Download logo Kowry Energy (https://KowryEnergy.com/), a sustainability-driven energy service provider focused on power provision across Sub-Saharan Africa, is proud to announce the successful commissioning of four decentralised solar energy systems in Senegal, Nigeria and Mali within 16months of the company’s incorporation. Kowry Energy provides efficient and affordable hybrid energy systems that strengthen and empower communities […]
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APO Group appoints Hussain Ali, former Ogilvy Design Lead, as its Head of Design
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of Hussain Ali as Head of Design. Hussain joins APO Group after a successful career working for several leading Public Relations Agencies including, most recently, Ogilvy, where he spent a total of five years as Art […]
High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at United Nation
Download logo UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region’s complex challenges. The independent panel was formally announced on Saturday in New York on the margins of the […]
South Africa: Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini to travel to West Africa to hand over vaccines
Download logo The Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini, will travel to Liberia and Sierra Leone to hand over vaccines from 26-30 September 2022. The Government of South Africa has, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), signed an agreement with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to contribute […]
What it took to close a polio outbreak in Sudan
It takes more than a town crier reading off a scroll to close a polio outbreak in any country. Rather, it takes multi-disciplinary teams of experts wading through country-level data from polio eradication programmes – often more than once. They scrutinize evidence, crunch numbers to analyse information, and interview health workers, polio teams and high-level […]
The 13th Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) Plenary Assembly Begins
The Bishops of the IMBISA Region (Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa) (http://www.IMBISA.Africa) have gathered for their 13th plenary assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, and the Official Opening Ceremony was held on Saturday, September 24. The theme for this assembly is Building forward together: Reimagining the Church’s Engagement with young people in the IMBISA region […]
Shri Bandaru Wilsonbabu appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar
Download logo Shri Bandaru Wilsonbabu (IFS: 2004), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India. Source: […]
South Africa & Europe Business leaders unite
Some of Africa’s and Europe’s leading business leaders will be meeting again in Johannesburg this coming November to discuss strategic economic relationships and explore joint investment opportunities in target sectors at the 9th “Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue”. The event, which will take place in Johannesburg, was founded and organised by The European House – […]
Shortlist for the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa announced as the Awards Enter their 10th year of Celebrating African Conservation Leaders
Now in its 10th year, the prestigious Tusk Conservation Awards (www.Tusk.org), in partnership with Ninety One, raise the profile of conservation leaders and their significant impact on wildlife and communities across Africa. Launched in 2013, this year’s celebrations will be bigger than ever. Hosting the evening at Hampton Court Palace will be broadcaster and Tusk […]
Latvia: The Foreign Minister calls on the Republic of South Africa to apply facilitated entry conditions to Latvian citizens
Download logo On 24 September 2022, in New York, during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Naledi Pandor. The Ministers discussed bilateral relations, relations between the European Union and the […]