CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 12, 2026/APO Group/ — While many municipal metering programmes have achieved deployment targets, the question is whether these investments are delivering the operational, financial and governance benefits originally expected. This is the focus of a recent webinar titled Maximising Smart Meter Returns (https://apo-opa.co/4vEOts8), brought to you by ESI Africa, part of VUKA Group,…
The Borno State government has reintegrated 720 repentant Boko Haram members into their communities after completing a rehabilitation programme. The beneficiaries, who make up batch 9 of the programme, were described as low-risk and minor clients. They swore by the Holy Quran before they were released to return to communities across the state. The Special…
VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 12, 2026/APO Group/ — On 10 June 2026 in Balaclava, Mauritius, the European Union and four Eastern and Southern African States – Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles – announced the successful conclusion of negotiations to deepen the existing EU – ESA Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) into a modern and comprehensive Free Trade…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss his nation’s first World Cup game in Toronto against Panama, after being denied entry to Canada. Partey, 32, has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to allegations by four different women between 2020 and 2022. He is due…
DAKAR, Senegal, June 12, 2026/APO Group/ — From 29 June to 1 July 2026, Dakar will host the first-ever Yidan Prize Conference in Africa, themed “Unleashing Africa’s potential: the role of education in a new era of development.” Held under the auspices of the Ministry of National Education of Senegal, the Conference is co-convened by…
