APO International

 The dispute over the leadership of the central bank last August and the associated disruption in oil production weighed on growth in 2024. Output is estimated to have contracted, driven by the forced contraction in hydrocarbon GDP, but offset somewhat by the expansion in non-oil activities fueled by sustained government spending. Following the resolution of the dispute, oil production has rebounded and is now approaching 1.4 million barrels per day. Official inflation stood […]

 The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat convened an EAC Regional Leather Platform Meeting from 3–5 April 2025 in Uganda. The meeting was held with support of the East African Business Council (EABC), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) through the EU-funded EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP II). This hybrid event aimed to accelerate the implementation of the EAC Leather and Leather Products Strategy 2020-2030 and identify key priority interventions […]

  The Tunisian government has turned arbitrary detention into a cornerstone of its repressive policy, aimed at depriving people of their civil and political rights. Following President Kais Saied’s takeover of Tunisia’s state institutions on July 25, 2021, the authorities have dramatically intensified their repression of dissent. Tunisian authorities should immediately release all those arbitrarily detained and stop prosecuting people for exercising their human rights. Tunisia’s international partners should urge […]

 Leer County is one of the areas hardest hit by the conflict that has ravaged South Sudan. When civil war erupted in 2013, persistent violence and insecurity forced the withdrawal of judges from Unity State, leaving communities entirely dependent on customary courts to resolve disputes, including serious crimes beyond their jurisdiction. For the first time since then, residents will have access to formal justice through the deployment of a mobile […]

 On Tuesday 22 April 2025, Accra, the capital of Ghana, will be decorated in the ECOWAS colours to mark the official launch of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sub-regional institution. Ministers and personalities from the Member States are expected to attend this major event, which will mark the start of a series of events that will take place in all the capital cities of ECOWAS Member States […]

 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has launched the second phase of the European Union (EU)-funded project Support Towards the Operationalization of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR II). The launch, held in Gaborone, Botswana, marked a renewed commitment to advancing food and nutrition security, strengthening food security systems, enhancing climate resilience, and boosting regional agricultural value […]

 Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatised and with no food or water in the town of Tawila after journeys of up to  70km (40 miles) on foot to flee attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam and Al Shouk camps, Save the Children  said. Many of the new arrivals, including thousands of children, were already severely malnourished as people in Zamzam – the largest camp for internally displaced people in Sudan - […]

 Global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is implementing an expansion strategy in Ghana, targeting greater gold production across its projects. Amid this expansion, the company has joined the Mining in Motion 2025 summit as a Gold Sponsor, underscoring a commitment to advancing sustainable mining practices and economic growth in the country.    AngloGold Ashanti is implementing a $500 million expansion project to enhance production at the 224,000 ounce-per-annum (koz) Obuasi […]

 The European Union (EU) is reaching out to the ECOWAS Commission through its Department of Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) to gain more insights to the political and security situation of the region while exploring means of increasing cooperation between the two entities. The Director, Peace, Partnership and Crisis Management of the EU’s External Action Service, Mr. Cosmin Dobran who led an EU team to PAPS on the 14th of […]