion of Gulu University will be done in accordance with the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003.   “We follow procedures and it…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Minister of State for International Cooperation Meets Special Envoy of Zambian President

The two sides discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation relations, primarily in the field of development and several topics of common interest

HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met Thursday in Doha with HE Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Zambia Caleb Fundanga. The two sides discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation relations, primarily in the field of development and several…

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

Uganda: Government to reduce missions abroad to 15 - Minister Mulimba

Mulimba made the disclosure during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025 while responding to concerns raised by Members of Parliament over the deteriorating performance of Uganda’s foreign missions

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs), Hon. John Mulimba has revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will reduce the number of diplomatic missions abroad from the current 38 to about 15 according to a president directive citing cost concerns and questions around their effectiveness. Mulimba made…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire

Nearly 15 years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the emergence of rival administrations in 2014, the country remains divided, with the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli in the northwest and the Government of National Stability (GNS) in Benghazi in the east. “Every day,…

Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Source: Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt |

President El-Sisi Speaks with Rwanda’s President

The call also touched on the situation in Central Africa, with a focus on means to restore calm in the eastern Congo region

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke over the phone with President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the two Presidents reviewed ways to boost bilateral cooperation, particularly in the economic and developmental fields, as well as joint projects across various sectors.…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday

The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV). Sources include victims and eyewitness accounts, as well as reports from secondary sources identified during field missions, service providers and protection partners.  Killings, abductions and other horrors Last…

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