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G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum: South Africa Accelerates Refinery Revival to Secure Energy Supply

Source: APO – Report:

South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe announced that the country is accelerating plans to rebuild domestic refining capacity and consolidate state-owned petroleum assets to strengthen energy security. 

Speaking at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum, organized by the African Energy Chamber Mantashe said “We have sufficient storage capacity in South Africa that helps us support imports, but we can not only rely on stockpiles, but we also need to refine.”  

South Africa’s refining sector has been in decline following the closure of most of its aging facilities. Currently, operational sites include Natref in Sasolburg, Astron Energy in Cape Town and integrated energy and chemical company Sasol’s Secunda CTL plant, which together cover roughly 30% of the nation’s fuel needs.  

Key closures include Sapref and Engen in Durban, while PetroSA’s Mossel Bay GTL refinery remains offline due to feedstock constraints. 

To reverse this trend, the government launched the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC), merging PetroSA, the state-owned iGas and the Strategic Fuel Fund under one entity. SANPC is tasked with reviving idle refineries, consolidating state petroleum assets and reducing dependence on imports. 

“We are working towards developing new refineries and ensuring SANPC leads our efforts to secure fuel supply for South Africa,” Minister Mantashe added. 

South Africa’s move signals a decisive push to restore refining capacity, strengthen domestic energy security and position SANPC as a central player in the country’s energy transition. 

– on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

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Deputy President Mashatile meets with Zimbabwe First Vice President for a Bilateral meeting

Source: President of South Africa –

His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile on Friday, 21 November 2025, had a bilateral meeting with Honourable General (Rtd) Dr Constantine GDN Chiwenga, First Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe at the The Catalyst Hotel, Sandton. 

The meeting takes place on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held from 22 until 23 November 2025 at Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province.

South Africa and Zimbabwe have cordial and fraternal relations forged during the struggle against Apartheid and colonialism. 

Zimbabwe is one of South Africa’s main trading partners in the SADC region. In 2024, South Africa exported R 69,21 billion worth of goods and merchandise to Zimbabwe compared to R 57,5 billion in 2023.  

In terms of imports, in 2024, South Africa imported R5,4 billion worth of goods and merchandise from Zimbabwe compared to R R4,4billion in 2023.
 
South Africa is one of the top investors in the Zimbabwean economy. There are over 120 South African companies doing business in Zimbabwe in various sectors including, among others, mining, aviation, tourism, banking, property, retail, construction and fast food.

“This meeting is important in the context of solidifying relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe, particularly trade and investment relations, and in advancing the strategic role of SADC at a regional level” said Deputy President Mashatile. 

Media enquiries: Mr Keith Khoza, Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President on 066 195 8840

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria
 

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Forum du G20 sur les investissements énergétiques en Afrique : l’Afrique du Sud accélère la relance de ses raffineries pour garantir son approvisionnement énergétique

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

Le ministre sud-africain des Ressources minérales et pétrolières, Gwede Mantashe, a annoncé que le pays accélère ses plans visant à reconstruire sa capacité de raffinage nationale et à consolider les actifs pétroliers publics afin de renforcer la sécurité énergétique. 

S’exprimant lors du Forum du G20 sur les investissements énergétiques en Afrique, organisé par la Chambre africaine de l’énergie, M. Mantashe a déclaré : « Nous disposons d’une capacité de stockage suffisante en Afrique du Sud pour soutenir les importations, mais nous ne pouvons pas compter uniquement sur les stocks, nous devons également raffiner. » 

Le secteur du raffinage sud-africain est en déclin depuis la fermeture de la plupart de ses installations vieillissantes. Actuellement, les sites opérationnels comprennent Natref à Sasolburg, Astron Energy au Cap et l’usine CTL de Secunda de la société intégrée d’énergie et de produits chimiques Sasol, qui couvrent ensemble environ 30 % des besoins en carburant du pays. 

Parmi les fermetures importantes, citons Sapref et Engen à Durban, tandis que la raffinerie GTL de Mossel Bay de PetroSA reste hors service en raison de contraintes d’approvisionnement. 

