APO International

 Nigerian student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities rose to 20,029 students in 2023/2024, marking a 13.5 percent increase from the previous year, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange.  This places Nigeria as Africa’s leading source of international students and 7th globally. The report reveals that U.S. colleges and universities host a record-breaking 1,126,690 international students this year, marking an all-time high for international enrollment. […]

  Canon’s Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise support. The programme has educated more than 7000+ future professionals across the continent, helping them to gain qualifications, secure employment and set up their own businesses. Canon Central and North Africa (Canon-CNA.com), a global leader in imaging is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with École […]

 To further enhance global efforts to combat cyber offenses, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) and AFRIPOL have signed a cooperation agreement in preventing and fighting cybercrime. Covering a period of five years, the document formalises and facilitates cooperation between the company and the law enforcement agency in sharing threat intelligence data on the latest cybercriminal activities. The landscape of cyberthreats in Africa has constantly been evolving, with the continent having been especially susceptible […]

 Serving as the leading platform for deal-making, energy partnerships and capital investment in Africa’s energy sector, African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies will return to Cape Town, South Africa in 2025, in partnership with the Government of South Africa, S&P Global Commodity Insights and Afreximbank. Featuring a strong lineup of industry leaders dedicated to securing a sustainable energy future for the continent, Africa’s largest energy sector gathering will […]

 The 2024 RegTech Africa Digital Health Conference (https://RegTechAfrica.com/), scheduled for 28-29 November, is set to be a landmark event, featuring distinguished thought leaders and industry pioneers who are shaping the future of digital healthcare and regulatory landscapes in Africa. With the theme, “Innovating Digital Health: Navigating Regulatory Challenges in Africa,” this virtual event brings together key leaders, policymakers, technology innovators, and health professionals from across Africa and the globe to […]

 vivo (www.vivo.com/za), one of the top five smartphone manufacturers in the world, is bringing its all-new vivo X200 Pro flagship smartphone range to Africa in collaboration with MediaTek (www.MediaTek.com), a global fabless semiconductor company powering over two billion connected devices annually. The collaboration was announced at AfricaCom 2024 in Cape Town. The vivo X200 Pro features groundbreaking imaging technology, exceptional processing power, and a suite of innovations for productivity and creativity. Among […]

 Excitement was in the air among the youth in Tambura when they recently, after three months of concerted efforts, finished a livelihood skills training. They are now able to make good use of their new know-how of tailoring, cosmetology and other beauty salon services to improve the quality of life of themselves and their families. The graduates, 41 females and 20 males, benefitted from a project funded by the United […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a message of congratulations to the King of Morocco, His Majesty Mohammed VI, and the people of the Kingdom of Morocco on the occasion commemorating the Independence Anniversary of that country on November 18, 2024. According to a Foreign Ministry release, President Boakai hoped that the cordial ties of friendship and cooperation subsisting between both countries […]

 In Tonj North and Tonj South, more than 60 traditional court actors recently took part in a pivotal training on ways to modernize customary laws and integrate them with the formal justice system to better protect the rights of women, children and other vulnerable community members. The event featured passionate discussions and thoughtful reflections, highlighting a collective determination to push through meaningful changes when it comes to how laws in […]