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Middle East
8 hours ago
- Business
- Middle East
OPEN// FM had busy agenda last week
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty had a busy agenda throughout the past week, including several meetings and visits, within the framework of Egypt's harmonized diplomatic efforts to safeguard national interests and security. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday published an infographic highlighting Abdelatty's activities during the past week, which began with a meeting with the board chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, in addition to the ministry's celebrations of "Africa Day". During his visit to Madrid, Abdelatty conferred with the Norwegian foreign minister and participated in the expanded ministerial meeting of the Madrid Group regarding the Palestinian cause. The foreign minister, on the fringe of the meeting, held meetings with the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign and European affairs of Slovenia, the Brazilian foreign minister, and the British minister for the Middle East and North Africa. Abdelatty took part in the Egyptian-American Economic Forum in Cairo and met with members of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries. During his visit to Nouakchott, the Egyptian top diplomat met with his Mauritanian counterpart and handed over a letter from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the Mauritanian president. Also, he held meetings with the Mauritanian prime minister, the speaker of the Mauritanian Parliament as well as ministers of health, trade and tourism, higher education and scientific research, energy and petroleum, and culture, arts, communication and parliamentary relations. (MORE) A A E/Y R E
eNCA
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- eNCA
Keeping the legacy of African music alive
JOHANNESBURG - We have just commemorated Africa Day. A day to celebrate our diversity and cultural differences across the continent. WATCH | Africa Day | 'Time for Africa to shape the future of the world' Award winning Nkosingiphile Mpanza known to many as Zawadi Yamungu, has established herself as a master player of the traditional African instrument, the uMakhweyana - a rare bow instrument from Southern Africa. She has captivating music lovers on the continent, and all over the world particularly with her song "Ngimuhle". "My song is an affirmation song for women to love themselves and accept themselves in all their shapes and imperfections," she says.
The Citizen
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 30 May 2025
24 hours in pictures, 30 May 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Attendees at the Africa Day celebrations at Beyers Naudé Square on May 30, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event showcased African music, dance, poetry, storytelling, visual arts, and traditional cuisine — all in celebration of the continent's rich cultural mosaic. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle) Sacrificial camels are put on sale at the camel market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the Birqash district, Giza, Egypt, 30 May 2025. Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays, marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM British comedian and actor Russell Brand (R) arrives at Southwark Crown Court to enter his plea on charges of rape and sexual assault in London, Britain, 30 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN A worker cleans the lines of a cooling tower at an ice factory on a hot summer day in Karachi on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) A state police Tesla Cybertruck, a vehicle equipped with specialized technology for public safety which is being used as a patrol car within a new security strategy, is presented in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on May 29, 2025. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) Indigenous people from the Guna Comarca of Madugandi take part in a protest on the Bayano Lake bridge in Akua Yala, Panama, 29 May 2025. Indigenous groups cut the Interamerican highway in Panama, in protest against the reform of the Social Security fund and the possible reactivation of a copper mine in the country. Picture: EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco Indian commuters wade through rain on a street in Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, 29 May 2025. The Indian Meteorological Department predicts heavy rain in Kolkata between 27 and 29 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY Firefighters from the Donetsk region work through the rubble after an air strike with a Geranium-2 UAV in Bilozerske, Ukraine on May 30, 2025. Earlier it was reported that, on the night of 30 May, Russian troops attacked a five-storey building in Bilozerske with a UAV 'Geranium-2'. A 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son were injured. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images) Members of the Bolivian Police clash with supporters of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, 29 May 2025. Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales clashed with police on the fourth consecutive day of protests in La Paz to register his presidential candidacy for the elections. They called on other sectors to hold a national roadblock 'for the sake of the country's economy.' Picture: EPA-EFE/LUIS GANDARILLAS Revelers paddle as they participate in a dragon boat race prior to the celebration of Dragon Boat Festival 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, 30 May 2025. This year the Dragon Boat Festival, also named Duanwu Festival, will be celebrated on 31 May and falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese poet and statesman. Picture: EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 30 May 2025. The United Nations has warned that 'the entire population of Gaza is facing the risk of famine' since Israel closed border crossings on 02 March 2025, preventing the entry of essential supplies. The Gaza Government Media Office reported on 24 May that at least 58 people died due to malnutrition, and nearly 250 others due to a lack of food and medicine. Picture: EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD Rows of solar panels are seen during installation at a photovoltaic project in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on May 30, 2025. (Photo by AFP) A livestock vendor checks the teeth of a sacrificial animal at a local cattle market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 29 May 2025. Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays, marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Picture: EPA-EFE/NADEEM KHAWAR MORE: 24 hours in pictures, 29 May 2025
India Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"India, Africa have strong relationship": Mozambique envoy Ermindo Augusto Ferreira
