APO International

Western Cape welcomes R114million relief funding for September floods. Anton Bredell, Western Cape MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today confirmed that National Treasury has approved an amount of R114million to be released from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant to the Western Cape for damages suffered during the floods of September 2023.  “We appreciate this allocation, and I want to thank all the role players who worked […]

The AFC Land and Development Bank of Zimbabwe Limited (AFC Land Bank) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Zimbabwe rolled out a new loan management and e-voucher system to support agriculture in the country. The system was developed through funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the FAO managed Zimbabwe Emergency Food Production Project (ZEFPP), to help AFC […]

A high-level bilateral discussion on the significance of digitalisation in a modern economy, was held Wednesday afternoon in Tallinn,  Estonia between  Ghana, Africa’s fastest digitizing country, and Estonia, renowned as one of the world’s most digitized countries. The Ghanaian delegation, led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who has spearheaded Ghana's remarkable digital transformation, and is on a three-day working visit to Estonia, held talks with Estonian President Alar Karis […]

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani sent a written message to HE Prime Minister of the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to enhance and develop them. HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi handed over the message during a meeting on Wednesday with HE the […]

The Vice President, Dr  Mahamudu Bawumia, has held bilateral talks with the President of Estonia Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in the Estonian capital, Tallinn on Wednesday January 24, 2024. Dr. Bawumia is in Estonia, regarded as one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world, for a three-day working visit. The Vice President, who arrived in the Capital Wednesday afternoon, went straight into meetings with the […]

On January 25, from 10:20 a.m. (local time) during 20 minutes, Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdullah Allafi, Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, during his visit to Japan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The overview is as follows. At the outset, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi welcomed the visit to Japan by Vice President […]

Celebrating Kenya’s victory against Uruguay at the 2024 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai, Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, issues a message of congratulations addressed to Sasha Mutai, President of Kenya Rugby Union (KRU): Dear Sasha, I'd like to warmly congratulate the Kenyan men and women on their extraordinary results in the first stage of the […]

Government is urged to consider non-taxed areas and those with revenue leakages as a way of raising revenue. Members of the Budget Committee aver that this would bridge the budgetary gaps that have kept key priorities unfunded for years The proposals were made during the committee’s interaction with officials from the Ministry of Finance led by the State Minister, Hon. Henry Musasizi on Wednesday, 24 January 2024. Led by the […]

Shaping our physical environment, creating a sense of identity and place, and supporting economic development are but a few of the functional purposes of architecture. Architects play a critical role in providing places for people to live and work, improving the quality of human life and supporting the aesthetics within a designed environment. This year’s Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) { https://GlobalBlackImpact.com/}  – taking place in Dubai on February 27, […]