NUSOJ Condemns new wave of Journalists’ Arrests in Somaliland
MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today accused the Somaliland authorities of waging a renewed campaign of...
View ArticleLetter from the President — War Powers Resolution Letter Regarding Libya
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE July 27,...
View ArticleWorldwide sanctions imposed on players from Ghana, Malta
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FIFA can today confirm the extension of sanctions imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Italian Football...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Congo
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On July 21, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV...
View ArticleParliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirotaka Ishihara’s Visit to...
TOKYO, Japan, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirotaka Ishihara is scheduled to visit Mozambique, Guinea and Burkina Faso from...
View ArticleRemarks at the Presidential Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young...
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksJohn KerrySecretary of StateOmni Shoreham HotelWashington, DCJuly 28, 2014SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. What a great group. Thank you....
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Approves US$5-Billion Arrangement for Morocco Under the...
RABAT, Morocco, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a new 24-month arrangement for Morocco under the...
View ArticleSolidarity Message to the entire Muslim Ummah
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson, African Union Commission, on 2014 Eid-Al-Fitr for Muslims marking the end of the...
View ArticleUNMISS Commissioner of Police in South Sudan Briefing
JUBA, South Sudan, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Invitation: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cordially invites members of the media in South Sudan to...
View ArticleCanada Temporarily Withdraws Staff from Libya
OTTAWA, Canada, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today issued...
View ArticleThe African Union strongly condemns the latest attacks perpetrated by the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, strongly condemns the dastardly...
View ArticleMISCA wishes a happy Aïd Al-Fitr to the Muslim community in the Central...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU) in the Central African Republic (CAR)...
View ArticleMISCA makes a gesture of solidarity towards the Muslim community in the...
BANGUI, Central African Republic, July 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On the occasion of the Aïd al-Fitr, the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic...
View ArticlePwC announces investment to accelerate Africa growth opportunities
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- PwC (http://www.pwc.com) has today announced it is increasing its investment in Africa and building closer links between...
View ArticleStatement at the end of an IMF Staff Visit to Guinea-Bissau
BISSAU, Guinea Bissau, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mauricio Villafuerte visited Bissau during July 23-29, 2014 to discuss...
View ArticleADVOCACY MISSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ONTHE RIGHTS AND WELFARE...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) would like to inform the media and the...
View ArticleAfrican oil & energy sector fuelling global investor growth, says DHL
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- While Oil and Gas activity in West Africa is nothing new, it is the activity in East Africa which is creating a stir amongst...
View ArticleUNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)...
View ArticleIOM Transports South Sudan Cholera Patients from Remote Areas to Treatment...
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The South Sudan Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of cholera on 15 May 2014 and to date over 5,176 cases of the disease...
View ArticleTrop-X, the Seychelles Securities Exchange, launches new Listed Derivatives...
EDEN ISLAND, Seychelles, July 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Trop-X (http://www.trop-x.com), the Seychelles Securities Exchange, has launched its new Derivatives Market with 115 listed...
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