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VATICAN / TO THE BISHOPS OF ZIMBABWE: GUIDE YOUR PEOPLE TOWARDS UNITY AND...

VATICAN, Holy See, June 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “The Church in your country has stood fast with her people both before and after independence, now also in the years of overwhelming...

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USARAF Trains 4,000 Troops in Chad, Guinea, Malawi

STUTTGART, Germany, June 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- With support from regionally aligned forces from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., U.S. Army Africa...

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Under Secretary Sherman To Speak on U.S.-Somalia Strategy

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 2, 2014 Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will deliver remarks...

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Nigerian business leader and philanthropist Sir Emeka Offor announces another...

ABUJA, Nigeria, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- For the second consecutive year, Nigerian philanthropist and business leader Sir Emeka Offor (affectionately known as Sir Emeka) has...

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WorldVentures Broadens Travel Experiences to Australia and Serbia Simultaneously

PLANO, TX, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- WorldVentures™ (http://www.worldventures.com), the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships, with presence in South...

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Breakbulk Workshops in Dar es Salaam & Nairobi Provide Unmatched...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Hundreds of logisticians will take part in the East African Breakbulk Workshop Series (http://www.breakbulk.com) which will...

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Statement of Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator,...

KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations welcomes the reaffirmation made by the Government of Sudan at the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference for South...

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Tunisia: UN Special Rapporteur on torture to assess adoption of 2011...

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations Special Rapporteur Juan E. Méndez will undertake a visit to Tunisia, from 4 to 6 June 2014, to follow up on his...

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Immigration Officers Trained to Register Migrants in Western Tanzania

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Tanzania is training a group of 40 Tanzanian immigration officials on the use of a biometric registration system recently...

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IOM Receives New Ethiopian Diaspora Donation through USAIM

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The US Association of International Migration (USAIM), IOM's non profit partner in the United States, has received another...

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Joint statement by the Special Envoys for the Great Lakes on their visit to...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region...

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State Visit to Ireland by His Excellency Mr Armando Emílio Guebuza President...

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The President of the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Mr Armando Emílio Guebuza, has accepted an invitation from President Higgins to...

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Local businesses should capitalize on Africa’s rising opportunities, says DHL

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Due to Africa being home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world(1), the continent is fast becoming top of...

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Symposium to initiate inclusive phase of IGAD-led Peace Talks for South Sudan...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As part of the ongoing IGAD-led Mediation Process for South Sudan, a multi-stakeholder symposium will be held at the African...

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Central African Republic : Fresh attack on MSF in Ndele

BANGUI, Central African Republic, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has just evacuated a...

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UN Envoy for Somalia pledges support, calls on Somalis to unite for progress

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary since the launch of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) the...

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Tripartite Committee Meeting on International Support to Sudan and South Sudan

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Tripartite Committee (TC) for the Joint Approach to the International Community concluded a meeting in Addis Ababa on 03...

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Statement by the Commissioner of Peace and Security at the 9th African Peace...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Statement by the Commissioner of Peace and Security at the 9th African Peace Facility (APF) Joint Coordination Committee (JCC)...

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Libya: Concerns mount as medical services suffer effects of fighting in Benghazi

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent are concerned about the humanitarian consequences...

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Resurgence of epidemic Ebola in West Africa

CONAKRY, Guinea, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- While the number of patients appeared to be in decline, new cases of Ebola have been reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The virus...

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