UK secures €1 billion European Ebola commitment
LONDON, United-Kingdom, October 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has secured a €1 billion (£800 million) funding pledge at the European Council meetings...
View ArticleAlgeria – Monks of Tibhirine
PARIS, France, October 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Quai d'Orsay - French official statements (Paris, October 24, 2014) The French judicial delegation's visit to Algeria took place...
View ArticleWHO convenes industry leaders and key partners to discuss trials and...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Health Organization convened a meeting with high-ranking government representatives from Ebola-affected countries...
View ArticleEMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA
NEW YORK, October 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA WHO: Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations...
View ArticleBaird Congratulates Tunisians on Milestone Parliamentary Election
OTTAWA, Canada, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today released the following statement on today's parliamentary election in Tunisia:“Canada...
View ArticleLeaders Commit Billions in Major New Development Initiative for the Horn of...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Leaders of global and regional institutions today begin an historic trip to the Horn of Africa to pledge political support...
View ArticleGuinea’s record on women’s rights to face scrutiny by UN committee
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Guinea's record on women's rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
View ArticleTanzania’s 2014-2025 energy reform roadmap to success
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In its recent Investment Policy Review the OECD cited energy in Tanzania as a “critical bottleneck” and that the problem...
View ArticleUN Committee against Torture to review Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Australia,...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN Committee Against Torture is meeting in Geneva from 3 November to 28 November to review the following countries:...
View ArticleUN human rights report documents appalling detention conditions in Guinea
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Detainees and prisoners in Guinea are held in squalid, overcrowded facilities that fall far short of international human...
View ArticleEU announces €3 billion of development support to the Horn of Africa region
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today, the EU has confirmed that it will support the wider region of the Horn of Africa with a total of €3 billion...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations on: Sri Lanka, Burundi,...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN Human Rights Committee will be holding a news conference to discuss the outcome of its 112th session on Thursday 30...
View ArticleParliamentary Elections in Tunisia
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 27, 2014 I join President Obama in congratulating the Tunisian...
View ArticleVatican / Audience with the President of Uganda: peaceful co-existence...
VATICAN, Holy See, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today the Holy Father Francis received in audience in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the president of the Republic of Uganda,...
View ArticleForeign Minister Steinmeier on the parliamentary elections in Tunisia
BERLIN, Germany, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier issued the following statement today (26 October) on the parliamentary elections held in...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on...
NEW YORK, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General is concerned by the recent restrictions put in place in several countries and localities applying to people who...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Tunisia...
NEW YORK, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General congratulates the Tunisian people on the occasion of the country's legislative elections yesterday, 26 October...
View ArticleUSAID and Western Union Announce Official Launch of the African Diaspora...
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Launch reception to be hosted by the H.E. Liberata Mulamula, Ambassador of Tanzania to the U.S. at the Embassy of TanzaniaThe U.S....
View ArticleVice President Biden to Travel to Morocco, Ukraine, and Turkey
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Morocco, Ukraine, and Turkey during the week of November 17th, 2014. In Morocco, the Vice...
View ArticleParliamentary Elections in Botswana
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 27, 2014 I congratulate the people of Botswana on their...
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