APO International

 Experts in strategy, infrastructure and communication from several ECOWAS structures are meeting from 28 to 31 October 2024 in Lomé (Togo) to analyse the draft five-year strategic plan of the PPDU for the period 2025-2029, as well as its communication strategy. The experts come from the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), the ECOWAS Permanent Representation in Togo, the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, the Directorate of Strategic […]

 A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security has been in Guinea-Bissau since Monday 28 October 2024 as part of an operational visit. The delegation is led by the Chief of Staff of the ECOWAS Standby Force, General Mactar DIOP, and includes the Head of the Peace Support Operations Division, Dr Sani Adamu, and several senior officers from the ECOWAS Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a condolence message to Government and people of the Republic of Niger following the death of honorable Hama Amadou, former Prime Minister and distinguished opposition leader. According to a Foreign Ministry release, in his message to Mr. Abdourahamane Tchiana, Head of State of the Republic of Niger, President Boakai expressed profound sadness of the passing […]

 The President of the Republic of Seychelles has sent a message on the occasion of the celebration of Diwali 2024. "On behalf of the country and on my personal behalf we wish to convey to the Seychelles Hindu community joyous Diwali celebrations. As we revere over the victory of light over darkness, we remember the togetherness and harmony that lights the path ahead for our great peoples. Regardless of our […]

 The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has joined the Africa Investment Forum (www.AfricaInvestmentForum.com) as a founding partner, marking a new phase in the Forum’s expansion and influence as a catalyst for mega investments into the continent. The official announcement came during a breakfast meeting of heads of the Africa Investment Forum Founding Partner institutions, convened by the African Development Bank in Washington, DC on the sidelines of the International […]

 In preparation for the deployment of the ECOWAS observation mission team to the general elections in Ghana, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, has called on the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Namadi SAMBO, to lead the ECOWAS observation team to Ghana. The general elections in Ghana are scheduled to hold on 7th December 2024. Dr. TOURAY extended the invitation […]

 The annual African Union Private Sector Forum is set to review and explore innovative actions that allow the private sector to fully participate in, contribute to and benefit from Intra-African trade and investments. 2024 marks the 15th edition of the forum which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia from the 31st October – 2nd November 2024, focused on “unlocking opportunities for private actors to accelerate Intra-African trade and investments.” Africa has made […]

 Tito Vicente Samossi Joaquim, artistically known as Tito Vibes, is a young artist who has found a way to express his dreams, struggles, and aspirations for the future in painting. Born in the Santa Tereza neighbourhood of Viana, where, from an early age, his joy was drawing, Tito filled his school notebooks with doodles and drawings that told stories that words could not express.  His passion for art blossomed even […]

 Representatives of the Troika (US, UK, Norway) met in Oslo to reaffirm our profound disappointment with the decision of the Government of South Sudan to extend its transitional status and to discuss our future approach. The meeting also received briefings from the Tumaini Secretariat and UNMISS, which helped to inform our discussions, with further participation from the EU in deliberations. Troika partners agreed that a credible timetable of election preparations […]