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Opened on Wednesday August 5, 2026 in Cotonou, the third session of the Consultative Assembly of the National Education Council (CNE) ended on Friday August 7, 2026, with a unanimous call for the strengthening of scientific and technological sectors for the development of Benin. Government authorities, technical and financial partners, representatives of the CNE and civil society actors took part in these three days of intense work. Gathered in workshops, the participants drew up, on this occasi…

Suriname must continue to work at an accelerated pace on compliance, transparency and integrity to strengthen the resilience of the financial system and prevent blacklisting. That was the central message during the 6th National Compliance Congress, organized by the TABTO Group. The conference was held on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Oxygen Resort, where Vice President Gregory Russia delivered the keynote on behalf of President Jennifer Simons. The government official emphasized the urgency of integ…

As a result of recent work in this area, Uzbekistan has risen 25 positions to rank 62nd in the international AI readiness index. The goal is to enter the world’s top 50 countries in this index by 2030. In addition, it is planned to increase the volume of AI-based software products and services to $1.5 billion, expand infrastructure, and implement more than 200 new projects. Emphasizing that artificial intelligence technologies are developing rapidly, the Head of State noted the need to continu…

The economic capital of Benin hosts from August 5 to 7, 2026, at the Golden Tulip hotel, the 3rd Consultative Assembly of the National Education Council (CNE), dedicated to the promotion of scientific and technological sectors for the development of Benin. The meeting brought together members of the CNE, members of the government, academics, representatives of Institutions, technical and financial partners as well as civil society organizations, in an atmosphere of strategic reflection on the fu…

Home»National Development Summit marks start of national development vision towards 2050 The National Development Summit (NDS) was officially launched on Monday, August 3, 2026 in the Royal Ballroom of Torarica. The meeting marks the start of a broad participatory process in which government, business, civil society organizations, knowledge institutions and citizens work together on a national roadmap and a long-term vision for the sustainable development of Suriname towards 2050. The summit is…

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has called for continued investment in integrity, accountability, transparency, innovation and genuine partnership, stating that these principles will ensure future generations inherit more resilient states, stronger democracies, healthier economies and more hopeful societies. He made the remarks while addressing the closing session of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) Symposium and the opening of the INTOSAI Development Init…

The President's directive followed a high-level coordination meeting convened at the Executive Mansion on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, to assess the status of the University of Liberia's infrastructure rehabilitation program and identify measures to fast-track the reopening of the institution. The meeting brought together the Ministers of State for Presidential Affairs, Finance and Development Planning, Public Works, Local Government, and Education, together with the University's leadership, Board o…

SantoDomingo.- Within the framework of the Meta RD 2036 platform, which seeks to consolidate the Dominican Republic as a fully developed nation for that year, President Luis Abinader and Vice President Raquel Peña participated in the first National Forum for Full Development. The goal is to achieve collective prosperity, which reaches every home in the national territory and allows all citizens to receive better public services day after day, higher quality education, formal jobs, citizen secur…

I participated in a pre-Budget discussion at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (4) to review the progress of projects being implemented under the 2026 Budget allocations for the Ministry of Justice and National Integration and to discuss proposals for the 2027 Budget. During the meeting, a comprehensive review was conducted of the physical and financial progress of projects implemented under the 2026 Budget by the Ministry's principal departments, statutory bodies and affiliated instit…

A national roadmap is indispensable for a stable future for Suriname, especially when considering the expected revenues from the upcoming oil and gas sector. It is therefore not only up to the government to work on repairing the economy or restoring sectors. “We also have to think about the future,” President Jennifer Simons emphasized during the government press conference on Monday, August 3, 2026. The head of state stated that the future of Suriname is a national matter. That is why the Natio…

In preparation for developments within the oil and gas sector, the Sustainable Suriname 3.0 Summit has been launched. The summit was opened by President Jennifer Simons on Monday, August 3, 2026, in the Ballroom of Hotel Torarica. The three-day event is the starting point of a broad process that is in line with the Suriname Roadmap and brings together representatives of the government, the private sector, social organizations, knowledge institutions and various groups from society to jointly pro…

Actors in the expenditure chain, program managers as well as the main managers of the structures of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security met this Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in Cotonou for the exercise of the review as of June 30, 2026 of the Annual Work Plan of the Ministry for the 2026 budget year. Chaired by Mr. Djibril MAMA CISSÉ, Minister responsible for the Interior and Public Security, the inaugural session this review made it possible, in addition to the speeches, to make the pre…

This decision was announced during the 95th ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, held on Friday July 31, 2026 in Kaniama Kasese, in the Haut-Lomami province. In his communication, the Head of State reaffirmed his desire to make agriculture a major lever for the economic transformation of the Democratic Republic of Congo and a pillar of food sovereignty. However, he insisted on the fact that there could be no gap between the significant resources mobilized in this sector and the results…

Santo Domingo.-The Standards on Information and Communication Technologies (Nortic) have been implemented for decades with results that demonstrate their contribution to the modernization of the Dominican State. Currently, 266 public institutions apply this normative framework, to date 774 certifications have been granted and the country has of 14 current regulations, consolidating a common model for the development of digital services in the Public Administration. The general director of the G…