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Month: August 2025

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APO International

Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa

  One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made progress to curb the spread of the virus. Coordinated action between governments, WHO, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), communities and partners has helped strengthen disease surveillance, expand laboratory testing, roll out vaccination and improve treatment and care of people […]

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Africa

Ghana criticizes Canal+ as talks to acquire MultiChoice continue

Ghana’s Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George (Photo: African Zone Facts) Ghana’s Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has raised concerns over Canal+’s ongoing talks to acquire MultiChoice, expected to conclude by October 2025. The minister criticized the company for allegedly ignoring government directives to reduce subscription prices and for failing to address the proliferation of unregulated Nigerian decoders in the local market. Minister George said that the need for accountability, stating […]

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World

National Guard deployed in Washington DC

A Humvee vehicle leaves the Anacostia Park Police Field Office in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. (Photo: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters via The Guardian) National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington, DC, as part of former President Donald Trump’s initiative to address what he has described as “out of control” crime in the U.S. capital. The move comes despite recent Department of Justice data showing a 30-year decline in violent crime across the […]

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South Africa

South African Minister to meet SANDF chief over Iran comments

South African Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ronald Lamola (Photo: publicsectorleaders.co.za) South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, is expected to meet with South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, to clarify remarks he made during a visit to Iran. Lamola had praised cooperation with Iran in addressing what he termed “global arrogance and aggressive colonial approaches,” comments that have sparked debate at […]

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Business / Economics

Agogo FPSO achieves first oil ahead of schedule, commences 15-year charter

Agogo FPSO successfully moored and hooked up at the West Hub, Block 15/06, Offshore Angola (Photo: Yinson Production) Yinson Production has announced that the Agogo Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit achieved first oil on 29 July 2025, four months ahead of schedule and 29 months after the contract was awarded. The development follows the issuance of the Provisional Operational Readiness Certificate (PORC) on 12 August 2025, marking the […]

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Mozambique President Extols Adesina’s Transformative Decade at African Development Bank

  Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo has lauded Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for a decade of “transforming ambition into outcomes” as President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), crediting his leadership with improving millions of lives across the continent. Opening Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, President Chapo thanked Adesina for his impact at both the Bank and as Board Chair of Africa50, an investment platform created by African […]

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Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) announces fourth Unstoppable Africa flagship event in New York

  The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (www.GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org) will convene the fourth edition of its annual flagship event, Unstoppable Africa, on September 21-22, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. CNN’s Larry Madowo and Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault will return as MCs. Unstoppable Africa is the leading African business forum outside the continent. Hosted by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson […]

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Seychelles and Australia discuss climate change action goals

  The Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ian Madeleine received the Australian Climate Change Counsellor based in the Australian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Daniel Featherston at Maison Queau de Quinssy on Thursday 14th August 2025. The aim of Mr. Featherston’s visit was to discuss Australia’s bid to host COP 31 in 2026 and to better understand Seychelles’ situation in regard to climate change. During their discussions, the […]

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Expresses Solidarity with Cabo Verde and Offers Condolences over Flood Victims

  The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Cabo Verde over the victims of the floods on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, which resulted in a number of deaths and missing persons. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government […]

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