UN Special Representative for Somalia appeals for calm and restraint in Sool
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, expressed his concern as tensions...
View ArticleCameroonian newspaper editor jailed for defamation
NEW YORK, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Authorities in Cameroon should release a newspaper editor who has been imprisoned since March 29 after being convicted of criminal...
View ArticleIOM Targets Returnees to Neighbouring Countries in CAR Regional Response Plan
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) is causing massive human displacement and neighbouring countries with...
View ArticleIOM Launches Report Highlighting Psychosocial Needs in South Sudan
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has issued a report on psychosocial needs and resources in South Sudan, highlighting serious protection and mental health...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBYA
NEW YORK, April 16, 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 ArticleFCO Press Release: Foreign Office Minister meets President of Somalia
LONDON, United-Kingdom, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mark Simmonds meets President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia Foreign Office Minister for Africa visited Somalia on 15 April...
View ArticleStatement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on...
TOKYO, Japan, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1. The Government of Japan deeply regrets the bombing incident in the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria on April 14, 2014, which caused many...
View ArticleSenator Larry Smith to highlight Canada’s support for poverty-reduction...
OTTAWA, Canada, April 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Honourable Larry Smith, Senator (Québec - Saurel), will highlight Canada's support for sustainable livelihoods and health...
View ArticleAfrican Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) Announces 2nd International...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The importance of laboratory research and quality diagnostics cannot be overstated, especially at a time when Africa is...
View ArticleFCO Press Release: Foreign Secretary condemns abduction of school girls in...
LONDON, United-Kingdom, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary appalled by the abduction of up to 100 school girls in northern Nigeria, offers UK help.Reacting to the...
View ArticleOrange celebrates the 10 millionth Orange Money customer
DAKAR, Sénégal, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Stéphane Richard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orange (http://www.orange.com), gave a bonus to the 10 millionth customer...
View ArticleAU PSC, at its 429th meeting, held on 16 April 2014, was briefed on the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 429th meeting, held on 16 April 2014, was briefed on the...
View ArticleAU PSC, at its 429th meeting held on 16 April 2014, adopted a decision on the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 429th meeting held on 16 April 2014, adopted the following...
View ArticleDeclaration of the Mediterranean Group
Migration flows in the mediterranean: recent evolution and actions to take in the framework of the european union The tragic events that have recently taken place in the Mediterranean have, once again,...
View ArticleOn the Occasion of the Republic of Zimbabwe’s National Day
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 17, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send...
View ArticleFY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees...
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationApril 16, 2014Funding Opportunity Number:...
View ArticleCanada Supports Sustainable Livelihoods and Health in Ghana / Canada helps...
OTTAWA, Canada, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Senator Larry Smith, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,...
View ArticleWHO ramps up to address Ebola challenges; prevent new infections / Protecting...
CONAKRY, Guinea, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the Ebola outbreak continues to evolve in Guinea and Liberia, WHO continues to expand its activities by sending additional...
View ArticleFY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees...
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationApril 16, 2014Funding Opportunity Number:...
View ArticleStatement by Mr Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan /...
JUBA, South Sudan, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- “I am deeply saddened and frustrated by the violence that has ravaged Bentiu and Bor in the past 72 hours. There is no excuse for...
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