Pour inverser cette tendance, le gouvernement a lancé la South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC), qui regroupe PetroSA, la société publique iGas et le Strategic Fuel Fund au sein d’une seule entité. La SANPC est chargée de relancer les raffineries inutilisées, de consolider les actifs pétroliers de l’État et de réduire la dépendance vis-à-vis des importations. 

« Nous travaillons à la création de nouvelles raffineries et veillons à ce que la SANPC mène nos efforts pour garantir l’approvisionnement en carburant de l’Afrique du Sud », a ajouté le ministre Mantashe. 

La décision de l’Afrique du Sud marque une avancée décisive pour restaurer la capacité de raffinage, renforcer la sécurité énergétique nationale et positionner la SANPC comme un acteur central dans la transition énergétique du pays. 

Distribué par APO Group pour African Energy Chamber.

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Climate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect this

Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anda David, Senior researcher, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this has been set out by leading international institutions such as the International Labour Organisation, the UN Environmental Programme and the Network for Greening the Financial System.

All have begun to highlight the connection between climate outcomes and inequality. They are stressing that inequality should be viewed as posing systemic and macroeconomic risk. Inequality has been found to undermine democracy, social and political cohesion and economic stability. Inequality also undermines our ability to deal with climate and environmental challenges.

In a recent summary paper we analysed how environmental policies can be designed and implemented with an inequality-reduction lens. We used examples from South Africa, Colombia, Indonesia and Mexico.

As researchers in the research department of the French development agency the AFD, specialising in the analysis of inequality and the social implications of energy and economic transitions, we have seen how climate action can either narrow or deepen existing divides, depending on how policies are designed.

The core of the case we make is that reducing inequality should be a guiding principle in decisions on climate change. There are numerous cases we studied in which it’s clear that countries often simply opt for compensating those who stand to lose from environmental transitions rather than seeking more equitable solutions. This needs to change. But a shift requires focusing on a meaningful reduction of inequality as well as understanding who wins from the transition.

The green transition and the absence of equity

We take the just transition as a starting point as it is increasingly cited as the accepted framework for building sustainable economies. This approach focuses on the social dimension of the ecological and energy transition and highlights the need to secure the livelihood of those negatively affected by the green transition. It highlights an inclusive transition to a low-carbon and sustainable economy, leaving no one behind.

Countries are progressively incorporating just transition principles into their national climate strategies. Examples include South Africa’s 2022 just transition framework and Mexico’s upcoming NDC 3.0. But when it comes to the actual design and implementation of policies, equity is rarely treated as the central concern. This becomes obvious when we look at some of the characteristics of the current green transitions.

Green jobs: The promise often is that these jobs are better, more stable and more sustainable. But the research we coordinated in Colombia with the University of Los Andes shows that these opportunities benefit groups that already have advantages. Examples include university-educated urban men. Women, youth and rural populations remain largely excluded.

Green infrastructures: We looked at who owns green infrastructures, such as solar parks, wind farms, smart grids, and storage systems. We often saw it remained largely in the hands of large private and multinational companies. In South Africa, for instance, the union Numsa has pushed back against a profit-driven renewable energy programme that transferred risks to the state and kept electricity tariffs high. The main beneficiaries of the programme are financial actors and multinational corporations. This is a good illustration of how ownership determines who controls energy as well as who truly gains from the transition.

Environmental protection policies. These include:

  • protected areas – defined spaces with the goal of nature conservation and the preservation of ecosystems

  • biodiversity offsets – intended to compensate for environmental damage caused by development projects.

These policies and plans for environmental protection can generate inequalities as they are often designed top-down. As a result, local communities can lose out.

What needs to shift

Putting inequality reduction at the centre means more than adding a social component to existing programmes.

In Colombia, the findings point to the need for early and targeted public policies to address labour market disparities. Examples include:

  • integrating training in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other sustainability-related skills into technical and vocational training

  • using approaches tailored to local needs and that are sensitive to gender differences.

Read more: 33 million women grow food on plots in sub-Saharan Africa. Greener farming can boost their earnings — study

Another thing that needs to change is the level of support for businesses and particularly small enterprises so that they can contribute to job creation. Most of them operate informally and rely on survivalist strategies. Evidence from South Africa showed that they’re excluded from just energy transition plans.

We also identified areas that need improvement around taxation. A fair climate policy should start with recognising that carbon taxes are not neutral: their burden falls differently across income groups.

In Indonesia, the study we led with our partners using microsimulation found that a €30-per-ton carbon tax would slightly increase costs for lower-middle income households. But when revenues were recycled through targeted cash transfers to low-income and energy-poor households, the policy had positive outcomes.

Read more: Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

This example shows that equity depends less on the tax itself than on how its proceeds are used.

Finally, democratising ownership of the energy transition process is key to ensuring that it’s just. Our evidence shows that community and user-owned models can make renewable infrastructure inclusive as well as viable. Examples include community-owned solar installations, worker share ownership schemes and multistakeholder cooperatives.

Read more: We studied smallholder farming in three African countries for 10 years: why profitable irrigation is key

In Mexico’s Río Lagartos, for example, a local fishing cooperative invested in a solar-powered ice machine. This led to costs being cut and local incomes being boosted.

Next steps

Inequalities threaten the commitment to existing efforts in the climate domain. Embedding the reduction of inequality into climate action is an opportunity for a meaningful transformation.

The examples we found of best practice as well as the weaknesses in initiatives can help guide policymakers. The needle is moving in discussions on inequality. The suggestion by the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality is a case in point. It has recommended the creation of a global panel to provide guidance to countries on how they can ensure that reducing inequality sits at the heart of their development trajectories.

– Climate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect this
– https://theconversation.com/climate-change-and-inequality-are-connected-policies-need-to-reflect-this-269657

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Acting Police minister welcomes more than 3 000 new police constables

Source: Government of South Africa

Acting Police Minister Prof Firoz Cachalia today welcomed 3 558 newly qualified police constables who completed their training at various South African Police Service (SAPS) academies in the country.

The passing out parades were conducted simultaneously at various police academies.

Of the total number, 2 036 constables are from the SAPS Academy in Tshwane.

Speaking at the Passing out Parade held at the SAPS Academy in Tshwane, Cachalia told the new constables that the uniform they are wearing is a symbol, a symbol of authority, but more importantly, a symbol of service, of integrity and of a sacred covenant with the people of South Africa.

“Today, you march out as a unified corps, bound by a common oath and shared purpose. You have been tested mentally, physically and ethically. You have learned the law, the power of restraint, the skill of investigation and the critical importance of communication,” Cachalia said.

Cachalia said the new constables are prepared for the immense responsibility that now rests upon their shoulders.

“The road ahead is not an easy one. The challenges facing our communities are complex. Your will encounter violence, poverty and despair. You are the living, breathing embodiment of the promise that, in South Africa, justice and order will prevail.

“The SAPS is entrusting you with its future. The people of South Africa are entrusting you with their safety. Do not let them down,” Cachalia said.

Cachalia told the new constables to always remember the SAPS Code of Conduct that they pledge to and to uphold the values of professionalism, saying “policing is a profession of the heart.”

He urged the new constables to remain guided by the SAPS Code of Conduct and to uphold the values of professionalism and compassion, saying policing is “a profession of the heart”.

In his welcoming address, National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola told the new constables that the waiting is over they are now going to be active members of the SAPS.

“We take this opportunity to appreciate those who supported our trainees throughout the training period, essentially contributing to their achievement of this great accomplishment,” he said.

Gen Masemola said since their arrival at the academy, they were oriented on the SAPS in general and taken through the SAPS Code of Conduct covering professional and ethical conduct.

“We expect you to always be mindful of the SAPS Code of Conduct and our Constitutional Mandate as stipulated in Section 205 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. It is important to familiarise yourselves with the organisation’s vision and mission which provide a strategic roadmap and clarify our purpose and values. 

