UN Chief spokesman Stéphane Dujarric

Tunisia: Fight against terrorism, a key area of focus in Kais Saied’s term

Newly elected President of Tunisia vowed at his inauguration Wednesday to make of the fight against terror a major area of focus during his five-year stay in power. Kais Saied was sworn-in at the parliament in the presence of wide range of personalities including state officials, foreign guests, diplomats, religious leaders and representatives of civil […]

EAC and SADC regional blocs to hold joint summit in Tanzania in bid to address eastern DRC crisis

The East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to come together for a high-level joint summit later this week (7-8 February) in a bid to find a common ground on the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows an agreement between the Chairman of SADC […]

Russia’s Rosatom to build 3rd unit of Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant

Egypt’s Nuclear and Radiation Control Authority (ENRRA) has granted permission to Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation for the construction of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant’s 3rd unit with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, ENRRA said in a statement. The authority last Wednesday approved the permission to establish the third unit at the Hyena Station. […]