Day: April 8, 2023

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Use Easter to smoke peace pipe in Bawku – Bishop Luguterah

Bishop Professor Albert Luguterah, the General Overseer of the Kings Christian Ministry in Tamale, has called on the feuding factions in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict to give peace a chance through the spirit of Easter.

Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross to atone for the sins of humanity after the fall of the ‘first Adam’.

Bishop Luguterah, who made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Tamale, said Easter was a season of tolerance, togetherness, peace and reconciliation, hence the need for all feuding factions to smoke the peace pipe and allow stability and development to thrive.

‘Easter is a season for forsaking all unrighteousness, including unforgiveness and bitterness and embracing each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord.’

He noted that the repercussions of the conflict in the area did not only impede its socio-economic activities but also affected the spiritual growth and well-being of the people.

‘Residents need to demonstrate the love of God for one another just as Christ was sacrificed for our redemption. It is important the feuding factions also sacrifice their differences to ensure lasting peace for the area,’ he said.

Bishop Luguterah prayed for God’s everlasting peace over Bawku to bring stability.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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South West: authorities hold crisis meeting to curb road accidents

A crisis meeting has been held at the Limbe council in the South West region to seek ways of limiting road accidents in the region.

Chairing the meeting attended by the trade union of truck drivers among several authorities, the Governor of the South West region, Bernard Okalia Bilai, said the rate of accidents has been alarming.

He alluded to the March 31 accident in Moliwe, in which a truck carrying sand crushed a bus with students, leaving at least 6 dead.

“We noted that there is so much disorder in the domain, the state of the vehicles, the respect of rules and the morality of drivers. We cannot continue to observe it like that,” the Governor said.

“All of those activities, particularly the sand transporters, we came here to exchange with all the stake holders, and to see how we can stop it,” he added.

A number of resolutions were taken to ensure the respect of road safety laws. This included the creation of a commission whose job will be to monitor the circulation of vehicles in the South West region.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

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Tunisia’s soccer League 1-Playoff: Egyptian trio referees for Esperance Vs US Monastir

A trio of Egyptian referees was appointed by the National Directorate of Refereeing to officiate the soccer league 1 play-off day 2 game opposing Esperance Sportive de Tunis to US Monastir, on Sunday in Rades.

The trio is composed of head referee Mohamed Maarouf and assistant referees Ahmed Taoufik and Wahid Youssef.

The VAR referee will be Tunisian Karim Khemiri who will be assisted by Wael Hannachi.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Handball – Elite Championship – playoff phase – Day 3 results

Results of Tunisia’s Handball Elite Championship playoff phase day-3 games played on Saturday afternoon:

Group A

Teboulba:

AS Teboulba – C. Africain 23-22

Sousse:

ES Sahel – CS Hilalien 25-19

Group B

Beni Khiari:

CSHB Khiar – EM Mahdia 30-20

Playing Sunday:

Sakiet Ezzit (2 pm):

CS Sakiet Ezzit – Esperance ST

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Credit One Charleston Open: Ons Jabeur to play Daria Kasatkina in semi-finals

Ons Jabeur will face No.3 seed Russia’s Daria Kasatkina at the semi-finals of the Credit One Charleston Open, USA. The Tunisian player cruised past her Russian opponent Anna Kalinskaya who retired from their quarterfinal match on Friday.

This is Jabeur’s second semi-final of the season after Adelaide International’s in January.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Agriculture: Debate on fodder and raw material imports

The current situation of livestock, the need for fodder and suitable solutions to meet the growing demand for this material, especially during the summer season, were discussed at a meeting Saturday between Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Abdelmonem Belati and representatives of the National Chamber of Industrialists of Livestock Feed and Raw Materials Importers.

The meeting focused on the alternatives proposed to reduce the impact of the drought on livestock and avoid a shortage of fodder.

The Minister of Agriculture, who chaired the meeting, reiterated his ministry’s determination to develop a participatory work plan with all stakeholders in the sector in order to overcome the current difficulties and preserve the national herd and ensure the sustainability of the activities of small farmers and breeders.

