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The New RS Export App Puts the World at Your Fingertips

The app is for existing and new RS customers that export goods from South Africa and the UK to the Sub-Saharan African region

RS South Africa (https://Africa.RSDelivers.com/), a global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, committed to empowering industrial customers and suppliers involved in designing, building, or maintaining industrial equipment and facilities, has launched the new RS Export Mobile App (https://apo-opa.co/4aeAy2B). Whatever your industry, managing operations on-the-go has just become easier.…

Source: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |

United Kingdom (UK)-Mauritius joint statement on the Chagos Archipelago, 13 January 2025

Joint statement between the governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia

Representatives from Mauritius and the UK held further productive discussions in London this week on the future of the Chagos Archipelago. Good progress has been made and discussions are ongoing to reach an agreement that is in both sides’ interests. Both countries reiterated their commitment to concluding a treaty providing…

Source: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |

Statement Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in South Sudan

Joint statement from the Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States on a peace agreement in South Sudan

The 9th of January marked the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).  Our governments welcomed this historic agreement, including its provision for a referendum in which the people of what is today South Sudan would determine their own future.  The CPA was signed amidst great hope that the…

Source: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |

The United Kingdom (UK) statement on the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The UK has issued a statement following the capture of the town of Masisi in DRC by M23

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development spokesperson said: “The UK condemns the capture of Masisi, in North Kivu, by the armed group M23. “This is a clear violation of the ceasefire and undermines efforts taken through the Luanda process to achieve sustainable peace in Eastern DRC. “The UK calls for urgent…

Source: Ministry of Health, Kenya |

Kenya-United Kingdom (UK) Strengthen Health and Education Ties

The meeting emphasized capacity building and equipping healthcare professionals to address emerging challenges, with both sides committing to actionable strategies for improved healthcare

Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Mr. Harry Kimtai, convened a meeting with Kenyan Ambassador to the UK, Manoah Esipisu, KUTRH Acting CEO, Dr. Zainab Gura, Prof. Keith Brennan, and Brigid Fucy from Manchester University to advance collaborations in health systems, medical training, and research. The meeting emphasized capacity building and…

Source: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |

United Kingdom (UK) Development Minister focuses on "Driving Growth" in trip to Malawi and Zambia

The Minister of State for Development Anneliese Dodds will announce measures to drive growth in Africa, including educational support in Malawi and green growth projects in Zambia

Anneliese Dodds to announce measures to drive growth in Africa, including educational support in Malawi and green growth projects in Zambia. Growth “is at the heart of development”, Minister will say, unveiling new measures as part of the government’s “new approach to development.” The Minister for International Development, Anneliese Dodds,…

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From One Life to a Journey of Many Lives: Afreximbank President Pays Tribute to Professor Ghulam Mufti, OBE

Oramah announced that the first AMCE facility, located in Abuja, Nigeria, is set to open in June 2025 with an investment of $300 million, expanding to $700 million in its second phase

At a Festschrift Conference held in honor of the distinguished Professor Ghulam Mufti, OBE, at the Fetal Medicine Research Institute in London, Professor Benedict O. Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), delivered a moving tribute titled “From One Life to a…

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Ecobank opens the market at the London Stock Exchange to celebrate successful issuance of US$400 Million Eurobond

ETI will use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including refinancing the US$350 million Senior Bridge-to-Bond Loan Facility entered into in March 2024

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com), parent of the leading pan-African Ecobank Group, today opened the market at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to celebrate the successful issuance of its US$400 million Senior Unsecured Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange main market. Jeremy Awori, CEO, Ecobank Group, said: “Our successful Notes…

Source: VFS Global |

VFS Global expands United Kingdom (UK) visa services in Sub-Saharan Africa in second phase of rollouts

In 2023, VFS Global was awarded the new contract to provide UK visa services in 142 countries worldwide

VFS Global (www.VFSGlobal.com) is proud to announce that residents of Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VFS Global’s new state-of-the-art Visa Application Centres (VAC). From 19 November…

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United Kingdom, United States, and World Food Programme (WFP) partner to provide lifesaving assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana

The USAID and FCDO donations come at a critical time when food prices are at a record high, exacerbated by large-scale crop and livestock production losses

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 3.6 million contribution (over 58.3 million Ghanaian cedis) from the United States, and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana. The USAID and FCDO donations come at a critical time…