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...
View ArticleILO, 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)...
View ArticleAfrica: 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:...
View ArticlePhilips 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...
View ArticleWorld 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...
View ArticleJoint 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...
View ArticleSudan: 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...
View ArticleKenya 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...
View ArticleSomali 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...
View ArticleIMF 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...
View ArticleAMISOM 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...
View ArticleSECRETARY-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...
View Article4th 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...
View ArticleStatement 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...
View ArticleMozambique’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...
View ArticleUS $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...
View ArticleUNAMID 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...
View ArticleAPO (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...
View ArticleFAO 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...
View ArticleMISCA 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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