For their part, the representatives of the National Chamber of Feed Manufacturers and Raw Material Importers expressed their willingness to support the State’s efforts to preserve the livestock population.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Ministry of Economy, UTICA Chief argue for increasing consultations to boost private investments and PPP

Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Saied and President of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) Samir Majoul discussed ways to save SMEs which have classified claims with commercial banks. They stressed the need to provide them with all necessary support to help them overcome the crisis they are facing.

During a working session held on Friday, both parties agreed to conduct more consultations so as to boost private investments and consolidate public-private partnership, the Ministry of Economy said on Saturday.

The two officials also agreed to hold sectoral meetings in the upcoming period so as to identify the specificities of each sector as part of the orientations decided by at the end of the dialogue between the public and private sectors as well as the 185 measures which had been adopted and are currently being implemented..

The Minister of the Economy and the president of the employers’ organisation pointed out that these sectoral meetings will help highlight the challenges faced by the sectors concerned and ways to find solutions to them, through operational proposals.

The working session also discussed mechanisms likely to create wealth, boost development and consolidate the role of the private sector in this field.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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STEG always honours its commitments under energy agreements with its Algerian partners (Mounir Ghabri)

The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) always respects its commitments under the energy exchange agreements with its Algerian partners, director of cooperation and communication in STEG, Mounir Ghabri told TAP Sunday.

He added: “there is nothing new” in the partnership relations with the Algerian companies “SONATRACK” and “SONELGAZ”.

This clarification comes after some websites reported that STEG had “informed the government that the Algerian authorities have officially demanded the reimbursement of the gas bill of Tunisia to SONATRACH» and that the company would have “requested the government to intervene to find quick solutions to pay its bill to SONATRACH”.

The official said that “all STEG’s bills with SONATRACH are paid on time, in accordance with the agreements between the two parties». He added that relations with Algerian companies are «very solid and go back several years and that Algerian partners are essential for Tunisia.»

In the electricity sector, STEG remains determined to honour its commitments to the Algerian company SONELGAZ, to which it has just paid an initial invoice of pound 15 million (equivalent to 50 million dinars) on 7 April 2023. It is also keen to repay the remaining invoices within the framework of agreements between the two parties, he further indicated.

Algeria remains a strategic partner for Tunisia in the energy sector. Tunisia’s natural gas imports from Algeria currently account for more than 50% of the country’s natural gas needs.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Working session focuses on progress of “Environmental Education for a Sustainable Mediterranean” project

The progress of the strategic project “EdEn-MED” (Environmental Education for a Sustainable Mediterranean) and other projects related to environmental education were at the heart of a working session held Friday in Tunis, in the presence of the ministers of environment, education and higher education.

The meeting is part of the implementation of national guidelines for the dissemination of environmental culture and the teaching of the principles of education for sustainable development to young people.

Minister of Environment Leila Chikhaoui stressed the need to intensify efforts to ensure the success of various projects related to environmental education, according to a statement issued by the Ministry on Friday evening.

She mentioned the importance of working to raise awareness among all age groups of the need to preserve the environment in order to build a better and sustainable future for the planet, strengthen sustainable development and preserve natural resources and the environment for future generations.

Launched in March 2022, the Environmental Education for a Sustainable Mediterranean project is part of Tunisian-Italian cooperation in the field of education, with the aim of building an environmentally aware society.

It also aims to ensure genuine sustainable development through the inclusion of environmental education in school curricula and to support the exchange of expertise in this field between Tunisia and Italy.

The total cost of the European Union-funded project, which will run for 24 months from October 30, 2021 to September 31, 2023, is estimated at pound 1,339,289.59 euros.

The project is aimed at students, teachers, inspectors and researchers in the field of education, as well as actors and experts in the field of environmental education. It is also aimed at civil society, NGOs and the media.

The project will also support scientific research actors in Ministries of Environment and Education to exchange expertise and good practices.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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