Statement by the Press Secretary Announcing the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The White House is pleased to announce that the United States will host the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC on...
View Article22nd Summit of the African Union: The urgency to Ensure Protection, Security...
PARIS, France, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the populations of the Central African Republic and South Sudan witness the commission of abhorrent atrocities, as those in Mali...
View ArticleStatement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An IMF mission led by Harry Snoek visited Conakry during January 9-17, 2013 to complete discussions on the third review of a...
View ArticleStatement at the End of an IMF Staff Visit to Swaziland
MBABANE, Swaziland, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Jiro Honda visited the Kingdom of Swaziland during January 13‒21,...
View ArticleU.S. Welcomes Selection of New Transitional President of the Central African...
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 21, 2014 The United States welcomes the selection of Catherine...
View ArticleUNAMID Joint Special Representative to hold press conference in Khartoum
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn...
View ArticleUS Airlifts Rwandans to Central African Republic
KIGALI, Rwanda, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operating at the request of the French government and African Union authorities...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Persistent violence causes great concern
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As a semblance of normality returns to Bangui, violence grinds on elsewhere in the country, particularly the north-west. The...
View ArticleCommuniqué of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Council,1. Takes note of the Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the revised Concept of Operations for the AU...
View ArticleSECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC COMMISSION OF...
NEW YORK, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Security Council, in its resolution 2127 (2013) of 5 December 2013, requested the Secretary-General to rapidly establish an...
View ArticleTrafficking in persons: UN expert launches first official visit to Seychelles
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will...
View ArticleStatement by UNAMID Joint Special Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas to the...
KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- [as delivered] Good Morning and Happy New Year everyone. It has been nine months since I took office as the Head of UNAMID. A...
View ArticleMauritania: Follow-up mission by UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms...
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations Special Rapporteur on slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, will undertake a follow-up mission to Mauritania from 27 to...
View ArticleJournalists briefed on international public sector and accounting system – IPSAS
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mr. Thomas Asare, Director of Planning Budget Finance and Accounting, at the African Union Commission gave a press briefing...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group Announces US$100 Million in Crisis Response for the Central...
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Bank Group announced today that it will mobilize US$100 million in emergency development funds to help restore key government...
View ArticleUN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH SUDAN
NEW YORK, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH SUDAN WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and...
View ArticleCeasefire agreement signed in South Sudan
OSLO, Norway, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “Norway welcomes the ceasefire agreement in South Sudan. It is crucial that the parties now keep strictly to these agreements. All...
View ArticleUSA / Statement by the President on South Sudan
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Statement by the President on South Sudan I welcome today's signing of a cessation of hostilities agreement in South Sudan, which is a...
View ArticleFCO Press Release: Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement to cessation of...
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement to cessation of hostilities between South Sudanese Government and opposition...
View ArticleSigning of the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of South Sudan...
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 23, 2014 The United...
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