The Federal Road Safety Corps has urged politicians and party supporters to avoid reckless driving, excessive speed and dangerous overloading during political campaigns. FRSC Sector Commander in Gombe State, Mr Samson Kaura, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe. Kaura said the appeal was necessary to promote safe driving and responsible road use throughout the campaign period. He urged political parties, candidates and supporters to comply strictly with traffic regulations to prevent endangering other road users. According to him, reckless driving and excessive speed during campaigns could result in road crashes, injuries and loss of lives. “Now that the campaigns have started, we call on political parties to ensure their drivers and campaign trains obey all road-use rules,” he said. Kaura urged political stakeholders to sensitise their drivers, particularly against speeding in built-up areas where children and animals could cross roads. “My advice...

Play Replay Close highlight Stop listening ENGLISH MBABANE Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Mbabane Highlanders AM will face Ally Kgomongwe’s Amawele in a headline MTN Premier League clash on Sunday. The encounter which will be held at  Somhlolo National Stadium brings together two clubs whose recent fortunes have been shaped by South African business interests, adding an intriguing subplot to Matchweek Two. Mkhize took charge of Mbabane Highlanders AM in July 2025, formally assuming leadership of the capital city club after the ownership and leadership changes that preceded her arrival. Kgomongwe, meanwhile, is now behind Amawele, having moved on from his previous involvement with Highlanders. His latest project has already attracted significant attention in Eswatini football. Amawele will head into Sunday’s encounter under new Coach Bongani Mhlongo, who was unveiled this week, after the club parted ways with Mpumelelo Ngwenya and his technical team following a 3-0 defeat to Ezulwini United in...

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Four people acquire HIV every hour in Uganda, according to data presented by the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). Brian Masimbi, a Principal Statistician at UAC, said the country recorded about 34,400 new HIV infections in 2025, translating to an average of four new infections every hour or 662 every week. Masimbi was speaking on Wednesday during a capacity-building and dissemination workshop on HIV prevention communication for media practitioners and district communication officers in the Kigezi region. The workshop was held at Riverside Hotel in Rukungiri Municipality. He said the figures are contained in a 2025 UAC study, which estimates that about 1.55 million people are living with HIV in Uganda, including 980,000 women, 569,000 men and 71,000 children. The study also estimates that about 19,000 people die annually from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses, equivalent to about 54 deaths every day or 384 every week. Masimbi said men account for more HIV/AIDS-related deaths than women,...

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: Yesterday, at the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York, and on the margins of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly,  William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Coordinator of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), convened the Committee to advance Africa’s common position ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, and to lay the groundwork for COP32, to be hosted by Ethiopia in 2027. In his remarks, President Ruto underscored that Africa’s climate agenda must now move decisively from commitments to implementation. He called for a renewed focus on climate finance, adaptation, resilience, renewable energy, clean cooking and climate-positive growth, stressing that Africa must help close the widening gap between global climate pledges and delivery. He highlighted the need to translate the commitments on adaptation...

São Tomé (São Tomé e Príncipe), 25 Set. 2026 (STP-Press) – São Tomé e Príncipe, através da ministra do Estado dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades Ilza Amado Vaz participa em Nova Yorque na 81ª Sessão da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas, – soube-se hoje de uma fonte diplomática em São Tomé. Segundo a fonte, Ilza Amado Vaz tem agendado para o próximo sábado, dia 26 deste mês, um discurso diante da Assembleia Geral da ONU. “Trata-se de uma oportunidade para São Tomé e Príncipe apresentar as suas posições sobre questões de relevância internacional e partilhar as suas prioridades no âmbito da cooperação multilateral”, acrescentou a fonte. “Além da intervenção na ONU, a participação de São Tomé e Príncipe inclui, também, contactos e encontros nos bastidores da organização internacional com parceiros bilaterais e multilaterais de cooperação”, concluiu a fonte. Saliente-se que Ilza Amado Vaz discursa nesse evento mundial na véspera...

The Cabinet has formally noted the progress of the Bank of Namibia’s domestic Gold Acquisition Project, which has amassed 10,716.90 fine troy ounces (approximately 30.4 kilograms) of locally produced gold. The update was disclosed in the latest Cabinet decisions report released by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology following the 31st Cabinet meeting. The acquired gold, valued at approximately N$767.7 million, represents 50.6% of the central bank’s overarching 600-kilogram target as of 3 August. Following a submission by the Minister of Finance, Cabinet instructed the ministry to direct the central bank to maintain project momentum toward reaching the full target and to provide periodic progress updates. The purchase programme was introduced to build the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, hedge against macroeconomic volatility, and convert domestic mineral wealth directly into sovereign assets.   Source link

التقى معالي وزير الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون الإفريقي والموريتانيين في الخارج، السيد محمد سالم ولد مرزوك، أمس الخميس في نيويورك، معالي وزير العلاقات الخارجية في جمهورية الكاميرون السيد لوجون مبيلا مبيلا (Lejeune Mbella Mbella. وخلال اللقاء تم استعراض العلاقات الثنائية بين البلدين وسبل تعزيزها وتطويرها خدمة للمصالح المشتركة، كما ناقشا جملة من القضايا ذات الاهتمام المشترك. ظهرت المقالة وزير الشؤون الخارجية يلتقي نظيره الكاميروني أولاً على الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء. Source link

Governo “alheado da realidade” Arranque dos trabalhos parlamentares marcado pela escalada inflacionista, crise habitacional e perda de poder de compra. JPP e PS-M acusam o Governo Regional de maioria PSD/CDS de “esbanjar” receitas extraordinárias e de ignorar o sufoco das famílias com o custo de vida, numa reabertura do ano parlamentar marcada pela forte contestação à crise na habitação e nos combustíveis.   PS quer Madeira “mais transparente, mais eficiente e mais económica” O PS-Madeira, pela voz do deputado Gonçalo Leite Velho, apresentou um projeto de decreto legislativo para estabelecer o regime de transparência dos custos logísticos de insularidade na Região e criar o Observatório Regional dos Custos de Insularidade Logística. O socialista lembrou que, em 2024, foram descarregadas nos portos da Região 1,8 milhões de toneladas de mercadorias por via marítima, um valor esmagadoramente superior às 3,2 mil toneladas por via aérea. E que apesar de praticamente todo o...

Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue ha recuperado para Guinea Ecuatorial a Securiport LLC, la compañía estadounidense dirigida por el empresario argentino afincado en Estados Unidos Enrique Segura. El vicepresidente presentó su regreso como una inversión tecnológica de 100 millones de dólares destinada a modernizar la seguridad aeroportuaria, pero la documentación examinada por Diario Rombe revela que la relación entre la empresa y el Estado ecuatoguineano se remonta a 2008. El 24 de marzo de 2026, los medios oficiales anunciaron avances en la formalización del acuerdo. La operación había sido anticipada en noviembre de 2025, cuando Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue comunicó el interés de Securiport LLC en invertir 100 millones de dólares para implantar sistemas biométricos, sensores inteligentes, videovigilancia y herramientas de inteligencia artificial orientadas al control fronterizo y la detección de amenazas. En aquella reunión participó también Nicolás Obama Nchama, ministro de Seguridad Nacional.  Pero el regreso de Securiport LLC no...