Somali Business Leaders call on Federal Government to establish legal...
DUBAI, UAE, April 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Leading Businesses, government officials and International businesses converged in Dubai on the 6th and 7th of April for the second...
View ArticleUK Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attack in Abuja, Nigeria
LONDON, United-Kingdom, April 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary condemns Abuja bomb attack and offers continued UK support for Nigeria.The Foreign Secretary, William...
View ArticleThe African Union strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Abuja
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is deeply shocked and appalled by the...
View ArticleCanada Condemns Deadly Attack in Nigeria
OTTAWA, Canada, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement following a deadly bombing on the outskirts of Abuja,...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NIGERIA
NEW YORK, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu ( Nigeria): The members of the Security...
View Article‘SHOCKED AND SADDENED’, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY BOMB...
NEW YORK, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is shocked and...
View ArticleUSG JEFFREY FELTMAN VISITS WEST-AFRICA
NEW YORK, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, will pay a four-day visit to West Africa. His tour,...
View ArticleTunisia, Council of Europe, IOM Host Counter Trafficking Conference
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Tunisia's Ministry of Justice, the Council of Europe and IOM will today (15/4) open a two-day international conference on “The...
View ArticleJapan Backs IOM Community Stabilization Project in Northern Kenya
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has received USD 1 million from Japan to support a project that aims to enhance community stabilization for mobile...
View ArticleGarmin, the Global Leader in GPS Satellite Technology, is calling on business...
ACCRA, Ghana, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Garmin Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd (http://www.garmin.co.za) is pleased to announce that it is hosting a trade delegation in Accra,...
View ArticleEU training mission in Mali extended
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council today extended the EU military training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) by two years, i.e. until 18 May 2016. EUTM...
View ArticleEUCAP Sahel Mali: EU support mission for internal security in Mali established
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Council today established a civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) to support the internal...
View ArticleSRSG DJINNIT MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF OF LIBERIA
DAKAR, Senegal, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, met yesterday, in Monrovia, the...
View ArticleMultinational Participation Plays Key Factor to Exercise African Lion
RABAT, Morocco, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In the current global-security environment, one nation isn't enough. After decades of overseas contingency operations, from the sands...
View ArticleSenegal / Ireland / New Ambassador presents Credentials
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- His Excellency the Ambassador of Republic of Senegal presented its Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin...
View ArticleBurkina Faso / Norbert Zongo Case : The African Court recognizes the...
PARIS, France, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FIDH and MBDHP welcome the decision of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights in the affair concerning the assassination of...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Kenya’s Shift to Green Economy Should Generate USD 45 Billion...
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Kenya's transition to a green economy could produce major economic benefits – equivalent to an estimated USD 45 billion by 2030 – as...
View ArticleStatement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Djiboutian President Ismail...
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On Monday, May 5, President Obama will host President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti at the White House. President Guelleh's visit...
View ArticleUN human rights expert welcomes release of Eritrean refugees in Djibouti
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today hailed the...
View ArticleThe African Union calls for renewed efforts to resolve the conflict in...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the report issued by the...
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