South Sudan: ICRC calls for respect for humanitarian workers
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and dismayed by reports of the killing of at least six...
View ArticleDHL transports construction machinery to Ghana on behalf of Papenburg
ACCRA, Ghana, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • 125 machines with a total weight of 1,596 tons have already been delivered• An additional 80 pieces of construction equipment will...
View ArticleGarmin, the Global Leader in GPS Satellite Technology, is calling on buyers...
LUSAKA, Zambia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Africa team for Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.garmin.co.za) will be hosting meetings in Lusaka, Zambia to meet with...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama announces $37 billion business investment in Africa,...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United States President Barack Obama announced a $37 billion investment in Africa, and another $110 million annual support to...
View ArticlePRESS CONFERENCE ACERWC ADVOCACY MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- MEDIA ADVISORY When: 08 August, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: Juba Grand Hotel The African Committee of Experts on the Rights...
View ArticleMinister Sherlock announces €1.5 million funding to fight the threat of...
DUBLIN, Ireland, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Minister of State for Development, Trade Promotion and North South Co-operation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today announced the allocation...
View ArticleCanada Supports Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Nigeria / Canada will...
OTTAWA, Canada, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today, Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La...
View ArticleThe Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR to discuss Ebola
LONDON, United-Kingdom, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Foreign Secretary chaired a further meeting of COBR this morning to discuss Ebola and the current situation in Sierra...
View ArticleU.S. Support to Africa through the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Fact SheetBureau of International Security and NonproliferationWashington, DCAugust 6, 2014The InitiativeDuring 2010, the International...
View ArticleRemarks by the President at Press Conference After U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- State DepartmentWashington, D.C.6:14 P.M. EDTPRESIDENT OBAMA: As I think everyone knows by now, this first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit has...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Partnering to Counter Terrorism in Africa
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania underscored, Africa-based terrorists threaten the interests of the...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire’s National Day
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 7, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United...
View ArticleCanada Reaffirms MNCH commitment to Nigeria / Canada’s leadership in MNCH...
OTTAWA, Canada, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La...
View ArticleU.S. Orders Departure of Eligible Family Members from Liberia; Sending...
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press StatementMarie HarfDeputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCAugust 7, 2014At the recommendation of...
View ArticleAnniversary of Attacks in Kenya and Tanzania
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCAugust 7, 2014Today marks the 16th anniversary of the cowardly terrorist attacks...
View ArticleWHO Statement on the Meeting of the International Health Regulations...
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The first meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005)...
View ArticleGemalto to acquire SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection
DUBAI, UAE, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • This acquisition makes Gemalto the reference in cloud data, software and transaction security adding core network data protection...
View ArticleWorld must act now to avert a humanitarian disaster in Somalia – UN expert...
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations human rights expert Bahame Tom Nyanduga urges the international community to act now to avert a looming...
View ArticleIOM Conducts Biometric Registration of Displaced in Juba Civilian Protection...
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Since the crisis began in South Sudan in December 2013, over 1.1 million people have been displaced from their homes. Over...
View ArticleSolar Lanterns Diminish Gender-Based Violence, Bring Other Benefits to...
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has donated 3,300 solar lanterns to reach 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia. The recipients are now at...
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