Common African Position (CAP) on the post 2015 Development Agenda launched
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Common African Position (CAP) on the Post 2015 Development agenda was launched today, Tuesday 3rd June 2014 at the African...
View Article9th Meeting of the Joint Coordination committee of the African Peace...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The 9th meeting of the African Peace Facility (APF) Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on...
View ArticleUK Foreign Secretary looks forward to strengthened Egypt UK relations
LONDON, United-Kingdom, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary congratulates President-elect Sisi and highlights need to implement the rights contained in the constitution....
View ArticleState Visit to Ireland by His Excellency Mr Armando Emílio Guebuza President...
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 4, 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...
View ArticleSingapore to boost economic ties with Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. Singapore has emerged the largest investor in Africa among the ASEAN countries, according to the latest United Nations'...
View ArticleSRSG for West Africa’s meeting with President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia
DAKAR, Senegal, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As part of his regular consultations with regional leaders, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr....
View ArticleSTRENGTHENING EGYPT’S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS ESSENTIAL TO NATION’S LONG-TERM...
NEW YORK, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:The Secretary-General takes note of the...
View ArticleStatement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in Egypt
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United States looks forward to working with Abdelfattah al-Sisi, the winner of Egypt's presidential election, to advance our strategic...
View ArticleThe African Union investigates reports about the involvement of MISCA...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has learnt with concern of the reports...
View ArticleEricsson mobility report: Mobile internet usage to increase at twice the...
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Mobile internet use doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20 times in the next five years • By 2017, 3G...
View ArticleEU announces new rural electrification projects which will provide access to...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- European Commission Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will today reveal the 16 energy projects which will...
View ArticleFirst UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi Heralds New Era in Global Efforts to...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other High-Level Representatives from 160 UN Member and Observer States, UN Heads of Agencies,...
View ArticleEbola virus disease, West Africa – update
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ebola virus disease, West Africa – updateGuineaBetween 29 May and 1 June 2014, 37 new cases and 21 new deaths were reported from...
View ArticleTigo, Airtel and Zantel to enable mobile money payments between their...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Tigo (http://www.tigo.co.tz), Airtel and Zantel announced today a pioneering agreement to allow customers of Tigo, Airtel and...
View ArticleCanada / Statement on Egyptian Election Results
OTTAWA, Canada, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the release of the official results of Egypt's presidential...
View ArticleAfrican Union Commission Consult with SADC Member States to discuss on the...
GABORONE, Botswana, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The SADC Consultative meeting on CFTA/BIAT kicked off today. The meeting is organized by the AUC in collaboration with SADC...
View ArticleSRSG Djinnit meets with President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire
DAKAR, Senegal, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, met today in Abidjan with the...
View ArticleLibya: ICRC delegate murdered in Sirte
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of its staff member...
View ArticleGeoPoll Unveils First Ever Overnight TV Ratings In African Markets
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- GeoPoll (http://research.geopoll.com), the world's largest real-time mobile survey platform, today launched its Audience Measurement...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Let Muslims Seek Safety / Authorities, Peacekeepers...
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, June 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Government authorities in Central African Republic and international peacekeepers should allow Muslim residents to seek...
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