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President Cyril Ramaphosa leads delegation to High-Level Segment of 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, 23 to 29 Sept
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a South African delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York from 23 to 29 September 2025. Under the theme “Better together:...
Owner: South African Government
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in New York for the UNGA80 High Level Segment
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in New York in the United States of America to lead a South African delegation during High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) The high-level...
Owner: South African Government
Importing Furniture from Turkey to Africa is Now Easier Than Ever
For African investors and consumers, the reality is clear: buying furniture from Turkey is easier, of higher quality, and significantly more advantageous. ISTANBUL, İSTANBUL, TURKEY, September 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ith rapid...
AgDevCo expands its portfolio in Zambia with a new investment in the poultry sector
LONDON, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo is pleased to announce its latest investment in Hybrid, an integrated poultry producer located in Zambia. Hybrid is a leading company in Zambia’s poultry industry,...
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Opening ceremony of the Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, His Excellency Jean-François...
Owner: South African Government
ERG from Kazakhstan pioneers direct flotation of chrome from tailings, a global industry first; invests more than US$ 44 mln
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a global metals and mining company, has invested over US$ 44 mln in an innovative chrome ore beneficiation project at Donskoy Mining and Processing Plant, part...
61 Participants Graduate from DCS Day Reporting Centers, Celebrating Recovery and Positive Changes During National Recovery Month
Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS) celebrated the success of 61 graduates from its Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) this month, highlighting the program’s life-changing role in pairing recovery with accountability....
Owner: American Government
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: Opening ceremony of Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments
President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira, Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, HE Jean-François NDONGOU,...
Owner: South African Government
Minister Ronald Lamola: Briefing to Parliament on South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ
South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development Honourable Members of both Committees Thank you for...
Owner: South African Government
Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 9 September 2025
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the Czech Republic Her Excellency Dana Baschová (b) The Ambassador of the...
Owner: Singaporean Government
Frontline Canadians: Why Pilots are Flying into the Congo's Conflict Zones
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Dominic Villeneuve, a Canadian pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), landed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with five anti-aircraft guns pointed at his plane,...
Rwanda and UNITAR Host Dialogue on Peace, Governance, and the Right to Development at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
25 September 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - Rwanda and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) convened a high-level side event during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on “Peace, Governance, and the Right to...
Owner: United Nations
DR Congo Kicks Off Urgent Ebola Vaccination as Outbreak Spreads
(MENAFN) Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have initiated the administration of Ebola vaccines in Kasai Province following an official outbreak announcement, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Sunday....
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Global Virus Network Launches Multi-Country Mpox Diagnostic Evaluation to Close Global Preparedness Gaps
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With global attention shifting away from mpox after recent declines in case counts, the Global Virus Network (GVN) is warning against complacency and urges accelerating efforts to strengthen outbreak...
First European Participants Randomized in AskBio Phase 2 Gene Therapy Trial of AB-1005 for Parkinson’s Disease
Research Triangle Park, N.C., Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AB-1005, a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) investigational gene therapy, is being evaluated for the treatment of moderate-stage Parkinson’s disease in the...
DR Congo Reports 15 Fatalities form Ebola Outbreak
(MENAFN) An Ebola outbreak in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in 15 deaths, including four health workers, in Mweka Territory, located in Kasai Province. The health minister confirmed the outbreak on Thursday, marking...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Documents signed between Azerbaijan and Rwanda exchanged, Presidents made press statements
AZERBAIJAN, September 20 - On September 20, a ceremony was held in Baku to exchange documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Rwanda, with the participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 17 September 2025
A. Issues in the environment 1. Economy 1.1. Economic Growth 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the latest GDP figures, which show that the economy has grown 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025, an improvement from the 0.1% growth in the first quarter. 1.1.2....
Owner: South African Government
Oxfam UNGA80 Media Advisory
Oxfam and partners at UNGA80 Oxfam leaders, experts, and partners are joining the UN 80th General Assembly and Climate Week in New York, hosting and attending events and releasing reports and statements focused on gender, humanitarian crises with...
Owner: Oxfam International (Non-profit)
WHO partakes in supplying Ebola vaccines to DR Congo
(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) is assisting health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) with an Ebola vaccination campaign in Kasai Province, focusing on the Bulape health zone, one of the main outbreak...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber