Capitec built its position on a bet most of the banking industry declined to make: that a customer who is poor today will be valuable in five to seven years, if their financial life develops normally. By then their income will have grown, they will have a credit history – and they will trust the…
Exercises from Monday to July 13 off Qingdao to be followed by joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean. Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026 The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off China’s eastern coast this coming week. In a statement on Sunday, the Chinese Ministry…
Geneva/Nairobi — The Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF express their deep concern regarding the plight of migrant children in South Africa and the challenges they face while moving across the African continent. As enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The plan aims to raise US$ 518 million to support African countries together with partners to prepare for, rapidly detect…
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health and well-being of the people of Ituri Province and the nation at large, following the joint mission to Bunia led by Dr Samuel Roger Kamba, Minister of Health,…
“Even Trump as bold as he is, he’s in China, he’s talking about Taiwan, so who I am in Nigeria to say I will do it alone? I must embrace my neighbours. I must pursue pragmatic cooperation and partnerships, which is necessary to enhance the security of lives and property of our people.”
We, the Members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), meeting and marking the fifth (5th) year of our Joint Retreat, in Burayu, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 April 2026. Recalling the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the PSC of the AU, particularly…
H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), and Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, President of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), have issued the following joint statement to mark World Press Freedom Day 2026. 3 May 2026 – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day…
Washington, D.C — We, the Members of the Global Leaders Network for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (GLN) and participating Ministers of Health and Finance, in partnership with the Women’s Health and Economic Empowerment Network (WHEN) and the Partnerships for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, convened on the margins of the World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings…
We, the participants in the Civilian and Political Seminar of the 2026 Sudan Conference in Berlin, as part of consultative efforts supported by the Quintet through its engagement with a broad spectrum of Sudanese civilian and political forces, raise the alarm over the grave humanitarian crisis and the immense suffering of our people and targeting…
