Central African Republic: farming and families hit by insecurity /...
ROME, Italy, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Widespread looting and insecurity in the Central African Republic have taken a heavy toll on crops, livestock and fishing and is...
View ArticleMerck Forms a Scientific Partnership with Kenya Medical Research Institute...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Merck signs memorandum of understanding with KEMRI to collaborate on research and development projects, programs and activities...
View ArticleIMF Concludes Mission to Uganda on the Third Review of the PSI
KAMPALA, Uganda, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Kampala to conduct the third review of Uganda's economic program...
View ArticleConclusion of the IMF Review Mission to Tanzania
ARUSHA, Tanzania, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Hervé Joly, visited Tanzania during October 16−29, 2014. The mission...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the...
NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia on 28 October...
View ArticleMinister Paradis Announces Canada’s Support for World Food Programme’s School...
OTTAWA, Canada, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Canada's continued...
View ArticleUN independent experts on torture and summary executions to conduct first...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Two United Nations Special Rapporteurs will carry out the first official visit ever to the Gambia by experts of the Human...
View ArticleDHL’s Shop the World! survey reveals emerging markets offer highest growth...
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. This...
View ArticleH.E. President Kenyatta of Kenya and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Witness...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon witnessed Thursday the adoption of a...
View ArticleReadout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta,...
NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of his cabinet and discussed...
View ArticleReadout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh...
NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh...
View ArticleEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CONSULTATION VITAL STEP IN SHAPING...
NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, concluding a two-day visit to South...
View ArticleThe AU responds to Human Rights Watch allegations of sexual exploitation and...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following the Press Release issued by the Commission of the African Union (AU), on 8 September 2014, in response to the...
View ArticleCanada Welcomes Results of Historic Tunisian Elections
OTTAWA, Canada, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed the results of Tunisia's parliamentary elections, which were held October 26,...
View ArticleEtisalat Prize for Literature: Call for Entries for 2014 Flash Fiction Prize...
LAGOS, Nigeria, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Nigeria's most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat (http://www.etisalat.com.ng), has announced the 2014 Flash Fiction...
View ArticleTrade between Africa and Ireland to reach €24 billion by 2020 – Minister for...
DUBLIN, Ireland, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Trade between Ireland and Africa is expected to reach €24 billion by 2020, Minister for Development, Trade Promotion and North...
View ArticleU.S. Condemns Violence in South Sudan’s Unity State
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United States condemns in the strongest terms the latest attacks by Sudan People's Liberation Movement /Army - In Opposition...
View ArticleDHL invests over EUR 30.5 million in new South Africa facilities
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Investments by DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Supply Chain entities underscore long term growth plans for the region•...
View ArticleHuman Rights Commissioner concerned about the detention of civil rights...
BERLIN, Germany, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Christoph Strässer, the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid, issued the following...
View ArticleStatement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Situation in Burkina Faso
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United States is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Burkina Faso resulting from efforts to amend the...
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