flydubai reaches milestone 80 destinations with addition of three new routes...
Dubai, UAE, August 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Dubai-based flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com) today announced the addition of three new East African routes, bringing the total number...
View ArticleWHO issues “roadmap” to scale up international response to the Ebola outbreak...
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Health Organization is today issuing a "roadmap" to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak...
View ArticleDHL Express strengthens Africa’s links with major developed economies
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, August 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Despite a challenging global economic environment, import and export trade volumes for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa...
View ArticleSudan: ICRC signs country agreement with government
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today signed a newly revised...
View ArticleU.S. Special Representative for Somalia, UN Special Representative of the...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, August 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United States Representative for Somalia James P. McAnulty, UN Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay and European...
View ArticleDeteriorating Security in Libya May Result in More Migrant Boats: IOM
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM is concerned that the number of migrants trying to reach Italy from Libya by sea could increase in the coming weeks, as...
View ArticleIOM Supports Community Efforts to Help Displaced People in Bangui Return Home
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In Bangui's Third District a community association “Tournons la Page” (“Turn the Page”) is helping people displaced by the...
View ArticleIMF and the East African Community Launch Collaboration Program to Assist...
ARUSHA, Tanzania, August 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the East African Community (EAC) this week launched a collaborative program to improve...
View ArticleEvent Announcement: AfricaRice to host ‘Rice Innovations Fair’
COTONOU, Benin, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Innovative R&D products, tools and approaches developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and its partners to boost...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Completes the Fourth Review Under the Stand-By...
TUNIS, Tunisia, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of Tunisia's economic performance...
View ArticlePolitical Tensions in Lesotho
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC August 30, 2014 The United States is deeply concerned by clashes...
View ArticleWHO Ebola Disease Outbreak News: Senegal
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Epidemiology and surveillance On 30 August 2014, Senegal's Ministry of Public Health and Social Affairs provided WHO with...
View ArticleHow Movitel has changed the life of Mozambican people: From a house helper to...
MAPUTO, Mozambique, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Antonio Edmundo, 23 years old, is currently the director of the Movitel's district center island Ilha de Mozambique, Nampula...
View ArticleJoint statement by the UN, IGAD and EU Envoys to Somalia International...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement by Col...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Lesotho
NEW YORK, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General is concerned about the reported military takeover in Lesotho. He calls for respect for the constitutional order...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Renewed violence in capital and throughout the country
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Although security had apparently been improving in Bangui, fighting between international forces and armed men erupted in the...
View ArticleOne MSF staff member returned, three still missing in DRC / After the escape...
PARIS, France, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On Friday, August 29, Chantal, one of the four members of the MSF team abducted in North Kivu, was found unharmed. However, MSF...
View ArticleSwitzerland steps up aid to fight Ebola epidemic in West Africa
BERN, Switzerland, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Switzerland is stepping up its aid to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Swiss Humanitarian Aid has committed an...
View ArticleThe African Union warns against any Unconstitutional Change of Government in...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is following with deep concern...
View ArticleAviation Africa 2015 will take place in Dubai, UAE on 10-11 May 2015
DUBAI, UAE, September 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Aviation Africa 2015 (http://www.aviationafrica.aero) is a 2-day Summit & Exhibition, which takes place 10-11 May 2015 in Dubai,...
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