Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on...
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. Japan expresses strong concern over a large number of casualties and refugees resulting from the situation happened since the...
View ArticleMeeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and His Excellency...
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On December 19, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida held a meeting...
View Article“South Sudan faces large displacement and protection crisis”– UN expert calls...
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “South Sudan will face a large displacement and protection crisis, if the situation is not managed with restraint or if...
View ArticleMeeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and His Excellency...
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On December 19, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida held a meeting...
View ArticleFear of civil war in South Sudan
OSLO, Norway, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “The political leaders in South Sudan must take responsibility for stopping the violence and resolving the conflict through...
View ArticleMeeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and His Excellency...
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On December 19, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida held a meeting...
View ArticleThe Atelier – a Christmas Appeal for Gando, Burkina Faso
The founder of Schulbausteine für Gando e.V., Francis Kéré, had a simple goal: born in Gando, Burkina Faso, he wanted to build a school which would withstand the rain season and be well adapted to the...
View ArticleCoordinator Macon Phillips Travel to Benin, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South...
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 5, 2014 Coordinator Macon Phillips of the Bureau of International...
View ArticleWang Yi to Visit Ethiopia, Djibouti, Ghana and Senegal
BEIJING, China, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang announces at the regular press conference: At the invitation of Foreign Minister Tewodros...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Visiting ICRC president calls for civilians to be protected
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has begun a visit to South Sudan to assess...
View ArticleA ‘Marshall Plan’ for Africa’s employment challenge
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Tony Elumelu, the entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited (http://www.heirsholdings.com), a pan-African...
View ArticleDirect negotiations between the parties in South Sudan
OSLO, Norway, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “I am pleased to see that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has succeeded in bringing the parties to the conflict...
View ArticleFederal Foreign Office increases humanitarian aid for South Sudan
BERLIN, Germany, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Federal Foreign Office has provided Welthungerhilfe with an initial 495,000 euros to supply humanitarian aid to people in...
View ArticleUN Applauds China Efforts to Combat Illegal Ivory Trade / Six Tons of Ivory...
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Six tonnes of confiscated ivory were destroyed by the authorities in China, Monday, in an effort to combat the illegal trade in...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Health needs reach emergency levels as fighting hinders aid...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Three weeks of fighting raging throughout much of South Sudan are having increasingly serious consequences for the country's...
View ArticleIOM Expands Aid Operations in South Sudan, Appeals for Donor Support
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM is expanding its assistance to people displaced by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan and has issued an appeal to the...
View ArticleEthiopian Diaspora NGO Donates Funds to IOM through USAIM to Aid Returnees...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia has donated USD 30,000 to support IOM's ongoing post-arrival...
View ArticleUN Committee on the Rights of the Child to review Congo, Yemen, Holy See,...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 13-31 January to review children's rights in the...
View ArticleStatement by the IMF Mission to Niger
NIAMEY, Niger, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Ekué Kpodar, visited Niamey during December 9-20, 2013 to hold...
View ArticleStatement by IMF Managing Director Lagarde at the Conclusion of Her Visit to...
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Nairobi at...
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