APO International

 An integral component of AU-IBAR's efforts to build sustainable livestock value chains in Africa is the Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems (RAFFS) Project. The organization's participation in the Hand-in-Hand (HiHi) Global Investment Forum 2024, particularly in collaboration with Kenya—a key beneficiary of the RAFFS project—underscores its commitment to securing transformative investments in feed and fodder systems. Among the six African countries involved in the RAFFS project, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, […]

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 18th October 2024, inaugurated a state-of-the-art Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, marking a major step forward in Ghana's healthcare system. The new Centre is set to provide critical care for patients suffering from urological and nephrological conditions, offering advanced treatments that were previously unavailable in the country. The facility is expected to reduce the need for patients to […]

 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will continue to fulfil its humanitarian mandate of providing protection and solutions to forcibly displaced and stateless people globally, even as it pursues new approaches to bridge a widening gap in aid funding, mitigate the impact of climate change and respond to emerging challenges, UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said on Friday. In his closing statement at UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting in Geneva, […]

 After years of intensive renovations, Africa Hall, the iconic birthplace of the Organization of African Unity is being inaugurated. Commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie I, the 1961 Arturo Mezzèdimi modernist masterpiece was designed as a place where Africans could meet to deliberate on pressing issues – independence, freedom, development and a brighter future. As the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), it has hosted countless conferences since the […]

 President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.AfreximBank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, has announced that Afreximbank will increase its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme from $1 billion to $2 billion for the next three years. The announcement was made during the CANEX WKND 2024 opening ceremony in Algiers, Algeria, and underscores the Bank’s dedication to Africa’s growing creative economy.   The decision to double CANEX […]

 As part of the implementation of the recommendation made during the 65th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on the need to “promote a framework for regional cooperation in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing”, CRESMAO organized from October 14 to 16, 2024, at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a workshop on the theme: fisheries governance and its challenges in West Africa: the […]

 The newly elected President and Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Honorable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro GONÇALVES (Cabo Verde) and Honorable Justice Sengu Mohamed KOROMA (Sierra Leone) paid a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS President H.E. Omar Alieu TOURAY, at the Commission’s Headquaters in Abuja, Nigeria, today, 17th October, 2024. Both Justice GONÇALVES and Justice KOROMA were elected on Monday 14 October 2024. In his inaugural speech, Justice […]

 Wrapping up a two-day visit to Somalia, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, today reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country’s peace- and state-building.  “The UN has been a longstanding partner to Somalia and remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the Somali government and its people,” Ms. DiCarlo said.  “Together, we aim to build on the commendable achievements and priorities agreed upon to address key development […]

 Responding to the arrest of Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo in Lusaka, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said:  “Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo and stop targeting him simply for doing his job.   “Journalism is not a crime. In fact, Zambia’s Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of expression and media freedom. Authorities must uphold their constitutional and international […]