APO International

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is a key tool for strengthening people-to-people connections and supports our foreign policy objectives by improving mutual understanding between the United States and other nations around the world. For more than 30 years, the IVLP program has provided professional exchanges in the fields of journalism, fiscal transparency, the rule of law, environmental preservation and more. Every year, our Mission nominates at least 12 participants […]

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials from seven Ambassadors and High Commissioners, newly accredited to Uganda. The Ambassadors presented their credentials today 14th December, 2023 at State House, Entebbe. They included H.E. Mohamed Khelifi - Algeria, H.E Simone Knapp- Austria, H.E Pavel Vziatkin- Belarus, H.E Mathews Jere- Zambia, H.E. Nayef Hapes Al-Otaibi- Kuwait, H.E. Tareque Muhammad- Bangladesh and H.E. Andrew Onalenna- Botswana. During the function, President Museveni welcomed the […]

The Federal Republic of Somalia is inching closer to joining the East African Community with the Horn of Africa nation scheduled to sign a Treaty of Accession with the bloc at State House, Entebbe, Uganda today.   The Treaty of Accession will be signed by Somalia’s President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud and the Chairperson of the Summit of EAC Heads of State, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also the President […]

In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Somali Regional state of Ethiopia, the World Health Organization's Ethiopia Country Office (WHO-Ethiopia) has taken swift action to address the public health crisis.  The first occurrence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis was reported from the regional state in July 2023, and an additional 1023 cases were reported between July 26 and November 30, 2023. While the Somali Region is known for […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday, 16 December 2023, deliver the keynote address at the 2023 National Day of Reconciliation celebrations. The national event will be held at Thohoyandou Stadium, Thulamela Local Municipality, Vhembe District in Limpopo. This year, Reconciliation Month is commemorated under the theme “Strengthening unity and social cohesion in a healing nation”. The National Day of Reconciliation aims to promote national unity, social cohesion, constitutional democracy, human […]

The non-resident Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E Mr. Henry Jardin, conveyed on behalf of the Government of the USA, his solidarity and sympathy to the Government and the People of Seychelles regarding the tragic events that unfolded on the 7th December 2023. This statement was made during his meeting with the Seychelles Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, on […]

As part of the sub-regional solidarity advocated by the Economic Community of West African States, the ECOWAS Permanent Representation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Malians Abroad and African Integration and the Ministry of National Education, distributed 250 school kits to the children of the public school in Kalabanbougou in Commune 4 of the Bamako District, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. According to the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Mali, His […]

Social protection programs are often the first response to food insecurity and climatic shocks; Thanks to the Sahel adaptive social protection program funded by the International Development Association (IDA), the emergency response to the drought was activated and over 100,000 families benefited from emergency monthly transfers to compensate for the poor harvests that affected the whole country; The government, with the support of the World Bank and other partners, used early warning […]

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Wednesday handed over two newly built classrooms at Kuda Primary School in Kuday Island as part of an ongoing initiative to improve access to education in remote areas. The classrooms, constructed with funding from the Italian government, were inaugurated by ATMIS Sector Six Commander Brigadier Lukas Kutto, and received by Jubaland State’s Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Mukhtar Kamil Kule […]