“We urge you to exercise the powers conferred upon you in a responsible and controlled manner. Use your power to take care of communities that you will be deployed to and collaborate with them to prevent and combat crime and to bring perpetrators of crime to justice,” Gen Masemola said.

Earlier this week, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Chairperson Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili said some of the new constables will be deployed at the Nasrec Expo Centre were the G20 Leaders Summit taking place this weekend. – SAnews.gov.za

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Deputy President meets with Zimbabwean Vice-President

Source: Government of South Africa

Friday, November 21, 2025

Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Friday met with Dr Constantino Chiwenga, the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe.

The meeting took place at the Catalyst Hotel in Sandton on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday, 22 November 2025, at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

According to the Deputy President’s Office, South Africa and Zimbabwe maintain strong and friendly relations that were established during the struggle against apartheid and colonialism. 

Zimbabwe ranks as one of South Africa’s primary trading partners within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

In 2024, South Africa exported R69.21 billion worth of goods and merchandise to Zimbabwe, an increase from R57.5 billion in 2023. 

In terms of imports, South Africa brought in R5.4 billion worth of goods and merchandise from Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to R4.4 billion in 2023.

In addition, South Africa is one of the top investors in the Zimbabwean economy, with over 120 South African companies operating in various sectors, including mining, aviation, tourism, banking, property, retail, construction, and fast food.

“This meeting is important in the context of solidifying relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe, particularly trade and investment relations, and in advancing the strategic role of SADC at a regional level,” said Deputy President Mashatile. – SAnews.gov.za

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Basic Education publishes proposed amendments to school calendar policy

Source: Government of South Africa

Friday, November 21, 2025

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published proposed amendments to the School Calendar Policy aimed at strengthening national coherence, simplifying implementation, and ensuring a streamlined framework for determining school term dates across all nine provinces. 

In a statement on Friday, the DBE said the review modernises the existing policy by removing outdated provisions and aligning the calendar-planning process with current operational and curriculum-delivery imperatives.

“The school calendar is a core planning instrument for the basic education sector. It establishes the annual structure for teaching and learning, stipulates the opening and closing dates of terms, and determines the length of school holidays. The revised policy sharpens this focus by removing unnecessary historical references and ensuring that the policy speaks directly to its technical purpose,” the department said. 

Summary of proposed amendments to the School Calendar Policy:

  1. Removal of outdated contextual references – The introduction is refined to focus solely on the purpose and function of the school
  2. Deletion of the definition of “staggering” – The concept of “staggering” (different opening/closing dates for inland vs coastal provinces) is removed, supporting a unified national school calendar.
  3. Discontinuation of traffic-flow–based scheduling – All provisions linking holiday timing to national traffic-flow patterns are deleted; such logistical considerations will no longer drive calendar design.
  4. Removal of provincial school-day uniformity clause – The clause requiring the same number of school days in all provinces is deleted; the standardised national calendar already ensures practical alignment.
  5. Phasing out of cluster-based calendar planning – All clauses related to inland/coastal clusters, staggered opening or closure, and differentiated holiday lengths are removed, establishing a single national calendar for all provinces.
  6. Introduction of a new section: “Scheduling of School Terms” – A new section replaces the cluster-based chapter, outlining principles for determining term dates within a unified national framework.
  7. Standardised January school opening date – The policy proposes that all schools open in the third week of January, ensuring synchronisation and consistent system-wide curriculum rollout.
  8. Revised provisions on the first day of the school year – The requirement for the school year to start on a Wednesday is retained; educators must report two days earlier. References linked to staggering and traffic management are removed to strengthen coherence.

“Together, these amendments serve to streamline and modernise the School Calendar Policy, establishing a coherent national framework that strengthens planning, enhances operational efficiency, and promotes consistent implementation across the basic education sector. 

“The transition from cluster-based calendars to a unified national structure improves predictability and reinforces alignment for learners, educators, parents, and administrators alike,” the department said. 

The department has therefore invited stakeholders and members of the public to review the proposed amendments and participate in the consultation process that will inform the finalisation of the policy. – SAnews.gov.za

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G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum Highlights Critical Role of Pension Funds in Closing Africa’s Investment Gap

Source: APO

The G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum — hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) — opened with calls for Africa to leverage its pension funds to address the continent’s growing infrastructure investment deficit.  

