Winners in the 2024 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards Announced

Winners in the fifth annual Middle East&North Africa Stevie® Awards (https://StevieAwards.com/MENA), the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa, have been announced. The awards are sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce&Industry (https://www.RAKChamber.ae). The list of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners is available at https://StevieAwards.com/MENA. The 2024 Middle East&North Africa Stevie Awards have recognized winning organizations in 13 […]

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APO International

Liberia: President Boakai makes Initial appointments in Government

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Honorable Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has, in consonance with Article 54 of the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, nominated the following officials in Government, pending senate confirmation: Mr. Boama S. Kamara – Minister of Finance&Development Planning Mr. Sylvester M. Grigsby – Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Mr. S. Kofi Woods, National Security Advisor Mr. Gregory Coleman – Inspector General, Liberia […]

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APO International

Meeting with Business People in Port Sudan to Follow up to Trade Expo Indonesia

Indonesian Ambassador Sunarko on Monday (22/1) held a meeting with a number of Sudanese entrepreneurs and business people who had previously participated in the 2023 Indonesian Trade Expo in Jakarta. The meeting discussed the development and follow-up of trade transactions and the realization of business commitments, as well as the purchase of Indonesian products by Sudanese entrepreneurs during trade exhibition activities in Jakarta. The Indonesian Ambassador appreciated the increased relations […]

January 23, 2024

World

Italian football club says it will ban supporters behind racist abuse

The Italian football club at the centre of a racism row says it will ban any supporters found guilty of racist abuse from its stadium for life. Udinese were hosting AC Milan on Saturday when Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was subjected to racist chants by home supporters. Our Italy correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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South Africa

Western Cape MEC Urges Swift Recovery of Stolen Firearms from Mitchells Plain Police Station

Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, has called for the immediate retrieval of 15 firearms and eight imitation weapons stolen from Mitchells Plain Police Station. The incident, discovered in November last year, involved a police officer, who has since been arrested and dismissed. He is due in court on 2 February. Allen calls for more charges if the stolen firearms were used in crimes.

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Namibia

Tsumeb Entrepreneur Initiates ‘Joel Parks’ Feeding and Education Program for Local Youth

In a commendable effort to empower and educate the youth in Tsumeb, 26-year-old entrepreneur Carlos Leonard has launched the non-profit organization 'Joel Parks.' The initiative, started this year, aims to provide free meals to unemployed youth, including those experiencing homelessness, while also imparting knowledge on food production. Leonard shared that the organization's team serves daily meals to 30 to 50 unemployed youth. Following the meals, participants engage in counseling and […]

January 23, 2024 18

Africa

Kenyan universities are very short of professors: why it matters and what to do about it

Ishmael Munene, Northern Arizona University A Kenyan vice-chancellor recently went public about the scarcity of university professors. There are fewer than 1,000 professors for the country’s 68 universities and 562,925 students. That is an average of around 563 students per professor. South Africa has around 4,034 professors and 1,112,439 students – around 275 students per professor. Professors occupy the highest teaching rank in the university. They reach this […]

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APO International

Bilateral Meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa

On 22 January 2024, H.E. Mr. Jakkapong Sangmanee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, in Pretoria during his visit to the Republic of South Africa. Both sides reiterated their commitment to enhance relations both bilaterally and mutilaterally and promote trade and investment. In this regard, the Deputy […]

January 23, 2024 1

APO International

On the participation of the Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in India in a conference on BRICS topics

On January 19, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Russian Embassy in India Roman Babushkin took part in the conference “Emergence of BRICS Plus and Its New Trajectory” held at the Institute of Social Science. In his address, he highlighted the Russian chairmanship’s priorities in the association in 2024. The conference was attended by political scientists and representatives of academia, foreign diplomats, as well as retired Indian Ambassador […]

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Month: January 2024