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African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Gianni Merlo to its Advisory Board. Mr Merlo is President of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), the global federation of sports journalists, founded in Paris in 1924 and headquartered in the Olympic capital […]

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of João Peseiro Monteiro to its Advisory Board. Mr Peseiro Monteiro is a leading broadcast and media sports events consultant who has contributed to the production and broadcast operations of major global sport events including […]

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Lee Martin to its Advisory Board. Mr Martin has worked as a Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of Getty Images, one of the world’s leading visual content companies and the official visual content […]

Africa's negative international reputation costs the continent billions of dollars each year in higher borrowing rates, lost investment, and reduced economic opportunities ,  but distinguishing unfair media stereotypes from genuine governance failures is the first step to fixing it, according to Fadi El Abdallah, Chief Strategic Advisor, Reputation and Crisis Communications at APO Group (https://APO-opa.com). El Abdallah, who served for 15 years as the official Spokesperson and Head of Public […]

World Sports Photography Awards (www.WorldSportsPhotographyAwards.com) sponsored by Canon and celebrated as the world's foremost showcase of sports photography, has today opened entries for its much-anticipated 2027 edition. Entry remains free, with the awards honouring the most gifted sports photographers from around the globe and celebrating images that convey the drama, emotion, and physicality at the heart of sport. Judged by leading figures spanning sport, media, photography, branding, and the broader […]

State House wishes to alert the public to several fraudulent social media profiles impersonating the President of the Republic, Dr Patrick Herminie and the Vice-President Mr Sebastien Pillay. These fake accounts are contacting members of the public and falsely promising loans, housing and other forms of assistance. State House wishes to state clearly that President Herminie and Vice-President Pillay do not contact individuals through social media to offer loans, housing […]

Africa’s sport economy is projected to reach USD 20 billion by 2035. It will not get there without infrastructure designed to capture that value. That is the argument Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder of African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com) and APO Group, made in a live interview on SABC Channel Africa with Peter Ndoro, broadcast across the continent this week. Listen to the full interview: https://apo-opa.co/3UTSE6H In 2022, FIFA Secretary General Fatma […]

Battery prices are falling, but investment in energy storage across Africa is struggling to keep pace. The latest ESI Africa Industry Insights: Energy&Storage Volume 5 (2026) (https://apo-opa.co/3UANmwN) examines the gap between increasingly affordable technologies and the financing, regulation and infrastructure planning needed to support deployment. According to BloombergNEF, stationary battery pack prices fell to around US$70/kWh in 2025, a 45% year-on-year decline. Yet of the US$13.84 billion in energy transition […]

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has clarified that his remarks on nurses were intended to recognise their professional competence and academic achievements, including their ability to hold leadership positions. Tayebwa said his remarks during the House sitting on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, highlighted that nurses can attain advanced qualifications and should not be regarded as less capable of providing leadership. “But I think the public should know that there are nurses […]