IMF’s Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review Under the ECF Arrangement...
MASERU, Lesotho, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth and final review of the Kingdom of Lesotho's...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBYA ISSUES UPDATE TO SECOND...
NEW YORK, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On 27 August 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued the following...
View ArticleLopatka: “Use opportunities offered by Africa as market of the future” /...
VIENNA, Austria, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- "Africa is experiencing an economic upturn. In 2012, 7 out of 10 states with the worldwide highest growth rates were situated in...
View ArticleIFC and NHFC Invest in IHS II Fund to Promote Affordable Housing in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the National Housing Finance Corporation of South Africa today announced...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with the Republic...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On August 30, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV...
View ArticleStatement by Baird and Yelich on the Two Canadians Detained in Egypt
OTTAWA, Canada, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today...
View ArticleProminent Darfuris discuss ways to address tribal conflicts
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, September 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Prominent Darfuri leaders took part in a conference to discuss the root causes of the recent tribal conflicts in...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE OPENING IN N’DJAMENA OF THE 3RD MEETING OF THE HEADS OF...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ - The 3rd meeting of the Heads of Intelligence and Security Services of the countries of the Sahelo-Saharan region opened...
View ArticleInvitation to a technical press briefing on the record ahead of the...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- You are invited to a technical press briefing on the record ahead of the conference "A New Deal for Somalia" at...
View ArticleMSF DENOUNCES THE TARGETING OF CIVILIANS IN A NEW WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN CAR
PARIS, France, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 26 patients treated with machete and gunshot wounds in Bouca by MSF teams The medical-humanitarian organisation MSF denounces the...
View ArticleAfDB extends US $150 million to Mauritius Commercial Bank to enhance lending...
TUNIS, Tunisia, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved on Wednesday, September 11 a...
View ArticleDevelopment Planning in Post-Civil War Libya: AfDB calls for transition from...
TUNIS, Tunisia, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In its economic report titled: “From Resource-rich State to a Productive Economy: Development Planning in Post-Civil War Libya”,...
View ArticleZambia: Drop charges against men accused of same-sex conduct
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Zambia must immediately drop the charges against two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct and release them from prison...
View ArticleZambia: Drop charges against men accused of same-sex conduct
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Zambia must immediately drop the charges against two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct and release them from prison...
View ArticlePresident Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy Wang Zhengwei to Attend the Mali...
BEIJING, China, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference: Wang Zhengwei, Vice Chairman of the National...
View ArticleUN Committee on the Rights of the Child to review Sao Tome and Principe,...
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 16 September to 4 October to review the situation of...
View ArticleSpeech by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Speech by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament on the situation in Egypt Thank you...
View ArticleUK / FCO Minister visits Morocco
LONDON, United-Kingdom, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Alistair Burt re-emphasises UK support for Moroccan reform, and looks to continued international co-operation and closer...
View ArticleDRC: MSF assists displaced people in Ituri, Orientale Province
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- For the past two weeks, several tens of thousands of displaced people have been living in precarious conditions in the...
View ArticleCape Verde sanctioned; Tunisia through to final FIFA World Cup™ qualifying round
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- By means of a telephone conference, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has today taken a decision to sanction the Cape Verdean...
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