insert_link Environment Snakebites: we thought we’d created a winning new antivenom but then it flopped. Why that turned out to be a good thing A Bothrops asper is prepared for its venom to be milked to use in making antivenom. Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group By Christoffer Vinther Sørensen, Technical University of Denmark; Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Technical University of Denmark; Bruno Lomonte, Universidad de Costa Rica, and Julián Fernández, Universidad de Costa Rica Snakebites kill over 100,000 people each year, and hundreds of thousands of survivors are left with long-term disabilities such […] todayMarch 18, 2024 47
insert_link Africa Cameroon’s rebels may not achieve their goal of creating the Ambazonian state – but they’re still a threat to stability By Manu Lekunze, University of Aberdeen Cameroon’s separatist insurgency is an armed conflict in the country’s North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions that began in 2017. It pits government forces against several non-state armed groups, locally known as “Amba rebels”. The rebels seek to create a state called Ambazonia out of Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. The conflict has killed over 6,000 people and displaced 765,000. Over […] todayMarch 18, 2024 3
insert_link APO International Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Copy of Credentials of Mauritania’s Ambassador [[{"value":"HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Sunday a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the State of Qatar Mohammed Al-Amin Salman. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished HE the Ambassador success in his duties, stressing all support to advance the bilateral relations to a closer cooperation in various fields.Distributed by APO […] todayMarch 18, 2024 5
insert_link APO International World Bank approves Additional Financing for Economic Management and Statistics Development in Djibouti [[{"value":"The World Bank has approved an additional financing of USD$ 5 million for the Economic Management and Statistics Development for Policy Making project in Djibouti. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (INSTAD) to produce and disseminate timely and reliable statistics, and to modernize the government's selected economic and fiscal management tools and processes. The additional financing will support the production of the population census, economic […] todayMarch 18, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Seychelles: President Ramkalawan meets with members of the Seychellois community living in Italy [[{"value":"Whilst in Rome for his private audience with the His Holiness Pope Francis and official visit at the Vatican, President Wavel Ramkalawan and the First Lady, Mrs Ramkalawan also hosted a gathering with members of the Seychellois community living in Italy yesterday evening. The gathering was an opportunity for the President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism to share an overview of recent developments in Seychelles and services […] todayMarch 18, 2024 8
insert_link APO International Evacuation and Repatriation of 2 (two) Indonesian Citizens/PMI Affected by the War in Sudan [[{"value":"A total of 2 (two) Indonesian citizens affected by the war in Sudan on Saturday (16/3) were again successfully facilitated by the Indonesian Embassy for the evacuation and return process to their homeland. The two Indonesian citizens are migrant domestic workers who, since the beginning of the armed conflict in Sudan, decided to remain and live with their employers in Khartoum. However, due to the impact of the war which […] todayMarch 18, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Surge in Intercommunal Conflict Causing Immense Harm to Civilians in South Sudan, according to the Latest United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Quarterly Brief [[{"value":"Civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan with 862 victims documented as being killed, injured, abducted, or subjected to conflict-related sexual violence during these incidents in the last quarter of 2023. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brief on violence affecting civilians, covering October to December 2023, documented 233 incidents of violence across the country with 862 victims affected […] todayMarch 18, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Minister Pandor to undertake a Working Visit to the US and Jamaica to engage in High-Level Discussions with various stakeholders [[{"value":"The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, will undertake a Working Visit to the United States of America and the Caribbean Island of Jamaica, from 18-26 March 2024. The purpose of Minister Pandor’s visit to the United States of America is to engage in high-level consultations and discussions with various stakeholders and organisations, ranging from government, non-governmental, captains of businesses, academia and key figures. Minister Pandor will […] todayMarch 18, 2024 10
insert_link APO International Joint Declaration on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership between The Arab Republic Of Egypt and the European Union [[{"value":"The Arab Republic of Egypt and the European Union have mutually agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic and comprehensive partnership, based on the values of equity and on mutual respect and trust. The two parties, cognizant of the historical relationship that has bound them for millennia, have reiterated their commitments to build on their long-standing relationship that was forged by close geographic, cultural, political, economic […] todayMarch 18, 2024 5