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Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) unveils an exciting dual release: the powerful EOS R6 Mark III and innovative RF 45mm F1.2 STM prime lens – both designed for storytellers looking to elevate their creativity.

The EOS R6 Mark III is a powerful stills camera with advanced filmmaking features, offering exceptional quality and control for photographers covering a range of subjects from sports and wildlife to weddings and portraits. Positioned above the EOS R6 Mark II, the EOS R6 Mark III offers significant upgrades in resolution, tracking, and connectivity offering additional choice alongside the existing EOS R5 and EOS R6 models.

Joining the lineup is the innovative RF 45mm F1.2 STM, Canon’s lightest f/1.2 RF lens at just 346g. This lens stands out in its category – it is ultra-fast, features smooth autofocus and delivers performance without a professional-level price tag. The lens introduces Canon’s widest aperture to the enthusiast range for the first time, offering excellent low-light performance and greater creativity. The RF 45mm F1.2 STM is a game-changer for photographers seeking depth of field control and outstanding creative results.

EOS R6 Mark III: Quality meets performance

The EOS R6 Mark III delivers an exceptional balance of resolution, speed and reliability – making it a versatile tool for a wide range of photography styles. Featuring a newly developed 32.5 megapixel full frame sensor and 40fps continuous shooting [1], it captures more detail than the EOS R6 Mark II while maintaining impressive speed. With an expanded buffer capable of handling up to 150 RAW images in a single burst (when using CFexpress cards), intelligent autofocus tracking, and robust filmmaking features, the EOS R6 Mark III is built for action. Its customisable controls and weather-resistant body [2] make it a resilient and adaptable camera that fits seamlessly into any creative workflow – from sports and wildlife to events, landscapes and portraits.

The EOS R6 Mark III excels in low light [3], offering an ISO range up to 64,000 for clean, detailed images even in challenging conditions. In-camera crop modes effectively extend reach – perfect for wildlife and sports – while up to 8.5 stops [4] of combined image stabilisation keep handheld shots sharp and steady.

This camera also demands less storage than the EOS R5 line, offering a well-balanced trade-off between file size and performance. It supports faster workflows, eases storage requirements and still delivers the image quality that users expect.

Never miss a moment

The EOS R6 Mark III is a reliable companion for high-pressure occasions like sporting events, weddings, and red carpets, with several new and improved features over its predecessors. Improved tracking algorithms lock onto moving subjects – including trains, airplanes, and horses – with greater ease, while the Register People Priority function allows users to pre-select 10 faces for priority tracking. For even more peace of mind, pre-continuous shooting records 20 frames in H+ mode before the shutter is pressed, in full RAW, JPEG, or HEIF.

Discover your inner filmmaker

For photographers expanding into video, the EOS R6 Mark III offers a seamless and confident entry into the world of filmmaking. It captures stunning 7K RAW Light footage up to 60p, delivers beautifully detailed oversampled 4K 60p with cinematic motion and supports 4K 120p for even slower, more dramatic results. Full HD 180fps recording is also available for creative slow-motion effects.

Content can easily be repurposed across platforms with Open Gate, a capability that captures the entire sensor’s output to enable more flexibility in framing, stabilisation, and post-processing. It also supports pro-level tools like waveform monitor, proxies, metadata tagging, full-size HDMI, and 4-channel audio.

Built for a smoother workflow

The EOS R6 Mark III introduces a range of new and improved features that also support a smarter, faster workflow. Dual aspect markers frame for multiple platforms in one shot, while a redesigned control tab offers a customised shooting experience. For better organisation and security, dual card slots support the fast and high-capacity CFexpress Type B and the widely used UHS-II SD. Quick and secure file transfers are also guaranteed thanks to built-in wireless connectivity, with support for the latest 5 GHz Wi-Fi [5] and Bluetooth 5.1.

Key features of EOS R6 Mark III: https://apo-opa.co/47MI2sz

• 32.5 megapixel resolution
• 40fps [1] electronic shutter
• Up to 8.5-stop IS [4]
• Wi-Fi [5] and Bluetooth
• CFexpress and UHS-II SD card slots
• Up to 7K RAW video
• Open Gate

RF 45mm F1.2 STM: Fast aperture, high impact

The RF 45mm F1.2 STM marks several firsts, introducing Canon’s first f/1.2 aperture non-professional RF lens, weighing under 350g and offering autofocus at an accessible price point. Positioned within the enthusiast RF lens range, it is designed to inspire creative experimentation with beautifully shallow depth of field and expressive low-light imagery. Until now, the super-fast f/1.2 aperture was exclusive to lenses costing much more, with users now able to explore cinematic storytelling, lifestyle shoots and portraits with stunning clarity and mood. Canon’s STM AF technology ensures subjects stay sharp, allowing photographers to focus on their vision. 

