ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - February 15, 2022: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R) receives HE Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (L), during a Sea Palace barza. (Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs)

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Kenyatta is in the UAE to attend his country's celebration of National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday.

During the meeting that took place at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis here, Sheikh Mohamed underscored the UAE's keenness to strengthen its relations with Kenya in the fields of economy, trade, investment, agriculture and other areas related to the development drive championed by the two nations. The two sides also discussed a number of issues of interest, including bolstering cooperation and coordination at the United Nations to support common issues and goals in light of the two countries' membership in the UN Security Council.

The meeting touched on Kenya's participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, and its importance in embodying its vision for the future and introducing its culture and heritage and the investment opportunities it offers.

Sheikh Mohamed thanked the Kenyan president for his country's condemnation of the recent Houthi terrorist attacks on civil facilities in the UAE and for declaring its solidarity with the UAE following that act of terror.

During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed reiterated the great importance that the UAE attaches to its relations with the African continent in various fields, and its support for all that it takes to achieve stability and peace and bring prosperity, development and prosperity to African peoples.

For his part, the President of Kenya thanked Sheikh Mohamed for the warm reception and support provided by the UAE to Kenya in facing the Covid pandemic. He commended the UAE's ongoing development drive, stressing his country's keenness to strengthen its relations with Emirates in various fields. - Wam/Khaleej Times

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $4 million in additional humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of refugees who have fled to Tanzania from neighboring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to instability and violence.

This additional assistance will help USAID partner the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide cereals to refugees in Tanzania. With USAID support, WFP reaches 235,000 refugees in Tanzania with monthly food distributions, including cereals, pulses, fortified vegetable oil, and salt. WFP also provides vital nutrition assistance to children and pregnant and lactating women to prevent and treat malnutrition.

As the single largest donor of humanitarian assistance in Tanzania, the United States remains committed to supporting the people of Tanzania and the refugees sheltering there.

For the latest updates on USAID’s humanitarian assistance in Tanzania, visit: https://www.usaid.gov/humanitarian-assistance/tanzania - USAID

A seven-member delegation from South Sudan led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng Malek visited Pran-RFL's Industrial Park at Palash in Narsingdi yesterday.

The delegation also included General Chol Thon Balok, deputy minister for defence and veteran affairs, a press release said.

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman of Pran-RFL Group, Eleash Mridha, managing director of Pran Group, RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group, and Kamruzzaman Kamal, director for marketing at Pran-RFL Group, apprised the delegation about various aspects of the production process.

Expressing satisfaction about the overall activities of the factory, Deng Dau Deng Malek said, "There is a good demand for agro-processing products in South Sudan. Pran can grab the opportunity. The steps taken by the group for manufacturing products using modern technologies are praiseworthy."

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury said Pran-RFL is now exporting to 47 African countries and the demand for their products is increasing day by day.

"We hope we will do better to export our products to South Sudan in the upcoming days," Chowdhury said.

Md Tarikul Islam, director-general for Africa at the foreign affairs ministry, Brigadier General Md Shamim Kamal, chief instructor, armed forces war course at the National Defence College, and Abu Nayeem Mohammed Maruf Khan, deputy commissioner of Narsingdi, were present. - thedailystar.net