NJ Ayuk, the Executive Chairman of the AEC, stressed that with global financial systems deprioritizing Africa’s industrialization, the continent must look inward. 

“Millions of Africans still lack access to reliable energy — and that is a human rights issue,” Ayuk said. “We need more than $15 billion in refinery investment alone. We cannot continue relying on external actors. Africa sits on $400 billion in pension funds, and we must channel this capital into closing the energy deficit and giving Africans a real fighting chance. Whether it is renewables or oil, it’s time to innovate and get energy to the people.” 

He also underscored the importance of youth empowerment in driving Africa’s energy future. 

“It starts with forums like this,” he noted. “We must protect investments, embrace our oil, gas and renewable resources, and industrialize. The opportunities we create should empower young people. It is time to pass the torch so they can lead and scale our progress.” 

He added that while wealthy nations focus on decarbonizing, the use of pension funds will enable Africa to industrialize. 

Echoing Ayuk’s remarks, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), highlighted the scale of untapped domestic capital available to accelerate energy and infrastructure development. 

“By optimizing the balance sheets of existing portfolios, governments can unlock billions without turning to external financing,” she said. “African pension funds hold $1.5 trillion in assets under management. We are working to channel even a fraction of this domestic capital into African infrastructure.” 

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

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The G20 Arrives in Africa (By Megan Damon)

Source: APO

By Megan Damon, Marketing Content Strategist, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com)

For the first time, the Group of 20 (G20) – the world’s most influential economic forum – meets on African soil.

It’s a moment that shifts Africa from the margins of global commentary to the centre of global agenda-setting. And when the world’s most powerful governments, institutions, and investors look in this direction, one question becomes unavoidable:

Who is shaping what they see – and how do they interpret it?

In geopolitics, perception is never neutral. Narratives influence priorities. Priorities influence negotiations. Negotiations influence outcomes that last decades.

This G20 isn’t just about visibility.  It’s about authorship.

Visibility Without Ownership is a Risk

Global attention is an opportunity – but also a vulnerability.

Africa has experienced this pattern before: headlines arrive before context, assumptions travel faster than evidence, and external voices frame internal realities.

Narrative leadership matters because it shapes the starting point of every conversation that follows.

As APO Group Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne–Mognard notes:

 “As global attention turns toward Africa, controlling our narrative becomes a strategic imperative. If we don’t define who we are and what we stand for, the world will do it for us – and not always accurately. Owning our narrative ensures that Africa’s progress, priorities, and potential are communicated with clarity and intention.”

The G20 is a test of that ownership.

Three Reasons Why Narrative Power Matters at this G20

1. Africa deserves representation rooted in reality

The Africa driving fintech adoption, renewable innovation, cultural influence, and demographic momentum is not the Africa reflected in decades-old coverage.  This G20 is a chance to replace outdated assumptions with evidence – but only if African storytellers lead.

2. Global decisions depend on the narratives leaders consume 

Sherpa teams, ministers, and heads of state do not enter a vacuum; they enter a room shaped by what they have read, heard, and been briefed on.

Narrative cues influence how Africa is positioned:

  • stable or volatile
  • investable or risky
  • strategic partner or peripheral actor

Control the narrative, and you influence the lens through which decisions are made.

3. Economic opportunity follows clarity, not noise

Capital, development finance, and long-term partnerships follow credible stories that land with precision and proximity. Africa cannot afford narratives framed by those who lack the context to interpret its complexity.

The G20 is Where Framing Becomes Policy

The public narrative often becomes the political narrative.

What dominates the news cycle filters into:

  • briefing books
  • Ministerial talking points
  • Sherpa discussions
  • stakeholder priorities
  • final communique negotiations

A misframed story becomes a misaligned agenda. A well-framed one becomes leverage.

