APO International 2 Weeks to Go: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Gears Up as Africa’s Premier Dealmaking Platform Africa’s largest energy event – African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies – will make its return from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, offering a strategic platform for companies to invest, partner and drive African energy projects forward. With just two weeks to go, the event is preparing to welcome international and regional stakeholders for its most ambitious edition yet, with over 7,000 delegates making […] today18 September, 2025
APO International Propartners Secures Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana Licenses to Operate as Crowdfunding Intermediary and Platform Propartners (https://Propartners.com.gh) is proud to announce that it has secured separate licenses from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana to operate as a Crowdfunding Intermediary and a Crowdfunding Platform. This milestone positions Propartners as one of the pioneering firms in Ghana’s investment crowdfunding space, opening new opportunities for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and investors alike. With these licenses, Propartners is fully authorized to: • Facilitate fundraising for Micro, […] today18 September, 2025
APO International Nigeria Mining Week to celebrate industry journey of “progress to global relevance” in October in Abuja The upcoming Nigeria Mining Week conference and expo will celebrate the country’s mining legacy as well as its burgeoning potential when it returns to Abuja from 13 to 15 October. The event organisers have announced the theme of this year’s edition, which is the 10th anniversary of the event. The theme is: "Nigeria Mining: From Progress to Global Relevance.” “This theme captures both our achievements and our aspirations,” says […] today18 September, 2025
APO International New research reveals legal systems across Arab League countries are failing rape survivors New legal analysis by Equality Now (https://EqualityNow.org) reveals how Member States of the League of Arab States (LAS) are not adequately defining, prosecuting, and addressing rape, leaving women and girls without effective protection. Equality Now is calling for governments to conduct urgent and comprehensive law reform and invest in implementation to strengthen legal systems and improve access to justice and support for rape survivors. Equality Now’s report, In Search […] today18 September, 2025
APO International TotalEnergies Signs Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for Liberian Oil Blocks, Signaling Exploration Resurgence in West Africa In a move set to accelerate offshore oil and gas development in the country, energy major TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for exploration blocks in Liberia. Awarded to the company following the conclusion of Liberia’s 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round, the PSCs cover Block LB-6, Block LB-11, Block LB-17 and Block LB-29, all of which are situated in the south of the Liberia basin. The PSCs […] today18 September, 2025
insert_link World UN chief calls on world leaders to “deliver” at the 80th General Assembly UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York. World leaders are arriving in New York for the start of the 80th United Nations General Assembly — a milestone year for the global body. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged leaders to “get serious – and deliver,” warning that global divisions and crises have pushed international cooperation to its most fragile […] today18 September, 2025
insert_link South Africa KZN Police Commissioner accuses Minister Mchunu of syndicate links KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi (Photo: SAPS) KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of direct involvement with criminal syndicates. Testifying as the first witness before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, Mkhwanazi claimed political interference has crippled the justice system. According to the SABC, he pointed to a December 2024 letter, in which Mchunu allegedly tried to disband a task […] today18 September, 2025
APO International Democratic Republic of Congo: water and health centres changing lives in Kasaï Drinking clean water, receiving treatment in a modern health centre or seeing your children study in bright classrooms is no longer a dream in Kasaï province, in the centre of the DRC. Today, it’s real life. In the past, life in Kasaï was subject to painful compromises: "We used to drink water that was full of germs, which caused a lot of suffering for all of us," recalls Papa […] today17 September, 2025
APO International Oregen Energy Strengthens Orange Basin Position as Namibia Emerges as Africa’s Oil Frontier Namibia’s Orange Basin has become one of the most closely watched oil frontiers in the world, with large-scale discoveries by Galp, TotalEnergies and Shell pointing to billions of barrels of recoverable resources. As international operators move toward appraisal and development, Oregen Energy is expanding its footprint in the basin, offering investors early exposure to one of Africa’s most prolific plays. Oregen Energy recently announced it had increased its ownership […] today17 September, 2025