Designed for everyday versatility

The RF 45mm F1.2 STM is highly versatile with a constant length with separate focus and control rings making it a strong choice for hybrid storytellers. The RF 45mm F1.2 STM also has a convenient 67mm filter size and a minimum focusing distance of 45cm, giving creatives the freedom to fine-tune their results. This new lens also features a durable metal mount, 9-blade aperture, and compatibility with Canon’s focus breathing correction technology, all working together to deliver lasting performance and stunning results.

Key features of RF 45mm F1.2 STM https://apo-opa.co/47Wh3LA

• Lightweight at 346g
• 45mm standard focal length
• Super-fast f/1.2 aperture
• STM autofocus motor
• Dedicated control ring
• 9-blade aperture
• Super Spectra coating
• Focus breathing correction compatibility

More power. More creativity.

Launched side by side, these two products expand Canon’s growing EOS R System of high-performance creative tools. The EOS R6 Mark III bridges the gap between the EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R6 Mark II for storytellers that need both resolution and speed, while the RF 45mm F1.2 STM sets a new benchmark for fast-aperture lenses. Together, these launches continue Canon’s mission to empower photographers with tools that are designed to elevate creativity at every level.

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Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA).

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About Canon Central and North Africa:
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) (www.Canon-CNA.com) is a division within Canon Middle East FZ LLC (CME), a subsidiary of Canon Europe. The formation of CCNA in 2016 was a strategic step that aimed to enhance Canon’s business within the Africa region – by strengthening Canon’s in-country presence and focus. CCNA also demonstrates Canon’s commitment to operating closer to its customers and meeting their demands in the rapidly evolving African market.

Canon has been represented in the African continent for more than 15 years through distributors and partners that have successfully built a solid customer base in the region. CCNA ensures the provision of high quality, technologically advanced products that meet the requirements of Africa’s rapidly evolving marketplace. With over 100 employees, CCNA manages sales and marketing activities across 44 countries in Africa.

Canon’s corporate philosophy is Kyosei (http://apo-opa.co/4oGYvWD) – ‘living and working together for the common good’. CCNA pursues sustainable business growth, focusing on reducing its own environmental impact and supporting customers to reduce theirs using Canon’s products, solutions and services. At Canon, we are pioneers, constantly redefining the world of imaging for the greater good. Through our technology and our spirit of innovation, we push the bounds of what is possible – helping us to see our world in ways we never have before. We help bring creativity to life, one image at a time. Because when we can see our world, we can transform it for the better.

For more information: www.Canon-CNA.com

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Ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Budget Statement on Thursday, November 13, 2025, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, visited Takoradi to inspect the Market Circle redevelopment project, which has remained abandoned for the past three years.

Dr. Forson said the site represents both the immense promise and unrealized potential of a project that means so much to thousands of traders and families.

He described the project as a symbol of Takoradi’s economic resilience and pledged government’s firm commitment to seeing it completed.

“the Market Circle project has been captured as a priority project of government, and work will resume next year,” Dr. Forson assured.

The Minister noted that the contractor will return to site early next year once the ongoing debt restructuring is fully concluded, paving the way for the project’s revival.

Dr. Forson was accompanied by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem, Western Regional Minister Joe Nelson, and the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Fredrick Faustinus Faidoo.

The Market Circle project, when completed, will transform one of Ghana’s oldest trading centres into a modern commercial hub — improving sanitation, easing congestion, and revitalizing economic activity across the Western Region.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Finance – Republic of Ghana.

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Ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has engaged traders at Takoradi’s Market Circle as part of his stakeholder consultations.

Dr. Forson described the encounter with the traders as the highlight of his visit to the Western Region, noting that the conversations were both humbling and inspiring.

“It was clear that our efforts to stabilise the economy are beginning to bear fruit,” the Minister said after the interaction. “Many spoke of easing prices, renewed confidence, and a growing sense that the tide is finally turning in their favour.”

