APO International

[[{"value":"“As the debate over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) intensifies, we are deeply concerned by the potential reversal of decades of work invested in protecting the rights and dignity of women and girls. “The proposed repeal of the ban on FGM, referred to as female circumcision in the 2015 Women’s (Amendment) Act, is a severe violation of human rights, and a setback in the […]

[[{"value":"President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday during a brief tour in the West region of Mahe, visited the site of key proposed community projects that will directly benefit citizens living in those districts. At Port Glaud, the President viewed the site of the proposed ATM. Accompanied by the Minister for Local and Community Affairs, Ms Rose-Marie Hoareau, Local Government Officials, the Port Glaud District Administrator as well as representatives of the Mauritius […]

[[{"value":"A major upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has seen at least 400,000 people displaced in North Kivu since the beginning of the year risks exposing children to further violence unless their protection can be reinforced. In the latest incident on Wednesday highlighting the spillover of the conflict into South Kivu province, an explosion in the town of Minova seriously injured four […]

[[{"value":"The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday took part in the Seychelles National Youth Council's (SNYC) Think Tank programme, a platform where young professionals come together to discuss pertinent youth issues. For the first session, President Ramkalawan, welcomed a group of 50 youths from the public and private sectors as well as from the civil society at State House for an inspirational talk followed by an […]

[[{"value":"The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s conflict-driven hunger crisis is worsening as violence in the eastern provinces surges, forcing families to flee again. While more and more people arrive in already overcrowded camps, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is struggling to feed those most in need, because humanitarian funding fails to keep pace. The conflict has displaced nearly one million people in the DRC since the start of the […]

[[{"value":"The Government of Lesotho has endorsed and launched the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap. This was done with the support from the World Health Organisation(WHO) and Africa CDC. In 2023, the country enrolled in the WHO EPR Flagships initiative. The overarching goal of the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response flagship initiative is to promote health security in the African Region and contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 – “ensure healthy lives […]

[[{"value":"DLA Piper (www.DLAPiper.com) is pleased to welcome Kalidou Gadio as co-chair of the US-Africa Practice based out of the firm’s Washington, DC office. Gadio’s practice focuses on strategic and economic development projects involving energy, natural resources, and infrastructure. He represents developers, construction companies, financiers and sovereign states on financing structures, risk allocation, financing arrangements, and relevant security packages. Gadio also advises governments and corporations in Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism […]

[[{"value":"On March 22, the Cabinet approved the holding of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama from August 20 to 22, 2025, and the awards ceremony for the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize on that occasion. For approximately 30 years since the launch of TICAD in 1993, the Government of Japan has been making efforts based on the spirit of supporting African-led development. Through the […]

[[{"value":"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa, Patrice Talla paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Umberto Malnati, the Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe at his offices in Harare. The courtesy visit is part of existing and ongoing collaborative programmes between Italy and FAO to promote agriculture investment and trade, food security and mitigate impact of climate change, with a view to implement […]