Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a...
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to Nigeria Abuja,...
View ArticleSRSG DJINNIT ATTENDS THE HIGH-LEVEL REVIEW OF THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM IN VIENNA
DAKAR, Senegal, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative o! f the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of UNOWA, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended...
View ArticleGreat things await Africa, says DHL Express
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Last week as he was driving through Johannesburg, a board member of a multi-billion Euro multinational made a rather bold...
View ArticleIMF Mission acknowledges Mozambique’s strong economic performance, urges...
MAPUTO, Mozambique, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A staff team from the International Monetary Fund, led by Doris Ross, visited Mozambique during February 26- March 13, 2014 to...
View ArticleThe Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Nature Conservation Trust and SANParks...
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF) (http://www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org), a private foundation in the United...
View ArticleJapan hands over $5 million to support the AU’s Peace and Stability...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- H.E. Mr. Kazuhiro Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative of Japan to the African Union (AU),...
View ArticlePascal Simbikangwa convicted of genocide and complicity in crimes against...
PARIS, France, March 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- After six weeks of hearings, the Criminal Court in Paris handed down an historic verdict today, convicting Pascal Simbikangwa of...
View ArticleForeign Minister Kutesa of Uganda to Visit China
BEIJING, China, March 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference: At the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi,...
View ArticleNEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ALGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
NEW YORK, March 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The new Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, Sabri Boukadoum, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General...
View ArticlePress Statement of the Peace and Security Council on Elections in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 424th meeting held on 12 March 2014, was briefed by the...
View ArticleRwanda Tops First African Retail Development Index
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A.T. Kearney Study provides global retailers with direction on entering specific African countriesA new study designed to...
View ArticleEuropean Union Council conclusions on South Sudan
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1. The European Union (EU) expresses its deep concern about the ongoing...
View ArticleCouncil conclusions on implementation of the EU Strategy for Security and...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1 The European Union (EU) remains deeply concerned by the crisis in...
View ArticleCouncil conclusions on West Africa’s EPA Development Programme (PAPED)
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1 The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is an important step for...
View ArticleEU adopts strategy on the Gulf of Guinea
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council today adopted an EU strategy on the Gulf of Guinea to support the efforts of the region and its coastal...
View ArticleThe European Union confirms new support for trade in West Africa
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- European Commissioners Andris Piebalgs, for Development policy, and Karel De Gucht, for Trade policy, welcome today's...
View ArticleEuropean Union Council conclusions on the Central African Republic
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1. The security and humanitarian crisis in the Central African...
View ArticleUN human rights chief to visit CAR, 18-20 March 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will visit the war-torn Central African Republic from 18 to 20 March...
View ArticleMISCA empowers CAR women to promote social cohesion, conflict resolution and...
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to improve, the African-led...
View ArticleJoint Monitoring Committee of the TICAD Process
TOKYO, Japan, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. The Joint Monitoring Committee of the TICAD Process was held on March 14 (Fri.) at JICA Research Institute. The Committee was...
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