The engagement formed part of government’s broader effort to ensure that the 2026 Budget reflects the realities, hopes, and expectations of ordinary Ghanaians.

The Finance Minister is expected to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Finance – Republic of Ghana.

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His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to the King of Cambodia, His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, on the occasion of his country’s national day.

In this message, the Sovereign expressed His best wishes for health and happiness to His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, as well as for greater prosperity to the Cambodian people.

His Majesty the King took this opportunity to express His steadfast willingness to continue working together with the King of Cambodia towards strengthening the excellent ties of friendship between the two countries.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Kingdom of Morocco – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates.

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Rack Centre (https://Rack-Centre.com), West Africa’s leading Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data centre, today announced the launch of EdgeNext’s (http://www.EdgeNext.com) Content Delivery Network (CDN) and cloud hosting services in Nigeria, hosted at Rack Centre’s state-of-the-art facility in Lagos.

With a population of over 200 million people and one of Africa’s youngest demographics, Nigeria represents a rapidly expanding digital economy. Surging demand for internet services, mobile applications, gaming, e-commerce, and social media platforms has created an urgent need for high-performance infrastructure that can deliver seamless digital experiences.

EdgeNext’s expansion into Nigeria addresses this demand head-on by improving content delivery and cloud hosting efficiency, ensuring fast and stable application performance, and empowering businesses to scale more effectively across the region.

EdgeNext’s global acceleration network enables smoother, lower-latency digital experiences for video, social media, and e-commerce platforms, serving Nigerian end users. At the same time, its flexible cloud hosting resources help small and medium-sized businesses and developers to deploy services quickly, reduce IT costs, and accelerate their digital transformation.

Recognizing Nigeria’s thriving gaming community, EdgeNext is also developing gaming cloud solutions that deliver low-latency, high-concurrency acceleration capabilities for mobile, PC, and cloud gaming, ensuring more immersive and seamless user experiences.

Looking ahead, EdgeNext is committed to driving the adoption of edge cloud computing in Nigeria, supporting the development of smart cities, fintech innovation, digital education, healthcare solutions, and other applications critical to the country’s economic transformation.

“Launching our CDN and cloud hosting services in Nigeria marks a key milestone for EdgeNext,” said Terence Wang, CEO of EdgeNext. “By partnering with Rack Centre, we are ensuring secure, reliable, and low-latency services for enterprises, developers, and end-users, helping Nigeria embrace a new era of cloud and edge computing”.

“We are pleased to welcome EdgeNext to the Rack Centre ecosystem as a CDN and cloud hosting provider,” said Lars Johannisson, CEO of Rack Centre. “EdgeNext’s arrival at Rack Centre demonstrates the strength of Nigeria’s digital infrastructure ecosystem, and our LGS2 facility provides the capacity, connectivity, and sustainability that international providers need to serve this market effectively.”

Rack Centre’s 13.5MW campus hosts over 73 carriers, ISPs, and network operators. The recently launched LGS2 facility achieves a design PUE of 1.35 using sustainable energy sources and provides direct connectivity to every subsea cable landing on Africa’s Atlantic coast, including Equiano and forthcoming 2Africa cable.

This collaboration highlights the growing demand for edge services across Africa and reinforces Rack Centre’s position as the preferred gateway for global technology providers expanding into the region.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Rack Centre.

About EdgeNext:
EdgeNext is a global edge cloud platform specializing in Content Delivery Network (CDN), cloud hosting, and edge computing solutions. With operations across APAC, EMEA, the Americas, and now Africa, EdgeNext is committed to improving digital experiences by reducing latency, boosting reliability, and enabling faster digital transformation.

About Rack Centre:
Rack Centre is West Africa’s leading Tier III carrier and cloud neutral data-centre operator. Since 2012 it has specialised in colocation and interconnection, offering customers a technically superior, physically secure and cost-efficient environment.

https://Rack-Centre.com/

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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali, where terrorist groups have imposed blockades, disrupted access to essential supplies, and severely worsened humanitarian conditions for civilian populations.

The Chairperson firmly condemns the deliberate attacks against innocent civilians, which have resulted in unacceptable loss of life and heightened instability across affected regions. He reaffirms his solidarity with the Government and people of Mali, as well as with the families of the victims, and reiterates the African Union’s unwavering commitment to supporting peace, security, and development across the Sahel.