G20 Priorities Often Mirror the Stories that Rise to the Surface

Global trends reveal where African narrative agency is most urgently needed:

Climate finance

Africa produces less than 4% of global emissions yet only receives 3–4% of climate finance. This mismatch is fuelled by narratives that cast Africa primarily as a site of vulnerability rather than opportunity.

Digital public infrastructure

African markets are defining the frontier of mobile-first innovation, yet global reporting rarely reflects this leadership – shaping how DPI partnerships are prioritised.

Energy transition

Africa holds vast renewable potential, but international narratives often flatten the sector. This directly influences investor appetite.

Global supply chains

From critical minerals to pharmaceuticals to agriculture, Africa’s role is structural – yet too often framed as supplementary. Narrative accuracy can alter how global supply chain resilience strategies are designed.

In a G20 year, these narratives don’t just shape perception – they shape negotiation outcomes.

The G20 Spotlight Demands Strategic Media Distribution

This isn’t a normal news cycle. This is a force multiplier moment.

Narrative ownership is about placing the story – with precision – where it shapes the right conversations. At APO Group, our model is built for this purpose: African stories delivered with regional nuance, cultural fluency, and continent-wide reach.

Effective media distribution means ensuring your message reaches:

  • the right journalists
  • in the right markets
  • at the right moment
  • backed by measurable impact

This is how influence is built before global leaders even land.

Africa Doesn’t Need a New Story – It Needs the Microphone

Hosting the G20 is historic, but its significance depends on whether Africa owns the framing, not just the moment. The responsibility now is to ensure the world sees the continent as it is: dynamic, ambitious, complex, and central to the global future.

Because narrative power is strategic power.

And this is the moment to claim it.

The twentieth meeting of the G20 convenes in Johannesburg, South Africa, with leaders gathering from 22–23 November 2025.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of APO Group.

About APO Group:
Founded in 2007, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com) is the leading award-winning pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service. Renowned for our deep-rooted African expertise and expansive global perspective, we specialise in elevating the reputation and brand equity of private and public organisations across Africa. As a trusted partner, our mission is to harness the power of media, crafting bespoke strategies that drive tangible, measurable impact both on the continent and globally. 

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has been recognised with multiple prestigious awards, including a PRovoke Media Global SABRE Award and multiple PRovoke Media Africa SABRE Awards. In 2023, we were named the Leading Public Relations Firm Africa and the Leading Pan-African Communications Consultancy Africa in the World Business Outlook Awards, and the Best Public Relations and Media Consultancy Agency of the Year South Africa in 2024 and again in 2025 in the same awards. In 2025, Brands Review Magazine acknowledged us as the Leading Communications Consultancy in Africa for the second consecutive year. They also named us the Best PR Agency and the Leading Press Release Distribution Platform in Africa in 2024. Additionally, in 2025, we were honoured with the Gold distinction for Best PR Campaign and Bronze in the Special Event category at the Davos Communications Awards.

APO Group’s esteemed clientele, which includes global giants such as Canon, Nestlé, Western Union, the UNDP, Network International, African Energy Chamber, Mercy Ships, Marriott, Africa’s Business Heroes, and Liquid Intelligent Technologies, reflects our unparalleled ability to navigate the complex African media landscape. With a multicultural team across Africa, we offer unmatched, truly pan-African insights, expertise, and reach across the continent. APO Group is dedicated to reshaping narratives about Africa, challenging stereotypes, and bringing inspiring African stories to global audiences, with our expertise in developing and supporting public relations campaigns worldwide uniquely positioning us to amplify brand messaging, enhance reputations, and connect effectively with target audiences.

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Qatar, Kazakhstan Hold Political Consultations Round

Source: Government of Qatar

Astana | November 20, 2025

The third round of political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Kazakhstan was held Thursday in Astana.
HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi chaired the State of Qatar’s side, while HE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev chaired Kazakhstan’s side.
The consultations round discussed relations between the two countries and ways to support and strengthen them.
آ HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Kazakhstan Abdullah bin Hussein Al Jaber, HE Director of Asian Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Al Johara bint Yousef Al Obaidan Fakhro, and the accompanying delegation attended the consultations round.