Month: August 2025

  Nigerian independent oil and gas producer Heirs Energies has confirmed its participation as a Bronze Partner at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3. The partnership comes as the company pursues ambitious growth plans, including doubling its oil output by 2030 and expanding its footprint across Africa. Operator of OML 17 in Nigeria, Heirs Energies has […]

  A survey of 2,000 adults in South Africa, found  that 35 per cent are planning to start trading in stocks, shares or other investments in the future. Three quarters (74 per cent) are confident in their ability to make smart decisions when it comes to investing, while six per cent are more ‘not confident at all’. And 11 per cent of those who don’t currently hold investments won’t take […]

  APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading multi-award-winning, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has announced a new strategic content partnership with Nigerian digital news platform Alexa News Nigeria (www.Alexa.ng).  Under the agreement, all text, images, video, and audio content distributed by APO Group will be published on Alexa News Nigeria, giving audiences across Nigeria and worldwide direct access to a rich stream of high-quality, pan-African news.  Founded with […]

  Solar panel imports into Africa rose by 60% in the 12 months to June 2025, according to a new analysis (https://apo-opa.co/47StRDY) of China’s solar panel exports data from energy think tank Ember (https://Ember-Energy.org/). The data shows how the rise happened across Africa, and it is at a scale to impact the electricity system of many countries.  Solar imports rise across most African countries in the 12 months to June […]

  In a commendable move to advance gender equality, the Central African Republic (CAR) has officially ratified the Maputo Protocol (http://apo-opa.co/45AWRPn), becoming the 46th African Union Member State to join this groundbreaking African treaty to protect and promote the rights of women and girls. The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa - commonly known as the Maputo Protocol – […]

  This evening, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Al Alamein International Airport. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed arrived as a cherished guest in his second homeland, Egypt, for a visit that will extend over several days. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said President El-Sisi welcomed Egypt’s esteemed […]

  Angola has taken a strategic step toward strengthening public health communication by holding a national training session dedicated to the role of the media in responding to health emergencies. The training, promoted by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Social Communication (MINTTICS), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), was funded by the […]

  African ministers of health gathering for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa today adopted a pivotal framework to accelerate efforts to address oral health diseases that affect around 42% of the region’s population. The regional oral health framework, endorsed at the Seventy-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, aims for at least 50% of each country’s population to be entitled to […]