South Sudan set to be integrated into the Horn of Africa Initiative
A delegation from the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) Secretariat will travel to Juba on Sunday 11th to 16th September 2022, to complete the onboarding process of Republic of South Sudan into the Horn of Africa Initiative.
The delegation will be composed of Mr. Iradj Alikhani, Team Leader, Mr. Danilo Desiderio, Trade Expert, and...
Kenya’s military delegation visits Indian Military Academy
Kenya's military delegation has visited the Indian Military Academy, as part of measures to strengthen Indo-Kenya ties and defence cooperation.
The delegation was led by Maj Gen FG Ahmed, Commandant who was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising five members from Kenya Military Academy.Maj Gen FG Ahmed is the first woman to hold the rank...
Somalia moves closer to join EAC
The Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged the East African Community to fast-track his country’s admission into the regional bloc.
President Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia joining the Community has been a delayed dream for the people and the Government of Somalia urging the community’s Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki, to expedite the process of...
More than 100,000 children were killed or maimed in conflict zones around the world between 2005-2020
Between 2005 and 2020, the United Nations verified over 266,000 grave violations against children committed by parties to conflict in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, UNICEF said today in a new report.
This figure is a fraction of the violations believed to have occurred, as...
Global Tourism Resilience Day
Resilient tourism
For many developing countries, including the least developed countries, small island developing states, countries in Africa and middle-income countries, tourism is a major source of income, foreign currency earnings, tax revenue and employment. Because tourism connects people with nature, sustainable tourism has the unique ability to spur environmental responsibility and conservation.
MPs call for UK ban on two Chinese CCTV firms
A group of 67 MPs and Lords have called on the government to ban the sale and use of Hikvision and Dahua surveillance equipment in the UK.
Supporters range across the parties and include Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and four ex-Conservative ministers.
Reports have linked the two companies with...
Cuba joins African countries to celebrate the African Day
On the occasion of the Africa day commemorated which is on May 25th of every year, the International Relations of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Cuba released a statement to put particular stress on the importance of exchange and at the parliamentary level in the development of ties between peoples and governments.
Millions in Pakistan without digital ID card: Rights activists
After three years of repeated attempts to get her digital national identity card, Rubina, a woman from Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi, decided to take her battle to court, winning a landmark victory.
Until then, Pakistanis had not been able to get the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) unless they presented their father’s ID...
Pakistan students protest ban of student unions
Several students in Pakistan participated in a march this week to mark the 38th anniversary of the ban on student unions imposed by former president General Ziaul Haq, reported local media.
The protesters asked all political parties to unanimously pass legislation in parliament to decriminalise student politics, reported Dawn.
Criminalising politics...
UN condemns bomb attacks on schools in Afghanistan
The United Nations has condemned the deadly bomb blasts on Tuesday at two educational institutions in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, which killed at least 6 people and wounded nearly 20 others.
The explosions took place at the all-boys Abdul Rahim Shahid high school and the Mumtaz Education Centre several kilometres away, both located in the...