APO International

Angola’s attractiveness as an energy investment destination continues to grow as market-focused policies, strong political will and untapped oil, gas and renewable energy resources present lucrative opportunities for foreign players. In 2023, the country’s official energy conference, Angola Oil&Gas (AOG), was a testament to rising interest by foreign investors, and with the conference returning for its fifth edition in 2024, opportunities for project developers, financiers, service and technology providers are […]

SearchInform (https://SearchInform.com/) has completed the translation of the interface of its flagship solution, the advanced DLP system Risk Monitor, into French. Risk Monitor is the next-gen solution that helps to facilitate regulatory compliance and deals with tasks of Data-centric (data leak prevention; managing access rights to confidential data; monitoring and protection of sensitive data, kept on corporate devices) and User-centric (employee monitoring) approaches. This year, SearchInform significantly expanded its presence […]

Enhancing the cooperation between Seychelles and the People’s Republic of China was amongst the issues discussed during the meeting between the Ambassador-designate of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E Mrs. LIN Nan, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, on Monday 11th December 2023 at Maison Quéau de Quinssy. During the meeting, Minister Radegonde expressed the deep appreciation of the Government of […]

Cairo, Geneva, Jerusalem, WHO reiterates its call for the protection of health care and humanitarian assistance in Gaza, following military checkpoint delays and detention of health partners during a mission to transfer critically-ill patients and deliver supplies to a hospital in northern Gaza. During the mission, a patient reportedly died.  On 9 December 2023, a WHO team, in collaboration with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the United Nations […]

The World Bank approved yesterday a new International Development Association (IDA) credit in the amount of US$15 million to improve the competitiveness and resilience of selected agri-food value chains in Djibouti. The Djibouti Agri-Food Value Chain Development Project targets 1,500 agri-food investors, 30 percent of whom are women. The objective of the project is to help develop the agri-food sector all along the value chain, from producer to consumer. It will do this through […]

Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.com), a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, recently organised a visit of a delegation from the National Communications Authority of Ghana to the Kaspersky Transparency Center in Zurich, Switzerland. Transparency Centers are dedicated Kaspersky facilities to review the company's code, software updates, threat detection rules and other technical and business processes. The visit was part of Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) (https://apo-opa.co/3MIAoG8). GTI includes a number of actionable […]

The anticipation builds as the third annual RegTech Africa Conference (www.RegTechAfricaConference.com) is set to once again bring together industry leaders, regulators, policymakers, and key stakeholders in the 2024 edition scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of May in Lagos - Nigeria. With a focus on "Harnessing Partnerships for Africa's Prosperity – Bridging the Data Trust Gap," this hybrid event transcends the traditional conference experience, promising a profound exploration of the […]

in order to galvanise a responsive regional civil society, the ECOWAS Commission will hold an internal consultative Workshop on the establishment of an Economic, Social and Cultural Council in West Africa (ECOSOCC-WA), beginning from the 12th of December, 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria. The two-day Workshop which is being supported by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), and organised by the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), brings together officials […]