Breaking trends and critical upstream issues addressed at 21st Africa Oil Week
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, June 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The 21st Africa Oil Week (http://www.glopac-partners.com) starting on November 3rd leading up to November 7th , in Cape Town,...
View ArticleCommissioner Piebalgs in Madagascar to resume EU development cooperation
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will visit Madagascar on June 11-13 to confirm the resumption of...
View ArticleAUC – IGAD Joint Press Conference on Early Action for the Horn of Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Invitation to Journalists Journalists are invited to participate in a joint press conference on Friday 13th June 2014 at the...
View ArticleMigrant Boat Arrivals in Italy Top 50,000: IOM Calls for Action
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Director General William Lacy Swing today called for urgent international action and intensified cooperation following the...
View ArticleDisplaced in Bangui Lack Financial Means to Return Home: IOM Return Intention...
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM's fifth IDP Return Intention Survey carried out in Bangui, Central African Republic and released yesterday quantifies the...
View ArticleCrisis Will Affect One in Two South Sudanese Before Year End, Warns IOM
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- With 1.4 million people displaced by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan since December (one million inside the country and...
View ArticleChad Human Trafficking Challenge: IOM Report
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Chad has launched a major qualitative study on human trafficking in Chad, as part of a two-year US State Department-funded...
View ArticleIOM Somalia Distributes Hygiene Kits to Flood Victims in Kismayo
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Somalia and the NGO Agency for Peace and Development (APD) have distributed emergency hygiene kits to 1,000 households...
View ArticleCounselor Shannon and Special Envoy Booth To Attend IGAD Summit on South Sudan
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 9, 2014 Counselor of the Department Thomas A. Shannon Jr. and Special Envoy to...
View ArticlePresident Sisi reaffirms commitment to democracy to IPU
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Egypt's new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reaffirmed his commitment to democracy today (10/6) during talks with IPU...
View ArticleJoint Statement on National Dialogue in Sudan
LONDON, United-Kingdom, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Joint Statement by the United States, Norway and the United Kingdom on National Dialogue in Sudan.The Members of the Troika...
View ArticleReadout of the President’s Call with Egyptian President al-Sisi
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- President Obama called Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi today to congratulate him on his inauguration and to convey his commitment...
View ArticleCOMMEMORATION OF THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC) 2014 on the theme ” A...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVESWHEN: 16 June 2014WHERE: African Union Headquarters - Addis Ababa EthiopiaWHO: ACERWC and...
View ArticleCountries crack down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing / FAO’s...
ROME, Italy, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Countries took a major step forward in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing today as they endorsed a set...
View ArticleUNHCR concerned over recent attacks aimed at foreigners including refugees in...
PRETORIA, South-Africa, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UNHCR is extremely concerned over the recent spate of violence in Mamelodi, affecting foreigners, including refugees and...
View ArticleExperts meet to discuss Regional and National Statistical Capacities for...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An expert meeting started today at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss Regional and National...
View ArticleMinister Joe Costello signs Double Taxation Agreement in Botswana
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD has signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Botswana to increase two-way trade...
View ArticleAgreement on framework for political solution in South Sudan
OSLO, Norway, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ‘I am pleased that we can now see a positive development in South Sudan. IGAD and the parties deserve recognition for having taken an...
View ArticleThe African Union appoints Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita as Special Envoy for...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, today announced the appointment of Mr....
View ArticleMinister Fast Announces New Investment Agreement with Burkina Faso / By...
OTTAWA, Canada, June 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Patiendé Arthur Kafando, Burkina Faso's Minister of Industry, Commerce...
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