APO International

Degrading Al Shabaab and improving the capability of the Somali Security Forces (SSF) are top priorities for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in 2024.  These New Year challenges were laid out by ATMIS Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding and ATMIS Police Commissioner, CP Hillary Sao Kanu in respective end-of-year messages.  “Our primary task next year will be the degradation of Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab must be […]

The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission by 31 December. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to Mali in 2013 following a violent insurrection by separatist rebels attempting to take control of the north […]

More volunteers than ever are needed to devote their time to international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa) as it prepares to start 2024 with two hospital ships in service as the momentum to deliver improved surgical care across Africa intensifies. The charity’s newest hospital ship, the Global Mercy®, continues to provide surgeries in Sierra Leone, where it has been since August 2023, while the Africa Mercy ™ will start service in […]

Early in the morning, queues begin to form outside Lichinga Health Centre as medical staff prepare to treat patients, while nearby, mentors encourage people to test for HIV and learn about family planning methods. Their combined efforts to provide these health services in Niassa province in northwest Mozambique hold particular significance. Since 2017, Niassa and the neighbouring provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula have grappled with a complex crisis due to increased […]

Omaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health Promoting School Initiative being the only region that has embraced this initiative in all its 47 schools. In our quest for the achievement of Vision 2030, health and education are fundamental said the Governor of Omaheke Region, Honorable Pio Nganate.  He made this statement during a […]

On December 29, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Sergei Aleinik, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sudan to the Republic of Belarus, Mohammed Omer Musa Ali on the occasion of completion of his diplomatic mission in Belarus. The Minister expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador for his active work in strengthening the entire spectrum of the relationships between the […]

On December 21, Japan received from Algeria the notification confirming that its internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the “Convention between Japan and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance” (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) (signed on February 7, 2023) were completed. Thus, all the necessary procedures […]

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the state-of-the-art Koforidua Sports Stadium also referred to as the Youth Resource Centre, the first of ten such stadia with ancillary facilities being constructed across the country, on Thursday, 27th December, 2023 in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. Anchored on the ten-year youth development blueprint, approved by Cabinet in 2022, the President will in the coming days commission and hand […]

The Forestry and Wildlife Authority has successfully concluded a comprehensive one-month training program in Cartography and Global Positioning System (GPS) for 21 of its staff members. This extensive training program encompassed both theoretical and practical aspects. The training covered a wide array of topics, starting with the historical evolution of cartography. It delved into the various types and organizational methods within cartography, highlighting the construction and vital role of military […]