UN EMERGENCY FUND GIVES US$3.8 MILLION TO FACILITATE AID OPERATIONS AND...
NEW YORK, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has allocated US$3.8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the UN...
View ArticleFrom Mobile Solar Computer Classrooms to Novel Baobab Products: Green...
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Nairobi plays host to one of the largest gatherings of start-up social and environmental enterprises ever, as 41 green...
View ArticleUnited Nations General Assembly Adopts New Malaria Resolution, Member States...
NEW YORK, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In the last days of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, UN Member States adopted Resolution A/68/L.60,...
View ArticleSpecial Envoy Djinnit praises Angola’s pivotal role as Chair of ICGLR,...
LUANDA, Angola, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Said Djinnit completed a two day visit in Luanda, Angola. The Special Envoy met with...
View ArticleAfrican CEOs optimistic about growth despite challenges on the continent –...
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company's prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to...
View ArticleAPO named official wire service for Aviation Africa 2015
DAKAR, Senegal, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Aerocomm Ltd has named APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com) the official wire service of Aviation Africa...
View ArticleEbola virus disease – Democratic Republic of Congo
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Disease outbreak news 10 September 2014 Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more...
View ArticleDialogue, religious freedom and rejection of extremism and violence at the...
VATICAN, Holy See, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today the Holy Father Francis received in audience Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, president of the Tunisian Republic, who...
View ArticleTony Elumelu: “Heirs Holdings has the ambition to generate at least a quarter...
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Well-known global business leader and chairman of Heirs Holdings Tony Elumelu says the group “has the ambition to generate at...
View ArticleCommuniqué of the 452nd Meeting of the Peace and Security Council
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 452nd meeting held on 22 August 2014, adopted the...
View ArticleRed Cross calls for additional funding to increase its response to the Ebola...
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- With cases of the Ebola virus disease continuing to surface at unprecedented speed in West Africa, the International...
View ArticleLetter from the President — War Powers Resolution Regarding the Central...
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Letter from the President -- War Powers Resolution Regarding the Central African Republic Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) On...
View ArticleFIFA and the United Nations hand in hand to fight Ebola
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FIFA and the United Nations have decided today to join forces in the effort to stop the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBYA ISSUES UPDATE TO ITS...
NEW YORK, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On 11 September 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued the...
View ArticleWHO welcomes Cuban doctors for Ebola response in West Africa
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- WHO welcomes the commitment from the Government of Cuba to provide 165 health professionals to support Ebola care in West...
View ArticleBusiness Exchange builds CJTF-HOA, Camp Lemonnier and Djibouti on Working...
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Djibouti Chamber of Commerce, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier came together for a Business...
View ArticlePress conference to present new UN hunger report – FAO headquarters, 16...
ROME, Italy, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Includes new figures on the number of hungry people in the world, key lessons from individual countries on food security and...
View ArticleSwitzerland steps up response to Ebola epidemic in West Africa
BERN, Switzerland, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Switzerland is stepping up its aid in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Swiss Humanitarian Aid is pledging...
View ArticleCAR Crisis Triggers Massive Displacement, Long Term Socio-Economic Impact
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The crisis that erupted in the Central African Republic (CAR) in December 2012 triggering widespread sectarian violence,...
View ArticleMadagascar Added to Air Seychelles’ Growing Regional Network
VICTORIA, Seychelles, September 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Air Seychelles (http://www.airseychelles.com), the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today announced the...
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