His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Dakar to grace the swearing-in ceremony of His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President-elect of the Republic of Senegal.

The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday 2 April 2024 at the Diamniadio Exhibition Centre and it is expected to be graced by more than fifteen heads of state from across Africa.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House Sierra Leone.

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This inaugural event is more than just a conference—it’s a call to action for organisations operating in Africa or planning to enter this vibrant market. The summit will provide a unique platform for leaders to engage in meaningful discussions about integrating Shared Value principles with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, all aimed at fostering sustainable economic transformation across the continent.

Responsible Business

Responsible Business is about more than just reporting or adhering to governance and compliance regulations. Businesses have an enormous responsibility towards society and the environment and need to consciously and deliberately create prosperity for all their stakeholders, not just their shareholders. The summit will explore topics such as how companies can profitably address societal and environmental issues through their core business to create a positive impact and report credible and authentic data and information in their ESG Reporting.

Creating Shared Value is a revolutionary way of thinking in the business-society relationship, marrying society’s social goals with business in a profitable manner, triggering innovation, wealth redistribution, and growth for humanity and business. Prof. Michael Porter and Prof. Mark Kramer, the creators of the Shared Value Business Management model, further build on the practices and principles and how companies can create shared value through reconceiving products and markets, redefining productivity in the value chain, and building supportive industry clusters at the company’s locations (Odia, 2018).

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The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has honoured the outgoing Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding for his exemplary leadership and steering the mission to success during his tenure.

Lt. Gen. Okiding is scheduled to depart the ATMIS mission area to take up a new position as Uganda’s Deputy Chief of Defence Forces.

At a farewell event on Monday held at the ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, the AU chairperson’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Sivuyile Bam, commended Lt. Gen. Okiding for his stewardship of the multinational African peace support operation.

“Uganda has gained from our loss. As you return to Kampala, we look forward to working with you wherever you are. And we promise that we will continue with your legacy and do the work that is expected of us,” said Bam in farewell remarks.

Senior ATMIS military officers led by the Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans Maj.Gen Marius Ngendabanka and his counterpart in charge of Support and Logistics, Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti attended the event.

The ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka praised Lt. Gen. Okiding for leading the ATMIS military component in implementing its mandate even after the troop numbers were reduced, and security responsibilities were transferred to the Somali Security Forces.

“We appreciate how he commanded the military component since his arrival in the mission. We highly appreciate his leadership. He promoted teamwork among Staff Officers at the ATMIS Force Headquarters and across all sectors,” said Maj. Gen.Ngendabanka.

Lt. Gen. Okiding expressed confidence in the ability of the ATMIS military to successfully implement the mission’s mandate during the transition phase. He pledged that ATMIS would continue to benefit from his support when he assumes his new position as Uganda’s Deputy Chief of Defence Forces.

“My voice will now be heard about Somalia operations. We will fight for this operation especially in the area of force enablers where we are still lagging behind. And as we continue to draw down, and the force shrinks, we need alternatives. So, I think I will be in a better position to advocate for our operations,” said Lt. Gen. Okiding.

Lt. Gen. Okiding took the helm of the ATMIS military command in May 2023 and presided over the successful hand over of 13 Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and transfer of security responsibilities to the Somali Security Forces during the first and second phases of ATMIS drawdown concluded in June and December 2023.

Maj. Gen Ngendabanka has taken over interim responsibilities of the ATMIS military ahead of the arrival of the substantive Force Commander.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

As part of the Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties between the Russian Federation and Eritrea a senior delegation led by Vice Admiral Vladimir Kasatonove, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, arrived in Massawa in the late afternoon hours today.

The  delegation was accorded warm welcome by General Filipos Woldeyohannes, Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces, Ambassador Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Culture and Sports as well as Army Commanders.

In related news, the naval officials of the Russian Pacific Fleet frigate, Marshal Shaposhnikov, that is on a port call to Massawa, visited the Martyrs Cemetery, the Massawa museum, and also conducted friendly football competition with the team of the Eritrean Naval Force.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.