Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

President Museveni has called for deeper political integration across East Africa and the wider African continent, saying it is essential for addressing future security threats and enabling Africa to compete effectively on the global stage. Museveni made the remarks while delivering a lecture of opportunity to army officers at the Senior Staff College – Kimaka…

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‘Triad of trust’ to strengthen zero trust

‘Triad of trust’ to strengthen zero trust

Mohamed Amr, senior engineer, META at Illumio; Sean Glansbeek, CEO of IT security distributor Private Protocol Group; Ruby Khaira, VP META at FireMon; and Tony Price, regional sales director EMEA at AppGate. (Photo: Tracy Burrows) A robust zero trust ecosystem should address three critical layers of network resilience: access control, workload segmentation and policy governance….

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Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment

Accra — The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains. The Compact sets out a coordinated agenda for public and private action to raise…

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Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa: Gef Approves Adaptation Funds Strengthen Resilience in Vulnerable Countries

Samarkand — Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Niue, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, and Togo will receive over USD 67 million in new funding to help strengthen resilience. The funding for vulnerable countries aims to strengthen resilience through a package of projects approved by the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change…

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SA, Botswana strengthen sci-tech collaboration

SA, Botswana strengthen sci-tech collaboration

The South Africa and Botswana delegation at the sixth session of the Bi-National Commission. (Image source: DSTI) South Africa and Botswana’s ministers have reinforced stronger science, technology and innovation cooperation between the nations. SA and its neighbour Botswana recently participated in the sixth session of the SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) where the two counterparts, professor…

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Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa Urged to Strengthen Space Governance for Global Space Economy Participation

Africa’s meaningful participation in the rapidly expanding global space economy will depend not only on technological advancement, but also on strengthening the continent’s legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks for space governance. This was according to Nomfuneko Majaja, Chief Director of Space Affairs at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Africa…

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Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa Unveils Landmark Humanitarian Coordination Platform to Strengthen Aligned Response to Humanitarian Crises

The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), has launched the African Humanitarian Coordination Platform, marking a landmark advancement in Africa’s humanitarian governance architecture. Among the key historic outcomes of the continental engagement held in Mahé, Seychelles from 18 to19 May 2026. Participants endorsed the Terms of…

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Africa: Museveni Calls for African Political Integration to Strengthen Security and Economic Power

Africa: WHO and African Medicines Agency Launch Landmark Framework to Strengthen Access to Quality-Assured Health Products in Africa

New collaboration marks a major step towards a harmonized, resilient regulatory ecosystem and accelerated access to health products across the continent Geneva—The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) have signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration, marking a major milestone in efforts to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, effective…

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Africa: WHO Convenes Partners to Strengthen Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Africa: WHO Convenes Partners to Strengthen Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville/Kinshasa — As part of efforts to support the ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization convened governments, partners and technical agencies to align response priorities and reinforce preparedness across affected and neighbouring countries. The outbreak has affected several health zones in Ituri Province, including…

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The Gem Lab Introduces “Gem Lab Approved” Standard to Strengthen Trust in the Jewellery Industry Gem Lab Approved: Jewellery Authentication Standard

The Gem Lab Introduces “Gem Lab Approved” Standard to Strengthen Trust in the Jewellery Industry Gem Lab Approved: Jewellery Authentication Standard

As the global gemstone market becomes increasingly complex with fraud on the rise, The Gem Lab is setting a new benchmark for trust, transparency, and authenticity with the introduction of its “Gem Lab Approved” standard. Founded and led by Jeremy Rothon FGA, one of South Africa’s most experienced and respected gemmologists, The Gem Lab has…

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