insert_link World North Korea says U.S. helicopter sales to Seoul a ‘provocation’……… North Korea says that the United States' planned sale of military helicopters to South Korea is a provocative act. It comes as Washington and Seoul are currently holding annual military drills to improve combat readiness. East Asia correspondent William Denselow reports. todayAugust 23, 2024 6
insert_link Namibia NAMPORT’s N$4-Billion Lüderitz Expansion to Create Key Oil and Gas Supply Base The Namibian Ports Authority is investing N$4 billion in the expansion of Lüderitz’s Robert Harbour to establish a crucial oil and gas supply base reports The Brief. Phase 1 includes building a 500-meter quay wall and reclaiming 14 hectares of land, with an Environmental Impact Assessment and Front-End Engineering Design underway. The first section of the quay wall is expected to be completed by mid-2027, with final completion by 2028. […] todayAugust 23, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa S.A. Parliament Committee Criticizes Municipal Demarcation Board for Inadequate Response to Complaints S.A's Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has raised concerns about the insufficient attention to complaints it has made to the Municipal Demarcation Board. This is about municipal demarcation and ward delimitation processes and decisions. Over 70-percent of the municipal amalgamations formed after the 2016 local government elections have not achieved their intended purpose. Committee chairperson, Zweli Mkhize, says the frequency of the delimitation, involving the shifting […] todayAugust 23, 2024 7
insert_link APO International Sonangol Joins the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 as Diamond Sponsor as Privatization Strengthens its Operational Capacity Angola will finalize the partial privatization of its national oil company (NOC) Sonangol by 2026 with an initial public offering (IPO) expected to draw in investors. The government is divesting a 30% stake in the NOC in line with efforts to support Sonangol’s ambition to become a competitive operator, thereby transforming its role from a functioning arm of the government into a more proactive upstream player. As Sonangol gradually transforms […] todayAugust 23, 2024 8
insert_link APO International African Development Bank’s AfriCircular Innovators Programme names 30 small and medium enterprises to receive assistance to scale up circular economy solutions The African Development Bank-supported (www.AfDB.org) AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up circular economy (https://apo-opa.co/3SZxikc) initiatives. This inaugural cohort, drawn from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda, participated in an online onboarding event on August 9, 2024. The AfriCircular Innovators Programme, funded by the African Development Bank's Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) and being implemented in partnership with the […] todayAugust 23, 2024 5
insert_link APO International The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Hydrocarbons Minister Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 Amid Exploration Drive The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) newly-appointed Minister of Hydrocarbons Aimé Sakombi Molendo has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – taking place October 2-3 in Luanda – to discuss opportunities for regional collaboration in the oil and gas sector. Minister Molendo has expressed his intention to implement bold reforms to enhance transparency, efficiency and the overall attractiveness of the industry in the DRC, with the aim of supporting […] todayAugust 23, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Mpox outbreak raises alarm in Eastern and Southern Africa as cases increase among children – UNICEF Children and vulnerable communities are at the sharp end of an expanding outbreak of mpox in Eastern and Southern Africa. More than 200 confirmed cases have been detected across five countries (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa), UNICEF reported today. The new variant of the mpox virus (clade Ib) has been identified in all affected countries except South Africa, which is causing concern due to its potential for wider transmission […] todayAugust 23, 2024 5
insert_link APO International East African Community (EAC) Partner States urged to fast track liberalisation of the Air Transport Market The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik, has urged EAC Partner States to expedite the signing of the EAC Air Transport Market (Liberalisation) Regulations as part of efforts to enhance regional integration and stimulate economic growth in East Africa. Hon. Ariik’s plea comes in the wake of concluded development of the Regulations for Liberalisation of the Air Transport […] todayAugust 23, 2024 4
insert_link APO International High-Level World Health Organization (WHO) Delegation Visits Eastern Ethiopia to Evaluate Health Initiatives and Strengthen Partnerships Dr. Owen Laws Kaluwa, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Ethiopia, recently led a senior delegation on a crucial mission to assess health activities and strengthen partnerships across the Dire Dawa City Administration and the Harari and Somali regional states. Conducted from July 2 to July 4, 2024, this marked Dr. Kaluwa’s first field mission since assuming his role in April 2024. The mission aimed to provide a firsthand […] todayAugust 23, 2024 4
