IFRC Secretary General reiterates his call for bold, urgent action to halt...
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Two weeks after my visit to Guinea and Sierra Leone, the situation continues to get worse, and there is no end in sight. To...
View ArticleSomali security arrest journalist after speaking out against censorship
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Somali journalist Hassan Gessey, a radio director at the independent Dalsan Radio, is being held without charge by the National...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with Angola
LUANDA, Angola, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On August, 29, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with...
View ArticleEbola situation in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Situation assessment - 3 September 2014 The Minister of Health of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has now reported 3 confirmed cases...
View ArticleSECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO SECURITY CONFERENCE IN NIGERIA, REAFFIRMS...
NEW YORK, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message, as delivered by Said Djinnit, High-Level Representative of the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Cholera admissions fall substantially
JUBA, South Sudan, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A significant decline in the number of new cholera cases in South Sudan in recent weeks has prompted the international medical...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Health services struggle to meet needs
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Facing massive displacement that has resulted from the fighting, health services in South Sudan are working under enormous...
View ArticleLibya: UN report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and...
View ArticleCommissioner Piebalgs to announce new support for Benin during his visit to...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs is to announce tomorrow that EU support for Benin in 2014-2020 will...
View ArticleHigh-Level Representative of the Secretary-General for Nigeria Said Djinnit...
DAKAR, Sénégal, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and High-Level Representative of...
View ArticleDHL takes innovative approach to grow retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa...
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Staying true to its reputation for speed, passion, teamwork and a can-do attitude, DHL Express (http://www.dpdhl.com) has...
View ArticleEnergyNet calls on African Energy Ministers to support ‘Wind for Prosperity’–...
LONDON, United-Kingdom, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As Africa's star continues to rise and Governments are becoming increasingly mindful of the importance of delivering...
View ArticleEthiopia: Refugees attempt to survive in flooded camps
LONDON, United-Kingdom, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- With the rainy season, Lietchuor refugee camp, which shelters some 40,000 people from South Sudan, has become a lake...
View ArticleEbola virus disease outbreak – West Africa
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Disease outbreak news 4 September 2014 Epidemiology and surveillance WHO has committed to provide regular situation reports...
View ArticleNEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURUNDI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
NEW YORK, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Albert Shingiro, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General...
View ArticleAFP announce the end of its collaboration with SAPA (South African Press...
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Global news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) (http://www.afp.com) has announced that it's English news content will...
View ArticleDisplaced Migrants Face Growing Risks in Libya as Fighting Intensifies
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Libya is monitoring the growing insecurity of some 200,000 overseas migrants living and working in Tripoli, Misrata and...
View ArticleAngola Explores Labour Migration and Development
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Angola will next week organize a three-day workshop on labour migration and development in Luanda for Angolan government...
View ArticleMozambique Acts to Protect Migrants in Transit
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM, in collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, will conduct a four-day training-of-trainers programme next week...
View ArticleIOM Delivers Emergency Aid to Fire Victims in Bosaso, Somalia
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has delivered emergency aid to more than 100 people burned out of their homes when fire raged through a displacement camp...
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