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Edo PDP: APC has lost touch with reality, will be booted out of office in 2023

Posted By: Peter Joneson: July 02, 2022In: Africa,Football,Nigeria,Portugal,Sport,MBCNo Comments

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost touch with reality and will be rejected across all levels of government in the forthcoming general elections because of their insen... Read more

Empowering Communities: Health Promoters in Chitungwiza Undertake Comprehensive Training to Combat Cholera

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Health,Zimbabwe,MBC

Download logoSheba Usanda, a dedicated community health promoter (CHP) at Zengeza Clinic since 2010, recently participated in vital training sessions on cholera prevention and control. The training served as a reminder that cholera, despite bein... Read more

World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of Ireland collaborate to strengthen health system resilience in Tanzania

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Foreign Policy,Health,Infectious Diseases,Ireland,Tanzania,MBC

Download logoThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ireland have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will improve ongoing efforts to strengthen health system resilience to effectively respond to emergencies in Tanz... Read more

Conference of the Parties (COP28): Heads of Multilateral Development Banks explore closing nature and water financing gap

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Asia,Banking/Finance,Environment,Events/Media Advisory,Foreign Policy,Investment,MBC

Heads of multilateral development banks attending the 2023 global climate change conference, COP28, on Tuesday committed to scale resource mobilisation to close the nature and water sector financing gap. At a high-level panel moderated by Lord Z... Read more

The African Union of Broadcasting’s (AUB) Summit on Artificial Intelligence to hold from the 4th to 6th March 2024, in Yaoundé Cameroon

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Cameroon,Events/Media Advisory,MBC

Download logoFrom the 4th to 6th March, 2024, Yaoundé hosts the AUB-UNESCO Summit (https://www.UAR-AUB.org/) on Artificial Intelligence and Media. At the forefront are African media, facing the significant challenge of navigating daily te... Read more

New Report by KPMG, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Identifies Transformational Role Financial Institutions Play in Accelerating Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Food Security and Climate Goals Globally

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Agriculture,Banking/Finance,Environment,Investment,Middle East,MBC

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, communities and ecosystems are facing enormous resource challenges. A recent report by KPMG Lower Gulf (https://KPMG.com/), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) (https://www.BankFAB.com/), and t... Read more

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embraces the future of football: The sports industry’s greatest minds congregate in Jeddah for World Football Summit

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Asia,Events/Media Advisory,Football,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Sport,MBC

The second edition of World Football Summit Asia (www.Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com) will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 12th-13th of December 2023, bringing together key decision-makers from the global football industry and expecting... Read more

Africa Will Need Pragmatism, Not Idealism, to Achieve a Just Energy Transition (By NJ Ayuk)

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Electricity,Energy,Environment,Renewable energy,MBC

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Western leaders often urge African nations to make a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. They seem to think that African nations can... Read more

Responsible Resourcing Awards: Recognising Junior Miners’ Sustainability Initiatives and Excellence

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Awards,Environment,Mining,MBC

Download logoMining Indaba (www.MiningIndaba.com) understands how important ESG is to the mining industry, two years ago we introduced the Junior ESG Awards to recognise and honour junior mining companies that are striving to achieve positive im... Read more

Do As We Say, Not as We Do: Wealthy Nations’ Expectations for Africa (By NJ Ayuk)

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Electricity,Energy,Environment,Mining,Oil and Gas,Renewable energy,MBC

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) When examining how fossil fuel exploration, production, and usage differ between African and more developed nations, the contrast is so stark that it essential... Read more

Africa Finance Corporation agrees EUR50 million loan facility with Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) for climate resilient infrastructure

Posted By: APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africaon: December 07, 2023In: Africa,Banking/Finance,Energy,Environment,Foreign Policy,Investment,Italy,Renewable energy,MBC

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, and Italian development finance institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) (www.CDP.it) have signed a EUR50 million loan fa... Read more