Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been named as the candidate of his ruling party for the presidential election due to be held next year, the party said on Sunday. Ndayishimiye, 57, has been head of state of the poor East African country since 2020, taking over following the death of longtime leader Pierre Nkurunziza. His ruling party, the CNFDD-FDD, said in a post on X that Ndayishimiye was its choice to run for a seven-year mandate in the poll. No firm date for the election has been given. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Ndayishimiye reacted on X by thanking the party’s members “for putting their trust in me”. “As you have already seen, with what we have done up to now, I pledge to continue the work we are doing, with all of you, so that all of Burundi profits in peace,” he said. Ndayishimiye,...

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has highlighted the importance of enhancing mobility and connectivity across Africa to accelerate continental integration and swiftly implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The foundation also called for strategies to facilitate regular migration within the continent. This is highlighted in a report titled ‘Africa on the Move: Boosting mobility and connectivity’ published by the Foundation. The launch coincided with the opening of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya last week. This report provides a comprehensive overview of current challenges such as the ‘soft’ mobility of persons, goods and services and the ‘hard’ physical connectivity infrastructure within a continent. It also highlights the important commitments already taken at an African level, though not all fully implemented, to address these challenges. The report points to the full implementation of the AfCFTA as a solution to boost intra-continental trade to 53% from around 18% of Africa’s...

3 O Presidente da República, Daniel Chapo, prosseguiu a Presidência Aberta e Inclusiva na província de Niassa com uma visita ao distrito de Mecanhelas, onde apelou à vigilância contra boatos, discursos de ódio e violência, defendendo o diálogo como caminho para preservar a paz e o desenvolvimento do país. Falando no comício popular, o Chefe do Estado, anunciou medidas para responder às preocupações da população, incluindo o lançamento dos concursos para a construção da estrada Mecanhelas-Cuamba e do Hospital Distrital de Mecanhelas, a futura instalação de uma Conservatória de Registo e Notariado e a entrega de duas ambulâncias ao distrito, além do reforço do Fundo de Desenvolvimento Económico Local para impulsionar a produção agrícola e reduzir o impacto do custo de vida. Source link

Weala, Margibi County, May 20, 2026 — The top U.S. diplomat in Liberia has praised Jeety Rubber and its subsidiary, Salala Rubber Corporation, as models of private investment and community development in Weala, Margibi County. During a visit to the companies’ operations on Tuesday, May 19, U.S. Charge d’Affaires Joseph Zadrozny described their achievements as a powerful example of how investment, community partnership, and ambition can transform lives and strengthen Liberia’s economy. “It takes not just an investor, not just his workers, but the whole community working together,” he said. “Being able to come out and see it work allows me to go back and talk about what’s really happening in Liberia.” Mr. Zadrozny expressed his hope that American investors, especially Liberian American investors from the diaspora, will be encouraged to invest in Liberia, citing Jeety Rubber’s success as a compelling case. He emphasized that the level of progress he...

CONAKRY – La question de la suppression de l’examen d’entrée en 7ème année continue d’alimenter les débats dans le système éducatif guinéen. En marge de l’atelier sur les examens nationaux, le ministre de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Alphabétisation, de l’Enseignement technique et de la Formation professionnelle, Alpha Bacar Barry, a livré une position nuancée sur le sujet. Selon lui, la Guinée n’est peut-être pas encore prête à franchir ce cap sans garanties solides sur le système d’évaluation. « On m’a souvent interpellé sur l’annulation de l’examen de passage en septième année. J’ai posé la question à d’anciens ministres de l’Éducation et à plusieurs spécialistes du secteur. Ils m’ont expliqué que l’examen d’entrée en septième est le premier grand examen auquel l’enfant est confronté », a expliqué le ministre. Selon lui, la suppression de cet examen pose la problématique de la fiabilité des évaluations intermédiaires effectuées dans les écoles. « Nous ne...

የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ አገሮች ከመከፋፈል ይልቅ መተባበር እንዳለባቸው፣ የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ ጉዳዮች አማካሪ አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ አሳሰቡ፡፡ አቶ ጌታቸው ማሳሰቢያውን የሰጡት በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ ዘላቂ ሰላም፣ ፀጥታና ቀጣናዊ ውህደት ለማጠናከር ያለመ ከፍተኛ የፖለቲካ መሪዎች፣ የምሁራንና የዲፕሎማቶች የጋራ የምክክር መድረክ (Horn Inter-Elite Dialogue) በሶማሌ ክልል ዋና ከተማ ጅግጅጋ ሲካሄድ ነው፡፡ በመድረኩ መክፈቻ ላይ የተገኙት አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ ባደረጉት ንግግር፣ ‹‹ዛሬ የተፈጥሮ ባህሪያትና ተለዋዋጭነት ለቁሳዊው ዓለማችን ምን ትርጉም እንዳለውና ስለምናከናውናቸው ነገሮች ባህሪ መናገር እፈልጋለሁ፤›› ብለዋል። አማካሪው አክለውም በዜጎች መካከል ሊኖር ስለሚገባው ትስስር ሲያስረዱ፣ ‹‹አብዛኞቻችን ከአንድ በላይ የሆኑ ማኅበረሰቦች፣ እርስ በርስ ለመደጋገፍ፣ አጋር ለመሆን፣ ተደጋጋፊ ለመሆንና መሪ ለመሆን ሌሎች ማኅበረሰቦች የሚኖሩበትን እንዲህ ዓይነቱን ዓለም ለመፍጠር የተስፋ ስሜት አለን ብዬ አስባለሁ፤›› ብለዋል።  አቶ ጌታቸው፣ መሪዎች ማኅበረሰቡን ወደ መከፋፈል በሚወስዱ አጀንዳዎች ላይ ከማተኮር ይልቅ፣ በትክክል ትርጉም ባላቸውና ቀጣናውን በሚጠቅሙ ጉዳዮች ላይ ትኩረት እንዲያደርጉ ሕዝቡ በመሪዎቻቸው ላይ ጫና ሊያደርግ እንደሚገባ አሳስበዋል። በመድረኩ ለውይይት የተመረጡት ጭብጦች በጣም ወቅታዊና ተገቢ መሆናቸውን የገለጹት አቶ ጌታቸው፣ በቀጣይ ውይይቶችም ላይ፣ ‹‹አዳዲስ...

የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ አገሮች ከመከፋፈል ይልቅ መተባበር እንዳለባቸው፣ የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ ጉዳዮች አማካሪ አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ አሳሰቡ፡፡ አቶ ጌታቸው ማሳሰቢያውን የሰጡት በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ ዘላቂ ሰላም፣ ፀጥታና ቀጣናዊ ውህደት ለማጠናከር ያለመ ከፍተኛ የፖለቲካ መሪዎች፣ የምሁራንና የዲፕሎማቶች የጋራ የምክክር መድረክ (Horn Inter-Elite Dialogue) በሶማሌ ክልል ዋና ከተማ ጅግጅጋ ሲካሄድ ነው፡፡ በመድረኩ መክፈቻ ላይ የተገኙት አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ ባደረጉት ንግግር፣ ‹‹ዛሬ የተፈጥሮ ባህሪያትና ተለዋዋጭነት ለቁሳዊው ዓለማችን ምን ትርጉም እንዳለውና ስለምናከናውናቸው ነገሮች ባህሪ መናገር እፈልጋለሁ፤›› ብለዋል። አማካሪው አክለውም በዜጎች መካከል ሊኖር ስለሚገባው ትስስር ሲያስረዱ፣ ‹‹አብዛኞቻችን ከአንድ በላይ የሆኑ ማኅበረሰቦች፣ እርስ በርስ ለመደጋገፍ፣ አጋር ለመሆን፣ ተደጋጋፊ ለመሆንና መሪ ለመሆን ሌሎች ማኅበረሰቦች የሚኖሩበትን እንዲህ ዓይነቱን ዓለም ለመፍጠር የተስፋ ስሜት አለን ብዬ አስባለሁ፤›› ብለዋል።  አቶ ጌታቸው፣ መሪዎች ማኅበረሰቡን ወደ መከፋፈል በሚወስዱ አጀንዳዎች ላይ ከማተኮር ይልቅ፣ በትክክል ትርጉም ባላቸውና ቀጣናውን በሚጠቅሙ ጉዳዮች ላይ ትኩረት እንዲያደርጉ ሕዝቡ በመሪዎቻቸው ላይ ጫና ሊያደርግ እንደሚገባ አሳስበዋል። በመድረኩ ለውይይት የተመረጡት ጭብጦች በጣም ወቅታዊና ተገቢ መሆናቸውን የገለጹት አቶ ጌታቸው፣ በቀጣይ ውይይቶችም ላይ፣ ‹‹አዳዲስ...

#Mali : Après 2 matchs nuls d’affiliée, l’équipe nationale des moins de 17 ans du Mali a signé sa première victoire aujourd’hui à la Coupe d’Afrique des nations de football, Maroc 2026. Avec désormais 5 points, les Aiglonnets terminent la phase de groupes en tant que 2ès du groupe C derrière la Tanzanie (6 points) qu’ils ont battue aujourd’hui sur le score de 2 buts à 1. Faisant d’une pierre deux coups, les Aiglonnets se sont qualifiés à la fois pour les quarts de finale de la CAN ainsi qu’à la prochaine édition de la coupe du monde U17 prévue du 19 novembre au 13 décembre 2026 au Qatar. Alassane CISSOUMA Facebook

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Kelly Mokoti’s Movement is Changing Women’s Lives Before she became a voice for women’s empowerment, Ramotswa-born Kelly Mokoti was fully immersed in her roles as wife and mother. The candid content creator – also a Certified Havillah Trainer, beautician and business coach – once lived vicariously through her husband and children, quietly giving up her independence, her finances, and, slowly, her sense of self. Not surprisingly, though, it was a pattern shaped by her upbringing. She watched her mother depend entirely on her father, and she desired the same kind of marriage. “My dad was a provider, so my mother never lacked anything; she was spoilt. I grew up wanting the same: a man like my father, loving and wholly devoted to family. And I got it. I met my husband at 19, and by 23, we were married and starting a family. I thought it was the perfect life!”...