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Paris, 2 December 2025 — APOPO participated in the 2025 Forum Data & IA, organized by Groupe La Poste, where Anna Bouchier, APOPO’s Director of European Partnerships, delivered a keynote presentation to employees and partners of the group. The Forum brought together more than 200 participants in person, with an additional 100 joining online. Attendees […]

24 November 2025, Denmark – The 2025 Union World Conference on Lung Health took place in Copenhagen from 18 to 21 November, bringing together researchers, clinicians, National TB Program managers, policymakers and operational partners from around the world. APOPO participated with a delegation led by Dr. Tefera B. Agizew, Head of APOPO’s TB Department, and

24 November, Gabela, Angola — APOPO Angola recently welcomed a delegation from Japan representing engineering company Nikken. The visitors included Chairman Makoto Amemiya, and Director of Engineering Toshiya Kudo and Technical Support Officer Mondlane Tavares, and they spent 21 and 22 November in Cuanza Sul province to understand how landmine contamination continues to affect local

When summer settled over Ukraine’s mine-affected farmland earlier this year, the fields shimmered with tall grasses and wildflowers, and heat rose from the soil in soft, wavering lines. From a distance the landscape felt gentle, almost idyllic. Up close, it told another story. Beneath the surface lay the explosive remnants of recent fighting — scattered

As the world changes, APOPO continues to evolve. From humanitarian demining and disease detection to new frontiers of scent detection, our work is rooted in innovation — and that spirit continues to guide us as we explore expanded applications for our HeroRATs. At the heart of this effort is our Innovation Department, based at the

At the APOPO HeroTREEs program in Tanzania, we are inspired by young people who are helping to restore degraded land and create greener futures. This season, Ruben van Voorst, a Bachelor’s student from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, joined the team to carry out his final-year research in International Forest

Saurimo, Lunda Sul Province, Angola — October 25, 2025 – From October 20–25th, APOPO joined fellow demining operators and national authorities in Saurimo, Lunda Sul Province, Angola, for a week of collaborative training and knowledge exchange organized by the Angolan National Mine Action Agency (ANAM). The event brought together key actors in Angola’s humanitarian demining

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Oct. 22 (APOPO) — Twenty-four newly accredited mine detection rats have arrived safely in Cambodia after leaving APOPO’s training and breeding center in Morogoro, Tanzania, on Monday. The young recruits completed their journey today and will soon join APOPO’s operations in support of the country’s national demining program. All 24 HeroRATs arrived

At APOPO, we believe that heroes come in all sizes. Some of the most remarkable ones happen to be rats. Our HeroRATs are trained to use their exceptional sense of smell to detect landmines and tuberculosis (TB), contributing to public health and safety in places where these challenges persist. But how does a small animal