The Chairperson also strongly condemns the recent kidnappings, including the abduction of three Egyptian nationals, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. Such acts constitute grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.

The Chairperson urges a robust, coordinated, and coherent international response to counter terrorism and violent extremism in the Sahel. He calls for enhanced cooperation, intelligence sharing, and sustained support to affected States, in line with the Communiqué of the 1304th ministerial meeting of 30 September 2025.

Finally, the Chairperson of the Commission reaffirms the African Union’s full readiness to support Mali, as well as all Sahel countries, during this particularly challenging period, by providing the necessary assistance to their efforts toward peace and stability

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union (AU).

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As part of the national celebrations marking 50 years of Angola’s independence, the Government of Angola has honored individuals and partners who have made exceptional contributions to the country’s development and progress. Among those recognized, H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola, awarded Haim Taib, Founder and President of the Menomadin and Mitrelli Group (https://Mitrelli.com/), the Peace and Development Medal (Classe Paz e Desenvolvimento), in acknowledgment of his long-standing partnership with Angola and his contribution to strengthening the nation’s economic and social foundations. 

Haim Taib is a businessman, investor, and philanthropist, with over 40 years of experience, more than 35 in Africa building a powerful value chain of companies and initiative. For more than 35 years, he has worked and led over 100 national-scale projects and mobilized investments that have improved lives and supported sustainable growth across the continent. 

Arriving in Angola in 1991, during the civil war, Taib recognized the country’s resilience and potential, beginning his work in the country with a vision to transform peace into progress and hope into opportunity, mobilizing financial and human resources and contributing to the country during such economic and socially challenging period. Following the war, joining different sides of the conflict with a share purpose, he succeeded in implementing a self-sustaining communities based on food production. The initiative Aldeia Nova became a symbol of peace and a new chapter for agri-industrial development. 

From that foundation, Taib led the next phase of growth, through his ecosystem of companies, including Mitrelli, Luminar, Menomadin and JETA, becoming a strategic partner of Angola for major sectors for human development: water, food security, energy, and housing, followed by education, healthcare, and technology, implementing major national solutions as water for all, advanced hospitals, entrepreneur centers, vocational schools, launching major operation in telecommunication (mobile and satellite and TV broadcast) and social impact. Lately, relevant projects of new centralities and Science Center became another reference of his mission, laying the foundations for inclusive growth. 

In 2025, building on three decades of partnership, he co-founded the Lobito Corridor Impact Development (LCID) Platform together with Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, a USD 1 billion private-sector-led initiative, with USD 100 million already committed. The platform represents a new generation of financing mechanisms that blend public purpose with private capital, unlocking infrastructure, trade, agriculture, and education across Angola, the DRC, and Zambia. 

None of this would have been possible without the partnership and trust of the Government of Angola, local authorities, business and financial partners, and the many communities and employees who opened their doors and hearts to work together. Over the years, these projects have created tens of thousands of jobs, brought electricity and water to millions, built new homes and hospitals, and empowered youth through innovation, education and culture. Their dedication is what turns vision into real impact and progress into everyday life. 

Taib social development vision is embodied in the Fundação Arte e Cultura, empowering young Angolans through art, education, and culture. As Angola celebrates 50 years of independence, the Classe Paz e Desenvolvimento medal honors Haim Taib’s enduring contribution to the nation’s peace and development. 

“This recognition belongs as much to the people of Angola as it does to me,” said Haim Taib. “It is a tribute to our shared belief that when people can dream, they can create. They can change. They can build their future with their own hands. I share this honor with everyone in our Group, the wonderful people whose dedication, values, and belief in this vision have brought it to life and continue to do so every day.” 

Ceremony video: https://apo-opa.co/484faxn

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mitrelli Group.

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About Mitrelli:
Mitrelli (https://Mitrelli.com/), a Swiss-based international company with over a decade of profound impact in Africa, has been collaborating closely with African leadership, governments, businesses, and communities, investing in and implementing innovative, holistic, and sustainable national-scale solutions. To date, the company has over 100 national-scale projects implemented across the continent, spanning housing, water, food, and energy—as well as key societal accelerators such as education, healthcare, and technology. To learn more, visit us at https://Mitrelli.com/.