APO International

[[{"value":"PalmPay (www.PalmPay.com), a leading pan-African fintech, has been highlighted by the GSMA in the recently released ‘The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2024’  as a key player driving the adoption of mobile money in Nigeria. In the report, GSMA praised PalmPay as a “prominent non-MNO-led mobile money provider with a significant market share in Nigeria” and a top driver of financial inclusion in Africa’s $912 billion mobile money […]

[[{"value":"Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Economic and Business Affairs Amy Holman traveled to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire April 15-17 to engage with the creative industries and to provide U.S. government support and identify barriers to growth within the intellectual property space for Côte d’Ivoire’s creative economy. In Abidjan, PDAS Holman delivered a keynote address at a Creative Industries Ecosystem event, hosted in partnership with UNESCO, on the importance of intellectual property protection for the […]

[[{"value":"Cereal production prospects in Southern Africa have taken a sharp turn for the worse since last February, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today (Monday/Tuesday). The foreseen shortfall in production, especially for maize, is expected to intensify households’ food insecurity, push up domestic prices and spur a surge in import needs across the subregion, according to a new assessment from FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning […]

[[{"value":"Independent hydrocarbon producer Perenco has joined the Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum as a Silver Sponsor, affirming its commitment to investing in and maximizing Africa’s oil and gas resources. With operations spanning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, Perenco has evolved into a regional leader in integrated oil and gas development. In Gabon, the company is leading the construction of the […]

On April 17 and 18, 2024, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Yang Xiaokun and Angolan Secretary of State for Human Rights Ana Celeste Cardoso Januário held a consultation on human rights in Luanda, Angola, and they had an exchange of views on their respective concepts and practices of human rights, the progress of the human rights cause, and multilateral human rights cooperation, […]

[[{"value":"On April 19, 2024, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Yang Xiaokun and Director General of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Ayele Lire held a consultation on human rights in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and they had an exchange of views on their respective human rights concepts, the international human rights situation, and multilateral human rights cooperation, […]

[[{"value":"World Malaria Day 2024 was observed at the regional level in Tsaeda Christian under the theme “Let’s Strengthen Our Efforts Against Malaria.” At the event, reports were presented focusing on the efforts exerted to control the prevalence of the disease and the challenges encountered. Mr. Kibreab Tesfamicael, head of malaria control at the Ministry of Health branch in the Central Region, stated that due to sustainable environmental sanitation activities and […]

[[{"value":"Universal Music France (UMF), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG) (www.UniversalMusic.com), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced a new strategic relationship with Binetou Sylla, acclaimed producer and founder of leading independent label Wèrè Wèrè Music to lead Def Jam Africa within French-speaking markets on the continent, in collaboration with Universal Music France and its Capitol France division.  Dedicated to developing French-speaking African artists, the partnership will help […]

[[{"value":"Independent upstream oil and gas company Invictus Energy Limited has signed an MoU with mine operator Dallaglio Investments and power generation firm Himoinsa Southern Africa Proprietary for a gas-to-power project in Zimbabwe. The project will generate electricity to power operations at the Eureka Gold Mine – one of the country’s largest.  Under the partnership, gas extracted from the Cabora Bassa Project will fuel operations at Eureka - located 50km from […]