African heads of state have endorsed two major new initiatives to help end AIDS by 2030. The community health workers initiative aims to recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers across Africa by 2020. The western and central…
Top British Diplomat Visits Tanzania
Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of Her Majesty’s British Diplomatic Service is on a visit to Dar es Salaam helping to cement the close relationship between Tanzania and the UK, Tanzania’s number one foreign direct investor. …
Assistant Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan Attends National Day Reception of the Democratic Republic of Congo
On June 30, 2017, Assistant Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan attended at invitation the National Day reception marking the 57th anniversary of the Independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo held by the Congolese (Dem) Embassy in China, and exchanged…
President Zuma Appoints Acting Judges to the Constitutional Court
President Jacob Zuma has in terms of section 175 (1) of the of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, appointed Justice Dumisani Hamilton Zondi, a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, and Justice Jody Kollapen, a…
US Independence Day
The Government and People of the Federal Republic of Somalia congratulate the Government and People of the United States of America on the special occasion of Independence Day on July 4th. The United States of America is a progressive…
Stability of Egypt is a key interest for Hungary
In the Parliament Building on Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is in Budapest on an official visit. After their meeting Mr. Orbán described the security, military and economic stability of…
UNISFA hands-over 62 more recovered cattle to Ngok Dinka and Misseriya pastoralists
In its continuing efforts to support peace and security in the Abyei area, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) recovered and handed-over 62 herd of cattle to the rightful owners on 2 July 2017 in Todach. This…
Chameleon Comic
I’m a longtime fan of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. When Jon Stewart stepped down as host in 2015, I was sad to see him go. I was also worried for his replacement, Trevor Noah, a South African comedian. Stewart’s style…
Kidnapping: Five things you shouldn’t post on social media
Many warnings have been sounded about dos and don’ts on social media. An alleged revelation by billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onuamadike aka Evans, who was recently arrested adds more reason to why extra care should be taken regarding what is posted…
Saudi Arabia pushes on with steep Qatar demands
Saudi foreign minister reiterates that list of 13-point demands to Qatar ‘to stop funding terrorism’ is non-negotiable Saudi Arabia has reiterated that its demands to Qatar to end the standoff in the Gulf were “non-negotiable”. Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, said on Twitter on Saturday that “demands…