insert_link World UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says swift justice handed out to rioters is acting as a strong deterrent Thursday night was calm in English towns and cities. But the Prime Minister's urged police to remain on 'high alert' for disorder this weekend. Acting Deputy National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales Brian Booth says officers have been working hard. todayAugust 9, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa ANC to Convene National Dialogue on Unemployment, Inequality, and Social Cohesion A national dialogue is set to be convened following the ANC’s national executive committee lekgotla. This follows recommendations from party stalwarts, including former president Thabo Mbeki. The dialogue aims to address unemployment, inequality, and poverty, and strengthen democracy and social cohesion. Briefing the media, ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula said the Presidency will lead the initiative, with plans to ensure inclusive participation: todayAugust 9, 2024 19
insert_link Africa Mali is still unsafe under the military: why it hasn’t made progress against rebels and terrorists By Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies; Freedom C. Onuoha, University of Nigeria, and Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria The scale of casualties suffered by the Wagner group and Malian forces during a recent assault in the Tinzaouaten region reveal vulnerability in Mali’s counterinsurgency posture. The attack was reported in the media as the biggest loss for Russian paramilitaries in several years of operating in Africa. Although there […] todayAugust 9, 2024 20
insert_link APO International African Energy Week (AEW) 2024’s Upstream Exploration & Production (E&P) Forum to Ignite Onshore, Offshore Investments The African energy sector is gearing up for a new wave of upstream oil and gas investment, as several markets announce licensing rounds and strategic policy initiatives aimed at boosting investment in on- and offshore exploration and production. To stimulate further investment in Africa’s upstream sector, African Energy Week: Invest in African Energy 2024 – scheduled for November 4-8 in Cape Town – will host an Upstream Exploration&Production (E&P) Forum. […] todayAugust 9, 2024 8
insert_link APO International Federal Government of Nigeria & Digital Free Zones in Nigeria (DiFZIN) inaugurate committee for the Establishment of Digital Free Zone for Technology and Global Service Businesses In a bid to drive the ease of doing business for global digital, finance, knowledge- and services-oriented enterprises in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria established a steering committee chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to drive the promotion and establishment of a digital free zone in Nigeria to accommodate the peculiar needs of innovative digital trade and service businesses. This steering committee is chaired by His Excellency Mr […] todayAugust 9, 2024 13
insert_link Namibia 11th Mining Expo and Conference Breaks Records with Increased Exhibitor Participation The 11th Mining Expo and Conference, underway in Windhoek, has achieved record-breaking support with 199 exhibitors occupying 317 booths—an 18.3% increase from last year. Zebra Kasete, President of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, highlighted the event’s success in attracting 22 SADC firms and three international companies. The expo aims to showcase Namibia’s mining industry, provide information, and create business opportunities. Kasete also raised concerns about how the mining sector […] todayAugust 9, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa S.A. Parliament Receives MK Party’s Notice on Removal of Public Representatives S.A parliament has confirmed it has received correspondence from the MK Party advising the Speaker of the National Assembly of its decision to remove several of its public representatives from the National Assembly. Parliament’s spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo says according to the Constitution, a person loses membership of the National Assembly if they cease to be a member of the party that nominated them to the Assembly: todayAugust 9, 2024 16
insert_link APO International Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Reconstruction And Dualisation Of Adenta-Dodowa Road The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as part of government’s determined pursuit to transform the road infrastructure of the nation, has on Thursday, 8th August 2024, cut the sod for the dualisation of the 22km Adentan to Dodowa road project. Originally reconstructed in 1998, this vital inter-regional road, connects Ghana’s capital to the Eastern and Volta regions and beyond, thus forming part of government's comprehensive strategy to […] todayAugust 9, 2024 8
insert_link APO International African Development Bank approves $40 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility to support Dashen Bank’s trade finance activities in Ethiopia. The Facility will provide support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates' import and export trade finance requirements. It will also support intra-Africa trade, thus directly contributing to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (https://apo-opa.co/3WVlXE1) (AfCFTA) […] todayAugust 9, 2024 7
