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Secretary’s Remarks: On the Occasion of the Republic of Namibia’s National Day

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 20, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I...

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ILO, Somalia sign agreement to promote decent work

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), the social partners of the country and the International Labour Organization (ILO)...

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Africa: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting...

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationMarch 20, 2014Funding Opportunity Number:...

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Philips to establish Research & Innovation Hub in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • The Philips Africa Innovation Hub in Kenya will be the center for developing innovations “in Africa-for Africa” in the areas of...

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World Tuberculosis Day: New approach achieves success fighting disease in...

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling attention to...

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Joint action to avoid food crisis in the Central African Republic / The World...

ROME, Italy, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of the Central African Republic are...

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Sudan: ICRC staff member killed

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was killed in Al Fashir, Darfur, on 20 March. Najmaddin...

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Kenya Transition to a Green Economy Could Bring Gains of US $45 billion by...

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Kenyan Minister, UNEP Executive Director Among Those to Launch Joint Report What: Launch event for The Green Economy Assessment...

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Somali prime minister in Bern

BERN, Switzerland, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The state secretary, Yves Rossier, met today in Bern with the prime minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed. Under...

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IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with West African...

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On March 14 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the annual Discussion on Common Policies of...

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AMISOM and Somali National Army capture Qoryooley

MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In an operation early this morning, Somali National Army backed by African Union forces overran Al Shabaab outposts to capture...

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO TRANSLATE CONCERN INTO ACTION, IN...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message, as delivered by Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and...

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4th Meeting of the International Contact Group on the Central African...

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- CONCLUSIONS1. The International Contact Group on the Central African Republic (ICG-CAR) held its fourth meeting...

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Statement attributable to the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian...

KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Mr. Ali Al-Za'tari, has expressed his deep concern at increasing...

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Mozambique’s Minister of Energy Hon. Salvador Namburete to give an exclusive...

MAPUTO, Mozambique, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mozambique's discovery of the 4th largest gas reserves in the world, coupled with an estimated US$12 billion worth of power...

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US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Clean Power Energy...

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (http://ltwp.co.ke) meant to add an existing 300MW of reliable, low cost wind energy...

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UNAMID protects displaced civilians following Darfur violence

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is providing protection to thousands of people who recently...

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APO (African Press Organization) Opens Office in Dubai

DUBAI, UAE, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release wire in Africa, and the global leader in media...

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FAO calls for action to accelerate economic transformation and development in...

TUNIS, Tunisia, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Despite important economic progress and agricultural successes, Africa remains the world's most food insecure continent, with...

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MISCA strongly condemns unprovoked attacks on its staff

BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU) and Head of the...

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