Africa Day Keynote Address
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksReuben Brigety Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs Washington Hilton Washington, DC May 23, 2013 Thank you for...
View ArticleAfDB Returns to the Ugandan capital market with its second shilling bond
TUNIS, Tunisia, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) has launched its second Uganda-shilling denominated bond on the domestic...
View ArticleRemarks by Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank...
TUNIS, Tunisia, May 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Remarks by Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, at the 50th anniversary of the African Union: Photo...
View Article“The Next Agenda is Economic Transformation” – AfDB President commends AU...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “The sleeping giant is on its way” stated AfDB President Donald Kaberuka during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the...
View ArticleTerrorist Attacks in Niger
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of Press Relations Washington, DC May 24, 2013 The United States...
View ArticleRemarks With Ethiopian Foreign Minister Adhanom Tedros After Their Meeting
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksJohn Kerry Secretary of State African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much....
View ArticleThe African Union Commission and UNAMID sign a Funding Agreement for Darfur
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Commission of the African Union (AU) and the Joint AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today signed an Agreement...
View ArticleMESSAGE OF H.E. DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- MESSAGE OF H.E. DR. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION FOR THE AFRICAN UNION KWAME NKRUMAH...
View ArticleRemarks at the African Union 50th Anniversary Summit Leaders Dinner
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksJohn Kerry Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good evening, everybody. The...
View ArticleOn Africa Day, Jubilee Celebrations reflect on panafricanism
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Heads of States and Government spent the morning of Africa Day, May 25th, that marks the establishment of the Organization of...
View ArticleYouth forum stresses more space for youth participation
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Young people from around Africa gathered in the historic Africa Hall for an intergenerational Youth Forum with selected Heads of...
View ArticleDHL Learning and Development Program to Help Bridge the Skill Gap in Africa
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Program is a key stimulus in the burgeoning skills gap in Africa, allowing local recruitment rather than expatriate staffing...
View ArticleON AFRICA DAY, UN CHIEF SAYS CONTINENT’S FUTURE FULL OF OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE
NEW YORK, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today declared that while Africans forge ahead with "a new narrative" for their continent, the United Nations...
View ArticleAfDB and its Partners to Focus on Africa’s Future at Annual Meetings in Morocco
MARRAKESH, Morocco, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) opened on May 27 in Marrakech, Morocco,...
View ArticleSkyVision to Showcase New Services at South Africa’s “Satcom 2013” Exhibition
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. (http://www.skyvision.net), a leading global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and...
View ArticleIFC Hosts International Conference to Promote Energy Efficiency in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The conference is hosted in partnership with the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, and aims to increase local...
View ArticleIn Rome the EU considers the ‘Cocaine Route’ programme
ROME, Italy, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Announcement for Editors-in-Chief, International Conference "Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine...
View ArticleRemarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy after his...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy after his meeting with Prime Minister of Libya Ali Zeidan...
View ArticleHappy anniversary to the African Union
BERLIN, Germany, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement today (25 May) to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding...
View ArticleCommemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- What Commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers Who Government Representative, Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces General...
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