EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR VALERIE AMOS CALLS FOR MORE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT...
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos completed her two-day mission to Chad late Tuesday, calling for urgent donor support...
View ArticleSolutions for Kenya’s displaced require urgent action determined by reality –...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called for...
View ArticleNew Report Finds African Seed Industry Now Dominated by Local Start-Ups
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Locally-owned African seed companies participating in a program to offer high-yield crop varieties to smallholder farmers across the...
View ArticlePlunder of timber and fisheries is holding Africa back – Kofi Annan
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Africa's rich natural resources offer a unique opportunity for a breakthrough in improving the lives of Africa's citizens, says a major...
View ArticleUporaji wa sekta za mbao na uvuvi unaizuia Afrika isiendelee – Kofi Annan
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Rasilimali za Afrika zenye utajiri mwingi zinatoa nafasi ya kipekee ya ufanisi katika uimarishaji wa maisha ya raia wa Afrika, yasema...
View ArticleTánaiste condemns recent violent attacks in Nigeria
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., has expressed serious concern about the abduction of...
View ArticleUK Foreign Secretary comments on verdict in Minova mass rape case
LONDON, United-Kingdom, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on military court ruling in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on rape cases in Minova....
View ArticleSouth African General Elections
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 7, 2014 The United States congratulates the Republic of South Africa on...
View ArticleThe African Union and partners conduct Disarmament, Demobilisation and...
TRIPOLI, Libya, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Commission of the African Union (AU) and its partners, notably the United Nations and the World Bank, yesterday, 6 May 2014...
View ArticleGreenfields investments to stimulate infrastructure capacity in fast-growing...
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- West Africa's future as a competitive economic bloc requires new solutions in power technology and investment to improve...
View ArticleMinister Paradis to Hold Media Teleconference from Abuja, Nigeria
OTTAWA, Canada, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will hold a media teleconference from...
View ArticleNigeria: UN and African experts call for immediate release of abducted girls...
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A group of United Nations and African human rights experts on Thursday called on the Boko Haram armed group to immediately release...
View ArticleASG Cheng-Hopkins concludes visit to Somalia, announcing $7 million for...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, today concluded a five-day visit to Somalia,...
View ArticleThe AU Commissioner for Peace and Security concludes consultations with...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In the context of the relevant decisions of the AU policy organs, regarding the situation in the Horn of Africa, the AU...
View ArticleVIDEO-PHOTO PRESS RELEASE: Kofi Annan Launched the 2014 Africa Progress Report
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mr Kofi Annan, chairman of the Africa Progress Panel (http://www.africaprogresspanel.org) launched the 2014 Africa Progress Report to...
View ArticleStatement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Mario de Zamaróczy, visited Cameroon during April 24–May 8, 2014 to conduct...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the...
NEW YORK, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General congratulates the people and Government of South Africa on the peaceful holding of parliamentary and provincial...
View ArticleCanada Condemns Latest Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
OTTAWA, Canada, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following reports of the killing of more than 300 civilians in northeastern Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleThe African Union looks forward to a positive outcome from the talks between...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, looks forward to the planned meeting...
View ArticleAUC Chairperson Approves the Deployment of an African Union Observation...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following an invitation from the National Electoral Commission (CNE) of Guinea Bissau, the Chairperson of the African Union...
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