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Mozambique's Ambassador to India and the Dean of African Heads of Missions, Ermindo Augusto Ferreira, has described ties between Africa and India as 'special and strong.' He also called India a 'good friend' of Africa and emphasised that together they can do things that can benefit the people. Speaking to ANI, Mozambique's envoy expressed happiness over External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's participation in the Africa Day celebrations. On Africa Day celebrations here in Delhi on Wednesday, he said, 'We are really very happy that Dr S Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs of the government of India, came and graced the occasion. It's a big honour for us. This is a very auspicious occasion for all of us. We have always to remember those who, since the inception of the organisation it were African.' 'The African Union up today, they have set the tone for part of the development and between Africa and India, we have a very strong relationship. It's a very special partnership, whereby there is a clear agenda for development, a clear cooperation which also enable us within the South-South cooperation so that we in Africa, we can benefit from the support and help of India in certain areas of development. India is a very good friend of Africa, always with Africa,...We have this strong belief that together we can do things which at the end will benefit our people,' he added. Jaishankar participated in Africa Day 2025 celebrations in Delhi on Wednesday. He described the relationship, connect, and empathy between India and Africa as 'truly special' and expressed India's commitment to the development of Africa. Ermindo Augusto Ferreira emphasised that people from Africa have suffered a lot due to colonialism, slavery, which has impacted negatively in Africa negatively, and called for changing the narrative. About the theme of Africa Day 2025, he said, 'We are talking about repression. I mean throughout those people from Africa, we have suffered a lot, colonialism, slavery, all this has impacted negatively in Africa, and we have to recognise that this is the time that we have to bring about Africa so that we can be in position to compete also globally, to be in position to decide about our own destiny and also to be in position to develop our country using our own resources.' 'So, we at this stage we realise that the past impacted on us and we have to change this narrative and we hope that with this development international arena that Africa can find the way within very close countries which support Africa that we can together joint effort and try to strive together for development of the continent. We have very huge markets. We are talking about 1.4 billion people, so it's a very huge market and it has a lot of potential, a lot of resources which can be used just to improve the living standards of our people in the continent,' he added. He condemned terrorism and called for unity in fighting against terrorism. He said that Africa strongly condemns any kind of terrorist act. When asked about the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and India's Operation Sindoor, he responded, 'I mean we have to condemn in a very strong manner the terrorism. This manner of terrorism has to be combated. It has no borders, no geography, so we have to be united as countries to fight against terrorism because it is against development, it is against the development of people. So we strongly believe and we strongly condemn any kind of terrorist acts, and we also believe that within the countries that we have to struggle together, we have to fight these heinous crimes which are committed by this terrorism.' As many as 26 people were killed and several others were injured in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, eliminating over 100 terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. (ANI)
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
'India, Africa have strong relationship', says Mozambique envoy to India
Mozambique's Ambassador to India and the Dean of African Heads of Missions, Ermindo Augusto Ferreira, has described ties between Africa and India as "special and strong." He also called India a "good friend" of Africa and emphasised that together they can do things that can benefit the people. Speaking to ANI, Mozambique's envoy expressed happiness over External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's participation in the Africa Day celebrations. On Africa Day celebrations here in Delhi on Wednesday, he said, "We are really very happy that Dr S Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs of the government of India, came and graced the occasion. It's a big honour for us. This is a very auspicious occasion for all of us. We have always to remember those who, since the inception of the organisation it were African." "The African Union up today, they have set the tone for part of the development and between Africa and India, we have a very strong relationship. It's a very special partnership, whereby there is a clear agenda for development, a clear cooperation which also enable us within the South-South cooperation so that we in Africa, we can benefit from the support and help of India in certain areas of development. India is a very good friend of Africa, always with Africa,...We have this strong belief that together we can do things which at the end will benefit our people," he added. Jaishankar participated in Africa Day 2025 celebrations in Delhi on Wednesday. He described the relationship, connect, and empathy between India and Africa as "truly special" and expressed India's commitment to the development of Africa. Ermindo Augusto Ferreira emphasised that people from Africa have suffered a lot due to colonialism, slavery, which has impacted negatively in Africa negatively, and called for changing the narrative. About the theme of Africa Day 2025, he said, "We are talking about repression. I mean throughout those people from Africa, we have suffered a lot, colonialism, slavery, all this has impacted negatively in Africa, and we have to recognise that this is the time that we have to bring about Africa so that we can be in position to compete also globally, to be in position to decide about our own destiny and also to be in position to develop our country using our own resources." "So, we at this stage we realise that the past impacted on us and we have to change this narrative and we hope that with this development international arena that Africa can find the way within very close countries which support Africa that we can together joint effort and try to strive together for development of the continent. We have very huge markets. We are talking about 1.4 billion people, so it's a very huge market and it has a lot of potential, a lot of resources which can be used just to improve the living standards of our people in the continent," he added. He condemned terrorism and called for unity in fighting against terrorism. He said that Africa strongly condemns any kind of terrorist act. When asked about the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and India's Operation Sindoor, he responded, "I mean we have to condemn in a very strong manner the terrorism. This manner of terrorism has to be combated. It has no borders, no geography, so we have to be united as countries to fight against terrorism because it is against development, it is against the development of people. So we strongly believe and we strongly condemn any kind of terrorist acts, and we also believe that within the countries that we have to struggle together, we have to fight these heinous crimes which are committed by this terrorism." As many as 26 people were killed and several others were injured in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, eliminating over 100 terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
