APO International

Quality English education is essential for opening educational and economic opportunities for Ethiopian students and it is crucial for Ethiopia to achieve its long-term development goals.  Well-trained English educators versed in modern, research-backed, student-centered teaching methodologies at the university and secondary levels are the key to improving the quality of English education in Ethiopia. The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the British Council and Addis Ababa University’s School […]

During a joint visit to South Sudan, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host communities in the country. Since the start of the war in Sudan 300 days ago, more than half a million people have arrived in South Sudan, most of them South Sudanese who had been in Sudan for decades. Many are heading back […]

The Embassy Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the Sri Lankan citizens in Ethiopia grandly celebrated the 76th Anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Independence while hosting a Diplomatic Dinner Reception on 04 February 2024  at Best Western Plus Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event featured the singing of the national anthems of Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and the African Union by students from  Kelem International School, International Community School (ICS), […]

At least 75 people, including three children, have been killed and 2,200 displaced in two weeks of brutal violence in the Abyei Special Administrative Area between communities, but the actual number of those killed could be much higher, said Save the Children. Save the Children teams are seeing a dangerous spike in violence, which is leading to widespread displacement and compromising the safety and well-being of innocent children and women. The violence […]

The successful implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2024-2028, through the establishment of a UNSDCF Joint Steering Committee and UNSDCF Results Groups, were amongst the points discussed during the meeting between the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Seychelles and Mauritius, Ms. Lisa Singh, and the Principal Secretary for the Foreign Affairs Department, Ms. Vivianne Fock Tave, on Thursday 8th February 2024 at Maison Quéau de Quinssy.  The two […]

As Sudan’s brutal war hits the 300-day mark, widespread malnutrition, the world’s largest child displacement crisis, and a shattered health system threaten to kill far more children than the armed conflict itself. UNICEF is seeing record levels of admissions for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) – the deadliest form of malnutrition – in the areas that can be reached with humanitarian assistance. Conditions in areas unreachable because of the fighting – where children are […]

Mobile networks must not be complacent about SIM swap fraud and they need to prioritise the protection of customers. This is according to Gur Geva, Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii (www.iiDENTIFii.com). “Although SABRIC has noted a slight decline in reported SIM swap fraud in its latest report, mobile service providers still need to tighten up their data security to protect against fraudsters using false identities and SIM swap scams,” says […]

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has launched the Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Tunis to strengthen the supervision of development projects using cutting-edge processes. RASME, a collaborative effort between the Bank Group, the World Bank's Geo-Enabling for Monitoring and Supervision initiative, and KoBoToolbox (www.KoBoToolbox.org), provides real-time digital data-gathering tools that enable the Bank, its clients and development partners to prepare projects effectively, report on their […]

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged judicial officers to solely base their rulings on the law. She said this while closing the 25th Annual Judges' Conference at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Thursday, 08 February 2024 which run under the theme, "A People-Centred Approach to Justice." "Courts are a House of record whose decisions set precedents upon which subsequent decisions are premised. Therefore, judicial officers should base their […]