APO International

  Ugandan authorities have intensified attacks on the country’s main opposition party since presidential elections took place on January 15, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have conducted mass arrests of National Unity Platform supporters and forcibly disappeared two senior leaders, who remain missing. Since January 15, the military has laid siege to the home of the party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, restricting access to and from the […]

  H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia held a high-level meeting today with Mr. Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America to discuss Ethiopia’s macroeconomic reform program, expanding investment opportunities, and the growing partnership between the two countries. Minister Ahmed, joined by H.E. Dr. Fitsum Assefa, Minister of the Planning and Development and H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign, Governor […]

  APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading multi-award-winning, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has announced a strategic content partnership with Nigeria-based sustainability communications consultancy, PRO ALLY (https://apo-opa.co/45CWNOE). PRO ALLY specialises in ESG compliance assessment and implementation, brand sustainability communication, stakeholder engagement, and ESG capacity development. Through this partnership, APO Group will collaborate with PRO ALLY to share impactful, people-centred stories from Africa’s energy and extractives sectors, ensuring that critical […]

  Members of the taxi owners’ association in the Central Region voluntarily donated 60 units of blood on 27 January. Noting that members of the association donate blood regularly every year, Mr. Yitbarek Haile, General Secretary of the association, said that voluntary blood donation is an initiative that requires individual commitment and goodwill. Nurse Okbai Yohannes, coordinator of blood donation at the National Blood Transfusion Service, and Mr. Yonas Tesfamicael, […]

  The joint oversight committees, including the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and the Standing Committee on Auditor-General, today raised serious concerns over payroll irregularities at Amajuba District Municipality. It was revealed that two individuals were being paid for a single councillor position, resulting in wasteful and potentially unlawful expenditure. This irregularity exposes significant weaknesses in financial oversight and administrative accountability […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has expressed serious concern about the prolonged instability in leadership and governance at the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). The committee believes that this persistent instability continues to undermine institutional performance, accountability and the effective delivery of its mandate to advance universal connectivity. USAASA’s important mandate to drive universal access to information and communication technologies – particularly […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and the Portfolio Committee on Fisheries, Forestry and Environment will today receive a briefing from the Wilderness Foundation Africa on various aspects of animal welfare and the protection of captive animals in the country. The meeting, which will take place at The Lion’s Foundation in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, in Limpopo Province will discuss the implementation and enforcement of animal welfare standards within wildlife […]

  The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare in the Southern Region reported that in 2025, over 68 million Nakfa was extended to families of martyrs. The report was presented at an activity assessment meeting conducted on 27 January in Mendefera. Additionally, monetary and material support worth over 1.2 million Nakfa was distributed to families of martyrs through community initiatives, while over 4.2 million Nakfa contributed by Diaspora nationals was […]

  As Namibia targets first oil production by 2029, collaboration has emerged as one of the defining forces shaping the country’s upstream trajectory. With deepwater exploration characterized by high capital intensity, complex geology and long development timelines, partnerships are no longer optional – they are essential. As the country advances towards first oil, platforms such as the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) emerge as central drivers, facilitating the deals and […]