insert_link APO International Somalia finally joins East African Community (EAC) as the bloc’s 8th Partner State The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession with the EAC Secretary General at a ceremony held at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, presented the Horn of Africa nation’s instrument of ratification to the EAC Secretary General, […] todayMarch 4, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Calligraphy Exhibition in Tunisia by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) and Albayrak Group Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and Albayrak Group held a calligraphy exhibition in Tunisia. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Çağlar Fahri Çakıralp; TİKA’s Coordinator in Tunisia, Ali Fuat Cebeci; Albayrak Media Sales and Marketing General Manager, Abdullah Hanönü; Albayrak Group Corporate Communications Coordinator, Esad Sivri; TVNET Deputy General Director, Serhat İbrahimoğlu, Tunisian officials, Tunisian Arabic Calligraphy Center students and representatives of Turkish institutions working in Tunisia attended the opening of […] todayMarch 4, 2024 12
insert_link APO International Kenya: Counties get an Extra Ksh46 Billion Counties will receive an additional KSh46 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year after President William Ruto assented to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill on Monday at State House, Nairobi. During the signing of the Bill, the President reiterated his government’s readiness to support devolved governments to discharge their mandate. “We are continuously working towards making sure that whenever we have resources, they are shared between the two levels of […] todayMarch 4, 2024 7
insert_link APO International Addressing Transnational Organised Crime: Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) presents Research and Knowledge Products to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Addressing Transnational Organised Crime through Research and Knowledge building – OCWAR-T presents Research and Knowledge Products to ECOWAS The Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, received the OCWAR-T project coordination team in Abuja, on February 20, 2024. In December 2023, the Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) project officially came to an end. On 20th February, the Coordination Team of the OCWAR-T project, on […] todayMarch 4, 2024 3
insert_link APO International Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the Minister of Justice Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Minister of Justice, Counselor Omar Marwan. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on measures to activate the law regarding the National Alliance for Civil Development Work as well as efforts underway to establish coordination mechanisms within the framework of the law. This aims to deepen the concept of volunteering in civil work, promote humanitarian and community […] todayMarch 4, 2024
insert_link APO International Qatar: Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Meets Qatar’s Ambassador HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Taye Atske-Selassie met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Ethiopia Saad bin Mubarak Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar. todayMarch 4, 2024 1
insert_link APO International Rwanda: The African Development Fund commits $12 million to the rapid operationalization of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved, in Abidjan on 27 February 2024, $11.96 million Grant to speed up the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda. The financial support from the African Development Bank Group’s Regional Public Good window, together with a contribution of $1.93 million from the Rwandan government, is intended to implement the Regional Pharmaceutical Sector Support Project in Rwanda. […] todayMarch 4, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Prime Minister of Somalia meets Ambassador of Qatar HE Prime Minister of the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar. todayMarch 4, 2024 4
insert_link APO International Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Seeks to Unlock Estimated 5 Billion Barrels of Oil With 180 million barrels of proven oil reserves – and up to 5 billion of estimated oil reserves – the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is embarking on an extensive exploration campaign to harness its resources for enhanced energy security and GDP growth. As the country intensifies upstream activities, the Invest in African Energy (IAE) (https://Invest-Africa-Energy.com) 2024 forum, slated for 13 – 14 May in Paris, will spotlight lucrative […] todayMarch 4, 2024 8