Europe

By APO GroupWINDHOEK, Namibia, January 16, 2020/ -- German Ambassador to Namibia, Mr Herbert Beck, officiated a handover ceremony of more than N$ 2 million (approx.127 000.00€) in vehicles and IT office equipment to the Ministry of…

By APO GroupACCRA, Ghana, January 15, 2020/ -- Addressing energy and infrastructure challenges in Ghana; ensuring job creation and skills development of youth in Ghana; supporting Ghana’s goal of sustainable industrializationSiemens…

By APO GroupLONDON, United Kingdom, January 15, 2020/ -- Liverpool engineering company Clarke Energy is helping African businesses reduce carbon emissions thanks to innovative hybrid engines.During a visit to Merseyside today (15th…

By APO GroupLONDON, United Kingdom, January 14, 2020/ -- International Development Secretary pledges new UK aid to help build green cities across Africa with quality infrastructure; Alok Sharma announces new UK Centre for Cities and…

By APO GroupBERLIN, Germany, January 14, 2020/ -- The Biafra War (1967-1970) in Nigeria led to a humanitarian crisis and the world’s largest civilian airlift. As a result, groundbreaking reforms were launched in humanitarian assistance.…

By APO GroupGENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2020/ -- This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.…

By APO GroupVALLETTA, Malta, January 9, 2020/ -- Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela launched the first policy document for public consultation, wherein Africa is being seen by Malta as a vital strategic…

By APO GroupNAIROBI, Kenya, January 9, 2020/ -- Africa’s leading Guarantee Institution, African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has received an additional USD 33M financing from German lender KfW Development Bank , in a move that will catapult…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 7, 2020/ -- Confronted with the worrying recent military escalation in Libya and also in view of the Foreign Affairs Council scheduled for Friday 10th January, we met in Brussels today to reaffirm our commitment…

By Muizat HameedA Spanish school teacher, Veronica Duque, worn a body suit which she claimed to have found on AliExpress while surfing the internet.The body suit which was bought to help her students understand anatomy…

By APO GroupGENEVA, Switzerland, December 27, 2019/ -- A Policy workshop was held on 19 December 2019 by the Ministry of Health and Wellness in close collaboration with WHO with the aim of building consensus on the National Laboratory…

ROME, Italy, December 20, 2019/ -- FAO welcomes today's decision by the United Nations to create two new international days and one international year devoted to issues directly related to food and agriculture.The UN General Assembly…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 19, 2019/ -- The Council today decided that the head of the mission of the Republic of Benin to the European Union will be declared persona non grata.This is a response to the decision by the Beninese…

ALGIERS, Algeria, December 17, 2019/ -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €1.3 million from the European Union (EU) to treat and prevent malnutrition among Sahrawi refugee children and women in…

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, December 17, 2019/ -- Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered with Vodacom Tanzania to enable nine million M-Pesa customers to receive money directly to their M-Pesa wallets from friends and…

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, December 12, 2019/ -- The second day of the 2019 African Economic Conference, exploring ways to create jobs for Africa’s youth, focused on the youth skills gap issue across the continent.The conference in the…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 12, 2019/ -- It is that time of the year again. Stores are displaying their Christmas decorations, Michael Bublé music is already filling up the aisles and children throughout the world are already…

MADRID, Spain, December 12, 2019/ -- There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.Speakers called for…

OSLO, Norway, December 13, 2019/ -- Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 12 December 2019.The ambassadors were the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr Amr…

LAGOS, Nigeria, December 12, 2019/ -- In 2019, the number of unique malicious objects detected by Kaspersky’s web antivirus solution rose by an eighth, compared to last year — reaching 24,610,126. This growth was mainly influenced by a 187%…