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President Julius Maada Bio Launches 'Freetown Roadmap' to Advance UN Security Council Reform
Sierra Leone hosts C-10 Retreat as President Bio calls for Africa’s rightful place in global peace and security governance. FREETOWN, WESTERN AREA URBAN DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE, May 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sierra Leone’s President, Dr....

Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele: 11th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting
HE Sonia Faustino Mendes, Vice Minister of Communications, Brazil HE Andrey Zarenin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Russia HE Dr. Pemmasani Chandrar Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications, India HE...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: T20 Africa High-Level Dialogue
Programme Directors, Mr. Mohamed El Karaksy and Ms. Pamla Gopaul; Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Honourable Alvin Botes; Chief Executive of the South African Institute for International...

International Relations and Cooperation on 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Minister Ronald Lamola, has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leading the South African delegation to the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU on 12 and 13 February 2025,...

Global Times: Readers’ Reflections: China is reshaping the global innovation landscape, says Italian scholar
Beijing, China, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- May 30, 2025 marks the ninth National Science and Technology Workers Day. In the early morning of the previous day, Tianwen-2, the country's first asteroid probe and sampling mission, soared into...

Top Russian senator applauds Iranian peer on re-election
(MENAFN) Valentina Matvienko, chairwoman of Russia’s Federation Council, has extended her congratulations to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on his re-election as speaker of Iran’s parliament. In her message, she highlighted the significance of...

Electricity and Energy hosts Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, 12 to 13 Jun
Media is cordially invited to cover and participate in the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 12–13 June 2025, and the official Media Launch on 10 June 2025 in Gauteng Province. Africa Green Hydrogen Summit Date: 12–13...

UN organization pauses life-saving treatments in African nation
(MENAFN) The World Food Program (WFP) has been forced to suspend life-saving nutrition treatments for 650,000 women and children in Ethiopia due to a severe lack of funding, the agency announced on Tuesday. WFP Ethiopia Country Director Zlatan...

DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting
Four Horn of Africa countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan - are currently negotiating their accession to the WTO. This is half of the total number of African countries seeking to join the WTO and some of the most active in the WTO...

Meta up against UAS2.4bn lawsuit in Africa due to war content
(MENAFN) A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, can face a $2.4 billion lawsuit for allegedly promoting hate speech that contributed to the ethnic conflict in Ethiopia. The lawsuit was filed by a group of Ethiopian...

African Leaders Urge Enhanced Cooperation to Address Security, Development Challenges
(MENAFN) African leaders are calling for a renewed and intensified effort to address the continent's ongoing peace and security challenges, while advancing its development in the face of growing global uncertainties. This call came during the 24th...

Global Coffee Market Size Forecast to Reach USD 174.25 Billion by 2030 – Says Mordor Intelligence
The key trends driving the coffee market are ethical sourcing, sustainable production, plant-based RTD innovation, and AI-driven personalization in retail. HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA, May 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The coffee market is...

World of Travel Expo together with World of Trade & Taste May 30-31 2025 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre Canada
World of Travel Expo 2025 Comes to Toronto! A Global Celebration of Tourism, Culture, Trade, and Innovation – May 30–31, 2025 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World of Travel Expo 2025 is your passport to the...

Dr. Iwuchukwu Wins Presidential Award
Dr. Christy Iwuchukwu wins the Girma Wolde-Giorgis Presidential Award for using communication to empower and inspire global environmental change. LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Christy Iwuchukwu has been...

Moscow states power will not solve S-Sudan predicament
(MENAFN) Russia has warned that the ongoing violence in South Sudan cannot be resolved through military means. Speaking at a briefing in Makhachkala on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed deep concern over the...

Minister Stella Ndabeni briefs media on Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting, 29 May
Members of the media are invited to attend a Media Briefing marking the countdown to the first-ever Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting, to be hosted by the South African government and the UN Small Business Agency...

Small Business Development hosts Global SME Ministerial meeting, 22 to 24 Jul
Members of the media are invited to attend a Media Briefing marking the countdown to the first-ever Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting, to be hosted by the South African government and the UN Small Business Agency...

Russia Warns Military Force Will Not Resolve South Sudan’s Violence
(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued a stark warning Tuesday that escalating violence in South Sudan cannot be resolved through military means. The clashes between government troops and opposition factions have...

Russia Says Force will not Solve South Sudan War
(MENAFN) The worsening unrest in South Sudan cannot be resolved through armed intervention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has cautioned. Hostilities between the government and various opposition groups have intensified,...

22 Cancer Survivors Earn Children’s Cancer Cause College Scholarships through Support from Hyundai Hope On Wheels
WASHINGTON, DC, DC, UNITED STATES, May 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A record number of childhood cancer survivors were awarded college scholarships this month from Children’s Cancer Cause, a national patient advocacy organization that...