Central African Republic: United Nations (UN) expert to visit for human rights assessment

The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), Yao Agbetse, will conduct an official visit to the country from 11-23 February 2024. The visit is in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/54/31, which mandated the expert to assess, monitor and report on the situation and make recommendations relating to technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights. During his […]

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APO International

Senegal: Delayed Elections Spark Violence, Repression

Senegal’s authorities should immediately open independent investigations into violence during protests on February 9 and 10, 2024, over delayed elections, Human Rights Watch said today. At least two young men and a 16-year-old boy died, while scores have been injured and at least 271 arrested. Demonstrations broke out in Dakar, the country’s capital, and several other cities after President Macky Sall announced that presidential elections, slated for February 25, would be delayed. […]

February 13, 2024

APO International

South Africa contributes troops to Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

In fulfilling South Africa’s international obligation towards the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the employment of 2900 members of the South African National Defense Force to assist in the fight against illegal armed groups in the Eastern DRC. The employment will cover the period from 15 December 2023 to 15 December 2024 and it was authorised in […]

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APO International

South Africa: Government celebrates World Radio Day

Today (13 February 2024), Government joins the global community in celebrating World Radio Day under the theme, "Radio: A Century Informing, Entertaining, and Educating”. This year’s theme underscores the rich history and diverse contribution of radio to our society. For over a century, radio has played a pivotal role in informing, entertaining, and educating societies and it has been a critical tool for communication, connecting people across vast distances and […]

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Lifestyle

Migrating animals face collapsing numbers – major new UN report

By Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim The world’s travelling animals – marine turtles, whales, sharks, elephants, reptiles, wild cats, birds, and even insects – have entered a period of sharp decline, new research has found. The first ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report, released today by the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, showed that the conservation status of […]

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Africa

The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them

By Stasja Koot, Wageningen University There is a long and often complicated history of researchers studying Indigenous people. In 1999, the education scholar Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, in her book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, emphasised the colonial character of much research. She warned that it brings with it a new wave of exploration, discovery, exploitation and appropriation. Well into the 20th century, researchers depicted groups like the […]

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Sport

Injury crisis ‘can motivate us’, says Madrid boss Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday his side's injury crisis could motivate them in Tuesday's last 16 Champions League match at RB Leipzig. Star midfielder Jude Bellingham became the latest addition to the list, injuring his ankle in Saturday's 4-0 league win over Girona. Bellingham joins an injury list which includes goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, centre-backs David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao, but Ancelotti said "this is […]

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Sport

Villa’s Kamara set to miss rest of season due to knee injury

Aston Villa look set to be without midfielder Boubacar Kamara for the rest of the season after confirming the French midfielder suffered a "significant knee ligament injury" against Manchester United on Sunday. The Athletic reported the 24-year-old has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, which would also end his chances of being part of France's Euro 2024 squad. "Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara has suffered a significant knee ligament […]

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APO International

Canon Europe approved as an affiliate member of the Global Ecolabelling Network

Canon Europe (www.Canon-Europe.com/) has today announced it has been accepted as an affiliate member to the Global Ecolabelling Network (https://apo-opa.co/3wdFOUj) and it now joins a group of organisations committed to the dissemination of certifiable labels that consider the full spectrum of environmental impacts across a product’s entire lifecycle. The Global Ecolabelling Network is a nonprofit organisation that sets the global benchmark for ecolabel excellence. This makes it simpler for governments and […]

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