APO International

[[{"value":"Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said: "The violence in and around El Fasher in Sudan is appalling." "Villages around El Fasher have been burnt down. Hospitals have been destroyed. Hundreds are dead and injured from the fighting in recent days, and over 800,000 civilians have no means of escape." "I am deeply concerned by highly credible reports that some of the violence in Darfur is ethnically motivated. Attacks against Masalit, Fur, Zaghawa, […]

[[{"value":"Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with the President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby. President El-Sisi congratulated the President of Chad on winning the presidential elections. For his part, President Déby expressed his appreciation for the President’s kind gesture and stressed his country’s keenness to enhance the distinguished historical relations between the two countries and peoples. The two presidents stressed their interest to further strengthen and diversify cooperation […]

[[{"value":"The ECOWAS Commission and the Arab Republic of Egypt are exploring the possibility for greater cooperation in peace and security, towards making West Africa a safer and more stable region on the continent. This came to the fore when the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS H.E. Mohamed Fouad paid a courtesy call on the ECOWAS Commission’s Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musa on the 16th May […]

[[{"value":"Continuing her farewell visits with Somali leaders, the top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Puntland where she discussed the world body’s support in areas such as local development and national dialogue. “I'm particularly grateful to President Deni for taking time out of his retreat – he's having his first retreat with his new cabinet today as they talk about development plans and how they're going to take them […]

[[{"value":"Medical officers from Somali Security Forces (SSF), United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed a three-day training programme on providing emergency care to battlefield casualties. The training, organized by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and facilitated by instructors from the Nairobi-based Kenya Red Cross Training Institute, aimed to enhance the capacity of SSF and ATMIS medical […]

[[{"value":"President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late retired Constitutional Justice Yvonne Mokgoro be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1. Justice Mokgoro, who was an Esteemed Member of the Order of the Baobab, passed away on 9 May 2024 at the age of 73. In recognition of her distinguished career and contribution to the nation, President Ramaphosa has declared, in terms of Chapter 1.3.2(a) of the State, Official […]

[[{"value":"The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare has provided six months of vocational training to 219 foster families. Mr. Gebrea Fesehaye, a representative from the Social Welfare unit at the Ministry, reported that the training covered various skills, including cloth design, catering, sewing, and weaving. The participants included 21 individuals from the regions of Gash Barka, Southern, Anseba, and Northern and Southern Red Sea. Mr. Amha Kidane, Director General of […]

[[{"value":"A photo exhibition organized by the National Union of Eritrean Women has been inaugurated today in celebration of the 33rd Independence Day anniversary. The event took place at the premises of the National Union and was officially opened by Ms. Askalu Menkorios, Minister of Tourism, in the presence of Ministers, senior Government and PFDJ officials. The exhibition showcases the remarkable role of Eritrean women in the national struggle for independence […]

[[{"value":"The Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the national and regional stakeholders of the agriculture sector, the African Union, and representatives of the sector’s six stakeholder groups convened to officially launch the fourth Biennial Review on agricultural growth and transformation and to start the conversation on the next ten years for the ECOWAS Agriculture Policy (ECOWAP) and Post Malabo Agenda. The […]