AllAfrica News: External Relations

[Daily Maverick] After uncovering Antarctic prospecting by Moscow's Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, Daily Maverick's probing questions may have prompted a bizarre and lightning-fast escape at 97 knots.

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[IPS] Zagreb, Croatia -- In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills programme for marginalized rural young women, was more than a ceremony. It demonstrated the power of targeted investment, trusted local partnerships and women's economic empowerment.

[New Zimbabwe] The American Embassy in Harare has congratulated Zimbabwe on its recent election into the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member.

[World Bank] Kampala -- The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a private sector-led economic transformation and expand opportunities for the country's rapidly growing population.