Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Launches 100-Day Countdown to Accra 2023 African Games

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday November 29, 2023, launched the 100-day countdown to the 13th African Games, Accra 2023. Ghana won the bid in 2018 to host the African Games this year, but the Games was rescheduled to March 2024, following unforeseen circumstances, which derailed preparations. With the government investing so much in developing multi-purpose facilities from the scratch in Borteyman, as well as completing the University […]

November 30, 2023

Africa

World Health Organization (WHO), partners urge stronger action to accelerate childhood vaccination in Africa

With one in five children in Africa still missing basic, life-saving vaccines, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are calling for accelerated action to reach all children and put the continent back on track to achieve the Immunization Agenda 2030 goals towards reducing illness and deaths due to vaccine-preventable diseases. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reversed immunization gains, with the number of zero-dose children rising by 24% in […]

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APO International

Ghana: Six New Sports Stadia Ready for Commissioning – Vice President Bawumia Reveals

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that six of the ten sports stadia being built by the government in the ten old regions are ready for commissioning. Speaking at the launch of the 100-day countdown to the African Games Accra 2023 in Accra on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Dr. Bawumia, who also inspected facilities for the Games at Borteyman and the University of Ghana, said government's investment in the […]

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APO International

Gabon’s Transitional President arrives in United Arab Emirates to participate in Conference of Parties (COP 28)

General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's Transitional President, arrived in the UAE today in response to an invitation from President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to participate in the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). He was welcomed at Al Maktoum International Airport by Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work […]

November 30, 2023

Local

Puma Energy Namibia wants tourists to travel safely and energised on roads

Puma Energy Namibia wishes visitors travelling on Namibia’s roads to reach their destinations safely, as they are considered valued guests and important stakeholders in boosting the local tourism industry and economy. True to Namibian hospitality, the energy company wishes tourists to fully enjoy and be impressed with the country, its natural scenery, wildlife, attractions, people, cultures, and cuisine, so that they would likely return in future. It is of utmost […]

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World

As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks?

Shutterstock Brendan Mackey, Griffith University Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris Agreement: hold warming to 1.5°C to limit further dangerous levels of climate change. Since then, greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing – and climate disasters have become front page news, from mega-bushfires to unprecedented floods. In 2023, the world is at 1.2°C of warming over pre-industrial levels. Heatwaves of increasing intensity and duration […]

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APO International

Verdant Capital has advised a leading United Kingdom (UK) private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited

Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”), a vertically integrated poultry business in Uganda, to an investor consortium including a US single-family office and a regional industry executive. The sale represented a 100% interest in BPIL. BPIL was founded in 1990 as a poultry breeder farm and has grown steadily over the years to establish itself as […]

November 30, 2023

APO International

Verdant Capital funds Enable Capital

Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) is pleased to announce a USD 2.5 million revolving credit facility for Enable Capital of South Africa. Enable Capital specialises in providing short-term funding solutions to SME subcontractors involved in the physical construction and deployment of local, regional, and national fibre network infrastructure across South Africa. Enable Capital has built up a successful track record since inception in 2018 - it has provided financial support of more […]

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APO International

Seed Security in Fragile and Climate-Vulnerable States: new International Rescue Committee (IRC) report on tangible climate solutions for communities at risk

New climate resilience innovations in seed security being designed and piloted by IRC teams in Syria, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Niger; The IRC calls for investment in climate adaptation solutions designed for fragile contexts. As international leaders gather for the COP28 climate summit, the IRC has released a new report detailing a promising new innovation in building climate resilience in countries uniquely affected by both conflict and climate change. The IRC […]

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