Luanda, 5 September, 2025 – On September 16, 2025, the Government of Japan will once again demonstrate its commitment to humanitarian mine action in Angola through the signing of a grant agreement with APOPO. The ceremony is due to take place at the Japanese Embassy in Luanda and will mark the third time Japan has […]
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8 August 2025, Kyiv, Ukraine – APOPO has deployed new detection dog teams to Ukraine as part of a joint humanitarian demining project with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG). This expansion is funded by a $9.8 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and focuses on Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, the regions with the highest concentration
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Angkor Wat tickets open the gates to one of the world’s most treasured archaeological wonders. As the sun rises over these jewels of the Khmer Empire, the atmosphere is hushed and reverent. It’s a moment etched in every traveler’s memory, and it all begins with the right ticket. Below we give you detailed information about
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In the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, in the village of Mgeta — about 50 kilometers from Morogoro, where APOPO’s Tanzania headquarters are based — farmers are rethinking how they work with the land. On steep hillsides long challenged by erosion and unpredictable rainfall, change is underway through the MAP Project, a collaboration between APOPO, the
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July 1, 2025, Addis Ababa — Five newly trained tuberculosis (TB) detection rats have just arrived at APOPO’s TB facility in Addis Ababa. Their mission is urgent and clear: to strengthen Ethiopia’s fight against one of its deadliest infectious diseases. These specialized rats — Bieber, Kenenisa, Gea, Tirunesh, and Mayele — have joined APOPO Ethiopia’s
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Kansas, 21 June, 2025: APOPO’s official HeroRAT exhibit is now open and operating at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas. Seven HeroRATs — Aksa, Aziz Ki, Bobby Charleton, Clarity, Hamida, Pacome, and Picasso — have settled into their new environment, where they are beginning a new chapter as ambassadors for APOPO’s scent detection work. The
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Antalya, Türkiye, 20 June, 2025: APOPO’s Search and Rescue project reached a milestone this week as six trained RescueRATs have successfully relocated from Tanzania to Turkey. This marks the start of a new chapter in APOPO’s mission to support disaster response efforts and save lives in earthquake-prone areas. The relocation is the result of over
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On May 28, 2025, 198 second-year BSc Forestry students from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) visited APOPO’s headquarters based at the university’s campus for a practical session as part of their Agroforestry Systems and Technology course. The training was part of the Syntropic Agroforestry Innovation Accelerator (SAIA), a platform supporting agroforestry education in Tanzania through
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