APO International

 National Antimicrobial Awareness Week Campaign, organized jointly by the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Marine Resources as well as Land, Water&Environment launched yesterday at the NCEW Headquarters in Asmara. Dr. Andebrhan Tesfatsion, representing the Minister of Health, and Mr. Amanuel Negassi, representing the Minister of Agriculture, highlighted that this initiative will significantly contribute to coordinating efforts to curb the growing resistance to medicines and antibiotics. They also noted that the campaign […]

 The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved initial funding of $99.16 million to develop regional rice cultivation value chains as part of the Regional West Africa Rice Development project.   The aim of the project is to increase food security and sovereignty in West Africa by encouraging public and private investments in rice value chains to increase self-sufficiency in rice in the region by 2030.  The funding […]

 Following a record-breaking year for nominations, and a historic first awards ceremony on the African continent, The Earthshot Prize (TEP) is officially open for entries for its 2025 cohort and MultiChoice (www.Multichoice.com) is proud to once again be an official Africa nominator for TEP.  TEP seeks innovative solutions across five critical Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature; Clean Our Air; Revive Our Oceans; Build a Waste-Free World; and Fix Our Climate.  […]

 Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com), parent of the leading pan-African Ecobank Group, today opened the market at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to celebrate the successful issuance of its US$400 million Senior Unsecured Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange main market. Jeremy Awori, CEO, Ecobank Group, said: “Our successful Notes issuance demonstrates how Ecobank is blazing the trail for sub-Saharan African financial institutions and corporates in accessing the international capital […]

 By Landry Ninteretse, 350Africa.org Regional Director (www.350Africa.org). As the Baku climate negotiations enter the final stretch, we are still very far from an agreement. There is no clarity on the climate finance target, the quality of the finance, or how it will be made accessible to developing countries. The latter, faced with more intense and more devastating climate impacts, went to Baku with great hope that the financing request of […]

 Yellow Card (www.YellowCard.io), Africa’s leading stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been issued a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa.   Commenting on the FSCA’s decision to issue the licence to Yellow Card Financial South Africa, Chris Maurice, Yellow Card’s co-founder and CEO, said, “The CASP licence underscores Yellow Card’s commitment to its customers in South Africa and regulatory compliance across the continent.This […]

 Vodacom Group (www.Vodacom.com) has partnered with technology providers to provide young people on the continent with access to digital skills as part of its commitment to driving digital literacy for Africa’s next generation. Together with AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other collaborating organisations Vodacom aims to bridge the digital skills gap across eight African countries and upskill 1million young people by 2027. The Vodacom Group Digital Skills Hub is available in […]

 VFS Global (www.VFSGlobal.com) is proud to announce that residents of Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VFS Global’s new state-of-the-art Visa Application Centres (VAC). From 19 November 2024 customers applying for a UK visa will be directed to VFS Global to book an appointment to complete their […]

  Both companies extend their collaboration to introduce cloud gaming in South Africa. MTN Cloudplay aims to revolutionize digital entertainment with affordable, high-quality gaming access. MTN, Africa's leading telecommunications operator with over 290 million subscribers across the continent, announces the launch of Cloudplay, a revolutionary new cloud gaming service, with Telecoming (www.Telecoming.com), a sportech company specializing in developing and distributing mobile experiences for sports and entertainment. This project marks a […]