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Dangote Refinery Receives 6th batch of Crude oil barrels… Refinery set to commence production

Dangote Refinery (http://www.Dangote.com) appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of the of barrels of...

Nigerian poverty minister suspended over money in personal bank account

Nigeria's President has suspended a minister over the alleged diversion of more than 585 million naira ($640,000; £500,000) of public money into a personal...

A tribute to Franz Beckenbauer: 1945-2024

Franz Beckenbauer was a legendary figure in German and international football for decades, first as a player, then as a coach and later as...

Morocco Implements New Consular Services Procedure for Citizens Abroad

In a move aimed at enhancing services for Moroccans residing abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates has introduced a...

Public Statement Regarding The Recent Visit of The Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Our Head Office

Following the widely reported recent visit of the officials of the EFCC to our headquarters in Lagos on 4 January  2024, we understand the...

Man grows giant boobs after giant snake attack

In what seems to be a stranger-than-fiction development, local news platforms in Zimbabwe have reported that a man from Cross Dete in Hwange District...

APO Group’s Founder, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Named One of ‘100 Most Influential Africans’

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is proud to announce that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas...

New African Magazine reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023

New African magazine (www.NewAfricanMagazine.com) released its annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023. The list celebrates the achievements and contributions of...

Megachurch leader TB Joshua raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds

Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC. Dozens...

Liberia: President Weah declares Week of National Mourning

His Excellency, President George Manneh Weah has declared a week of national mourning beginning Sunday, January 7, 2024 as dire situation reports by health...

Egypt: President El-Sisi Inspects the International City for Olympic Games, Meets National Football Team

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected Egypt International City for Olympic Games in the New Administrative Capital. The President also met with the national...

Uganda: Commonwealth Speakers visit, applaud CIPLA Quality Chemicals

Speakers and Presiding Officers from the Commonwealth have visited the CIPLA Quality Chemicals Industries Ltd (CIPLA QCIL) in Luzira, a Kampala suburb, where they...

Lesotho: Health Minister Urges For Human papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination

The Minister of Health has urged the Tšehlanyane community to allow girls aged nine to 14 years to receive Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPVV). Mr. Selibe...

Basketball Africa League Announces Host Cities, Venues and Dates For 2024 Regular Season Tipping Off March 9 In Pretoria, South Africa

BAL’s Expanded Fourth Season Will Feature Record 48 Games in Pretoria; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal and Kigali, Rwanda; Fans Can Visit BAL.NBA.com to Register...

African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Hosts Football Match for IDPS in Jowhar

Issak Ahmed Hussein the captain of Towfik Internally Displaced Persons Football Team was looking forward to the football match against African Union Transition Mission...

Presidency on Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministers of Public Enterprises and Electricity to strengthen actions against load shedding

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa...

Dr. Basat: “Turkey to remain a global hub for aesthetic surgeries in 2024″

Türkiye’s health tourism sector is making remarkable strides. According to the Tourism Sector Assessment 2023 report by EY (Ernst&Young) in November, interest in health...

Uganda: Speaker Among commends Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) on best legislative practices

The 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) countries will accrue multiplier effects in harmonising legislation and Parliamentary practices, Speaker...

President Museveni opens Commonwealth Speakers meet

President Yoweri Museveni has advised Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth to take advantage of population and common language to exploit the advancement...

Video News Release: New Year Address from Rugby Africa President, Herbert Mensah

The video below is copyright free and can be used at will, without asking for authorization Watch the video Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...

Combating antimicrobial residues in Kenya’s dairy value chain

With its large dairy industry, Kenya produces 652.4 million liters of milk a year; Dominated by small producers, the sector is unfortunately a driver...

Donation of antiretrovirals to the Gabonese Ministry of Health

Following the initial handover United States Embassy donation of antiretrovirals to the Gabonese Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defense in June 2023,...

Volunteer Program: Rugby Africa Seeks Skilled Volunteers to Join the Office of the President and Contribute to Development of Rugby Across the Continent

Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby in Africa, is recruiting skilled volunteers to join the Office of the President in various...

Exness celebrates 15 years of success in the financial markets

Marking an impressive 15-year journey in the financial markets, multi-asset broker Exness (https://www.Exness.com/) culminated this landmark milestone with a week-long celebration in December, aptly...

Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2023 of Best African Women Researchers and Young Researchers announced during Video Conference Award Ceremony

CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej and Scientific Committee announced and recognized the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit –...

2024: Together for peace and for press freedom as we enter our Centennial year

Dear Colleagues, we are at the end of 2023. It was a year full of violence and fury, unfortunately, as the world gets crazy...

Islamic Development Bank Institute Begins Developing the ‘Islamic Finance Knowledge Pavilion Marketplace’

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) has kicked off the development of the pioneering Islamic Finance Knowledge Pavilion Marketplace. The Pavilion will provide a...

2024: Mercy Ships doubles down efforts to bring surgical care and training to sub-Saharan Africa as studies pinpoint critical gaps in surgical, obstetric, and...

More volunteers than ever are needed to devote their time to international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa) as it prepares to start 2024 with two...

How family planning is changing the lives of youth in communities caught in attacks in northern Mozambique

Early in the morning, queues begin to form outside Lichinga Health Centre as medical staff prepare to treat patients, while nearby, mentors encourage people...

Namibia: Omaheke Region Celebrated its success in implementing the Health Promoting School Initiative

Omaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health...

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Koforidua Sports Stadium; 5 Others Ready Soon

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the state-of-the-art Koforidua Sports Stadium also referred to as the Youth Resource Centre,...

Eritrea: Task Force to Control Iodine Deficiency Diseases

A specialized task force dedicated to controlling diseases caused by iodine deficiency has been established in the Central Region. During a meeting held on 27...

23-year-old lady shoots police lover to death on Boxing Day

A 23-year-old girl reportedly walked into a police station in Imo state and shot an officer, Cosmos Ugwu dead. Ugwu was said to have been...

Ugandan chef ‘Mama D’ awaits Guinness World Record cook-a-thon confirmation

Ugandan culinary sensation, Dorcus Mirembe, affectionately known as Mama D, awaits official confirmation from Guinness World Records judges after successfully attempting to break the...

Namibia: The Journey of Gobabis Primary School to becoming a Platinum Health Promoting School

Mrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through...

Turk Eximbank Joins Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) as Inaugural non-African Shareholder

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced an equity investment from Turk Eximbank on behalf of the Republic...

World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia reflects on public health gains since independence

The Namibian government’s commitment to improving public health efforts in the last 33 years has yielded positive outcomes resulting in an increase in the...

Namibia holds an inaugural training on the management of child maltreatment

Childhood is meant to be a time of joy, growth, and development, free from violence, abuse, and exploitation. This is however not the case...

World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia strives to enhance capacities for integrating of gender, equity and rights (GER) to ensure gender responsive health systems

Unless our public health policy, programmes and systems integrate gender, equity, and human rights, realizing the vision of sustainable development goals will be far-fetched....

11 Tips to Increase Household Energy Efficiency

Energy is important in our daily life, and how to efficiently utilize and store energy is a hot topic recently. This not only provides...