insert_link APO International Webb Valuation: Transforming African Customs and Protecting Revenue (By Arnaud Bouraïma) By Arnaud Bouraïma, Chief Commercial Officer at Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com) As global trade continues to expand, customs administrations all over the world face increasing challenges in collecting accurate revenue and minimising fraud. In Africa, these challenges are particularly acute. Studies show that giving customs inspectors better information can improve fraud detection by 21.7 percentage points and increase tax collection by 5.2 percentage points (https://apo-opa.co/4c54C1C). Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of trade […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link Namibia Dimbulukeni Nauyoma – fate or wrong turn? Sometimes fate works with time, and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, at 33, has the advantage of time. Unless, of course, his fate is that of the Biblical Aaron, who, for some reason, was struck by God before entering the Promised Land. By Wonder Guchu Fate takes us anywhere, and none of us has control over it. The events of recent days could be speaking to this assertion, seeing that one of Namibia's […] today24 March, 2025
Health / Medical MIT donates equipment worth N$ 1.7 million to Vocational Training Centers By: Ludorf Iyambo The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT), through the National Ozone Unit (NOU) and with the support of the Cooling Programme for Southern Africa (CooPSA), has donated equipment valued at N$1,650,710.33 to four Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) on Monday. Sikongo Haihambo, MIT’s Executive Director, told News on One the contribution aims to enhance technical training in the safe handling of refrigerants, with a particular focus on the […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link APO International Ghana’s Surging Gold Exports Propel Mining Sector Expansion Ghana is capitalizing on its gold exports (https://apo-opa.co/4iOXHfD) to drive economic growth, with revenues increasing to $11.6 billion in 2024 - a 52.6% increase from the $7.6 billion recorded in 2023. Gold exports accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue (https://apo-opa.co/4hHk0lZ), solidifying the industry’s role as a key contributor to GDP expansion. Notably, small-scale miners contributed $5 billion to the sector’s export revenue. As Ghana continues to enhance gold production […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link APO International The Gift of Water: How the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is Transforming Lives "Water is life; when there is no water, it is as if there are no people living." These profound words from 'Masechefo Sechefo, a Community Councilor at Ha Sekete village, capture the essence of existence in rural Lesotho before the African Development Bank's transformative intervention. In a country where water ironically constitutes 30% of the nation's GDP, many rural Basotho paradoxically lived without access to clean water. This stark contradiction […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link APO International Cassava to upgrade its data centres with NVIDIA supercomputers to drive Africa’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) future Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com) announced today that it plans to build Africa’s first AI factory — a powerful and super-secure data centre facility powered with NVIDIA AI computing technology. This will give African businesses, governments and researchers access to cutting-edge AI computing capacity — helping them develop smarter AI products, streamline operations and stay competitive in a fast-changing world. It provides the supercomputers and software needed to train AI while keeping […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link APO International World Football Summit and FC Mother Form a Joint Venture to Create “Health, Well-being and Longevity” Platform and Accelerate Global Healing Movement for Mothers World Football Summit (WFS) (https://WorldFootballSummit.com/), the premier international event for the football industry, today announced a groundbreaking joint venture with FC Mother, the pioneering organization leveraging football's global reach to improve maternal health outcomes worldwide. Through this collaboration, FC Mother will lead the new "Health, Well-being and Longevity" platform at WFS events, starting with the upcoming Women's Football Summit in Bilbao. This strategic partnership establishes a dedicated "Health, Well-being and […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link APO International Somalia joins Afreximbank as it seeks to boost Intra-African trade and economic growth Somalia has formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), becoming the 53rd African member state of the African multilateral financial institution and bringing the Bank closer to its goal of broadening its product offerings to all parts of the continent. In the instrument of accession signed by Hon. Hirsi Jama Gani, State Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Somalia notified Afreximbank that Somalia “accepts, and […] today24 March, 2025
insert_link Oshiwambo Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma atalelapo omu President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Omu President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah onghela mosondaxa okwa talelwapo kwao ali nale ominister mombelewa yomupresident wa South Africa Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Pefimbo leshakeno lavo Dlamini-Zuma okwa longifa omito oku halela omahelelo mawa Nandi-Ndaitwah, eshi aanifilwa oshilonga shaye onga omu president omu 5th wa Namibia, yee temupupula natango kombuda moilwo eenghendabala daye do kuulika ewiliko laye lipe konima ashike eshi apewa oshinakuwanifwa shoku kwatela komesho oshilongo. Menyamukulo laye omupresident Nandi-Ndaitwah okwe sheendulula nghene […] today24 March, 2025
