Day: May 29, 2023

Angolan head of State João Lourenço Monday sent a message to congratulate Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his electoral victory for another term at the head of the destinies of the Republic of Turkey.

“I am convinced that your re-election is the re-assertion of the Turkish people’s trust for believing in deep achievement of the policies you have been carrying out, with visible successes, aimed at building and consolidating a prosperous and developed nation”, reads the message published on the Presidential

Facebook page.

President João Lourenço finally expressed the desire to see the two Governments committed to the permanent deepening of bilateral relations during President Erdogan’s next term.

According to the election results, the current Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was re-elected in the second round of the election, which took place on Sunday (28), with 52.54 percent

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Around 811,000 workers, including military and paramilitary personnel, are currently included in the State’s Integrated Financial Management System, the Minister of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security, Teresa Dias, said on Monday.

Teresa Dias disclosed the figure when delivering her speech at the opening of the National Meeting of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security, stating that in the management and control of civil service personnel, there were 398,815 employees until in 2018.

That number, she explained, fluctuated over the period under review, with a total of 399,820 employees by 2022.

She said, on the other hand, that the approval and entry into force, in 2022, of the Basic Civil Service Law, has allowed this ministerial department to reduce the probationary period from five to one year.

This enabled to include all agents in the permanent staff of administrative staff under contract, in total of 7,200, in addition to the transfer of employees from the special scheme to the general scheme, without the need for an appeal public tender.

“We would like to point out that the Executive also worked on the approval of Presidential Legislative Decree No. 3/22, of May 12, which established the general principles relating to the organisation and application of the indicative structure of the salary grids, as well as subsidies or additional remuneration from the Civil Service,” she stressed.

The Minister recalled that, as part of the training of civil servants and workers in the public sector of companies, the National School of Administration and Public Policies (ENAPP) trained 44,905 agents, having exceeded the target of 32,000 established in the National Development Plan (PDN).

The National Meeting on Public Administration, Labour and Social Security gathered members of the Executive, social partners, academics, journalists, among other guests.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) intends to bring its major events to Angola, with a view of also to host those from the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA).

This was said Monday in Lubango, Huíla province, by the head of professional football at CAF, Muhammad Feizal Sidat.

The official was speaking at the opening of the international workshop on the online club licensing platform, which brings together 14 countries, from May 29- June 2.

He said that Angola has to organise more CAF and FIFA’s events as well, hence this one, 13 years after its first on Angolan soil, the CAN2010, a training that serves as the opening of a phase to be present in the FIFA major events”.

“The last major event that CAF organised in Angola was CAN2010, so we brought this training. It is a commitment that I have as a Portuguese-speaking citizen, because I arrived at CAF with the support of President Artur (Almeida e Silva)”, he stressed.

He said it was the 4th regional workshop, a process that had already been carried out in Tunisia, Benin and Tanzania, which is now ending with Angola.

The platform, according to the Mozambican, is to be implemented immediately, being mandatory for clubs that want to participate in African competitions.

In the case of Angola, said the CAF official, there will be sanctions in case of non-compliance, which is a great moment for Angola, because federations will join and on Friday a specific one for the Angolan clubs.

“Angola will be the 4th country in Africa to have a direct session with its teams. It is a great benefit and these teams will be better prepared to use this new CAF online club licensing platform”, he highlighted.

The international workshop on the online club licensing platform is attended by 60 technicians from the countries such as Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Principe and Seychelles

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Tunisia is taking part in the work of the second ministerial retreat of the Council of Ministers on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from May 29 to 31, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.

This meeting aims to draw up a detailed roadmap to complete the agenda of the AfCFTA Secretariat for the current negotiations and to identify the specific priorities for achieving the slogan: “Accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA”, chosen by the African Union for the year 2023.

Minister of Trade and Export Development, Kalthoum Ben Rejeb, and Director General of Tunisian Customs, Najet Jaouadi, are representing Tunisia at this meeting, says a press release issued on Monday by the Department of Trade.

The second ministerial retreat of the Council of Ministers is an opportunity for the trade ministers of the AfCFTA region to exchange views on several issues, including the blocked files linked to the negotiations on rules of origin.

These include the automotive components sectors, textiles and clothing, and certain issues relating to the investment protocol annexed to the agreement.

Transit trade and the possible drop in customs revenues as a result of the application of the customs cuts mentioned in the agreement will be discussed by the participants on this occasion.

They will also examine the dossier linked to negotiations on the liberalisation of trade in services and basic agricultural products, as well as the role of the African private sector in the implementation of this agreement, the same source said.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunisia observes on May 29, with all the United Nations Member States, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which marks, this year, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the first peacekeeping mission under the banner of the United Nations, celebrated under the theme “Peace Begins with Me.”

Tunisia seizes this opportunity to renew its call for a more comprehensive concept of international peace and security, based on international cooperation and solidarity and on a common understanding of the root causes of conflicts, in a way that would help achieve equitable and sustainable development for all countries and peoples, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad statement.

Since its first participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960, Tunisia has been considered among the most important contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, given its conviction about the pivotal role played by these missions in order to protect civilians, support peacebuilding efforts and provide security in conflict contexts.

Tunisia’s current contribution of about 1,000 military, police and corrections personnel, women and men, to UN missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali and Abyei, is testimony to our country’s full involvement in this international multilateral instrument as a means to build sustainable peace and security, protect civilians, promote political solutions to crises and achieve recovery, reconstruction and development, despite the complexity of the areas of operations to which many UN peacekeeping missions are deployed and the volatile and dangerous working environments.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Two French nationals had been killed and two others injured on Saturday in a crash of two ultra-light aircraft in Chott Jerid, Spokesperson for the Civil Protection announced, indicating that the incident had taken place on the borders between Tozeur and Kebili governorates, south-east of Tunisia.

The first aircraft had been carrying two French nationals aged 60 and 62, both slightly injured, while the second aircraft had caught fire with on board the pilot and his companion, aged 78 and 55, the spokesman added.

Rescue teams from the Tozeur Local Civil Protection Directorate were deployed to the scene and rescued the two injured before transporting the two charred bodies from the Chott Jerid area to the Tozeur local hospital, reads a Civil Protection press release.

The spokesperson further indicated that a helicopter had been used by an air force unit to find the two aircraft, making it easier to locate them and intervene in time with all due efficiency.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

The “African Lion 2023” military exercise between Tunisian and American military formations is continuing for the third consecutive week in Tunisia, with the participation of observers from African countries.

The exercise is taking place at the Ben Ghilouf firing and manoeuvring range in the El Hamma delegation, according to a press release from the Ministry of Defence.

African Lion 2023 began on May 8 and will last until June 6, 2023. It aims to improve the operational capabilities of the Tunisian army through field exercises, joint manoeuvres and naval and air operations.

It also includes theoretical and practical courses in military engineering, cybersecurity, international law, and information and communication technologies.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse