Joint visit of Deputy Prime Ministers Reynders and De Croo to Rwanda
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 8, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On Thursday 8 January in Kigali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders and Deputy...
View ArticleUNMISS documents killings of civilians in Bentiu and Bor in April 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UNMISS Human Rights Division today issued a 33-page report concerning allegations that armed opposition forces killed...
View ArticleGambia radio station censored, director harassed after foiled coup
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An independent radio station that Gambian authorities ordered to stop broadcasting from January 1 to 4 after a failed coup attempt...
View ArticleFOREIGN MINISTER OF EGYPT TO PRESENT COUNTRY’S BID FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT,...
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press interview Opportunities and Lunch Invitation 13 January 2014 from 11:00 am, UN Complex, Nairobi Egyptian Foreign Minister,...
View ArticleMSF opens new Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has admitted its first patients to a new Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC)...
View ArticleMohamed Ibn Chambas warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’...
NEW YORK, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- West Africa's political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 152 former child soldiers reunited with...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Families living in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale are due to be reunited with their children...
View ArticleSECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL SALIHU ZAWAY UBA OF NIGERIA AS FORCE...
NEW YORK, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Major General Salihu Zaway Uba of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations...
View ArticleMali – Appointment of Modibo Keita as prime minister (January 8, 2015)
PARIS, France, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- France congratulates Modibo Keita on his appointment as prime minister of the Republic of Mali. It wishes him every success. France...
View ArticleNigeria – Attacks against the town of Baga and the surrounding villages...
PARIS, France, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- France condemns the terrorist attacks perpetrated on January 8 in the town of Baga and the surrounding villages, in northeastern...
View ArticleBaird Condemns Brutal Destruction of Nigerian Villages
OTTAWA, Canada, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement regarding reports that Boko Haram had razed at least 16...
View ArticleCanada / Africa / Diplomatic Appointments
OTTAWA, Canada, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced the following diplomatic appointments:Isabelle Roy becomes Ambassador to the People's...
View ArticleU.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Borno State
WASHINGTON, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 9, 2015 The United States condemns the recent escalation of...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on...
NEW YORK, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General is appalled about reports of hundreds of civilians killed around the town of Baga, Borno state, near Nigeria's...
View ArticleVisit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON – 13 January 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Visit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON - 13 January 2015 What Visit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON Who - H.E. Mr. Sa...
View ArticleNorway’s Foreign Minister Brende condemns attack in Nigeria
OSLO, Norway, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ‘I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear the news that once again a young girl has been used as a suicide bomber, this time at a...
View ArticleWCC expresses shock over killings in Nigeria
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed deep shock over the attacks by extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, which...
View ArticleFCO Minister leads British trade delegation to Egypt
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Minister for Middle East leads British trade delegation, with companies from energy, construction and retail sectors, to...
View ArticleUSAFRICOM Commander, General David Rodriguez, Visits the DRC
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 13, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa warmly welcomes the commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), General David...
View ArticleLocal Internet Hosting Opportunities Key to Furthering Internet Development...
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Local Internet hosting is key to the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report released today...
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