APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is glad to announce that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com), will be a guest speaker at the seventh edition of the EurAfrican Forum 2024 (www.EurAfricanForum.org). The event, organised by the Portuguese Diaspora Council, will take place at NOVA School of […]
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NJ Ayuk Selected as Leading Practitioner in Who’s Who Legal: Energy 2024
African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk has been selected as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Energy 2024 report. Hosted by global legal intelligence platform Lexology, the WWL: Energy 2024 report is a comprehensive source of international legal updates, analysis and insights on law firms and […]
Burkina Faso: Journalist, Junta Critics Feared Disappeared
Download logo Burkina Faso authorities should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of a journalist and two prominent critics of the country’s military junta, Human Rights Watch said today. The abductions since June 18 of Serge Oulon, director of an investigative newspaper, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, both working as television commentators, raise concerns […]
Refugees in Eastern Sudan at Risk
Download logo Amid the widespread civilian suffering in Sudan, the fate of over one million refugees living in Sudan when the conflict erupted is often overlooked. In recent weeks, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked towns across Sennar state, which neighbors Gedaref state and where more than 40,000 refugees from Ethiopia are currently hosted. In Kassala state, […]
Perform 67 Minutes of Public Service on Nelson Mandela Day, One for Each Year South African Leader Championed Justice, Secretary-General Urges in Observance Message
Download logo Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Nelson Mandela International Day, observed on 18 July: Nelson Mandela showed us the extraordinary difference one person can make in building a better world. And as the theme of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day reminds us: combating poverty and inequality is in our hands. […]
Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
Download logo Following the Mauritanian presidential election held on June 29, the Constitutional Council of Mauritania announced on July 4 that Mr. Mohamed Ould CHEIKH EL GHAZOUANI, the incumbent candidate, has been elected. Japan congratulates President GHAZOUANI on his re-election. Japan reiterates its respect to Mauritania for its important role in peace and stability of […]
World Bank Grant to Support Scaling up Social Protection for Vulnerable Zambians Affected by the Drought
Download logo Over 1.6 million vulnerable Zambians, badly affected by the severe drought, are set to benefit from a new World Bank grant meant to address the adverse effects of the ongoing drought, the worst in the last 40 years. Additional financing to the Scaling-up Shock Responsive Social Protection Project (SSRSP AF2) (http://apo-opa.co/4bIdnwt) will allow Zambia to […]
World Bank Appoints New Country Director for the Maghreb and Malta
Download logo The World Bank announces Mr. Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye as the new Country Director for the Maghreb and Malta. He succeeds Mr. Jesko Hentschel, who has served in the position for the last five years. Mr. Ndiaye will lead the World Bank's engagements with the governments of Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, and Tunisia, development […]
The European Union supports urgent health services for Sudanese fleeing the conflict and their host communities in Libya
Download logo Amid a surge in arrivals of Sudanese people fleeing the escalating conflict in Darfur and heading towards Libya, the European Union is allocating Euros 500,000 in humanitarian funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). This funding will be used to provide primary healthcare to the most vulnerable people. Currently, there are more than […]
Seychelles: Accreditation of the new High Commissioner of Mozambique
Download logo This morning, Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Manuela Dos Santos Lucas, the new High Commissioner of Mozambique to Seychelles, presented her credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House. President Ramkalawan welcomed and congratulated High Commissioner Lucas on her accreditation. He expressed his satisfaction with the longstanding cordial friendship and mutual commitment between Seychelles […]