CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND ALLOCATES US$86 MILLION TO SUPPORT AID...
NEW YORK, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Humanitarian Chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$86 million to sustain emergency...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Attacks on MSF health facilities obstruct aid efforts / Assault...
JUBA, South Sudan, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Thousands of people are at risk of being left without desperately needed medical care after the international medical...
View ArticleIMF Executive Board Completes Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Extended...
LILONGWE, Malawi, January 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third and fourth reviews of Malawi's economic...
View ArticleThe AU takes steps towards the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, reiterates her serious concern...
View ArticleEgypt’s Constitutional Referendum
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 17, 2014 Egypt's turbulent experiment in participatory democracy the last...
View ArticleFinal Results of Madagascar’s Presidential Election
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 18, 2014 The United States welcomes the announcement of the...
View ArticleMinister Costello calls for urgent response to Central African Republic crisis
DUBLIN, Ireland, January 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello T.D., has underlined the need for stronger international action to end the...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: ICRC appeals for end to intercommunal violence
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Fresh intercommunal violence has flared in western and north-western parts of the Central African Republic. Since Friday, the...
View ArticleStatement by High Commissioner Pillay at the Special Session of the Human...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Statement by High Commissioner Pillay at the Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the Situation of Human Rights in...
View ArticleDHL’s focus on Africa pays off
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, January 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Over 20 external awards in 2013 across range of functions, including HR and Customer Service • Managing Director,...
View ArticleAccor, the world’s leading hotel operator in the economy and budget segment...
DAKAR, Sénégal, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In Africa, ibis is strong with its network of 34 ibis hotels in Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast,...
View ArticleSECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ELECTION OF CATHERINE SAMBA PANZA IN CENTRAL...
NEW YORK, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the...
View ArticleJapan / Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Referendum on...
TOKYO, Japan, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. As a result of a public referendum held on 14th and 15th January, the draft of the amended Egyptian constitution was approved....
View ArticleAgriculture, Food and Security at the centre of African Union Summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “Transforming Africa's Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development” is the theme...
View ArticleWITH CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC IN ‘FREE FALL’, SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE,...
NEW YORK, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the Human Rights Council's special session on the Central African Republic,...
View ArticleIFC Supports Expansion of Primary Education with Investment in Bridge...
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, willinvest $10 million in equity to support the expansion of Bridge International Academies,...
View ArticleEU confirms its support for development of Central Africa
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs is going to announce close to €3 billion in grants for countries and...
View ArticleIOM Uganda Promotes HIV/AIDS Prevention among Mobile Populations
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM is distributing medical and laboratory equipment to different health clinics strategically located in HIV hot-spots in...
View ArticleUN Backs IOM Aid to IDPs Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated USD 8 million to IOM to support the organization's response to the...
View ArticleUN Envoy to Somalia on the new Cabinet
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the endorsement of the...
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