GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM, with funding from the Italian Development Cooperation has launched the “MIDA Women Somalia II” project. The launch kicked off with a seven-day Pre-Implementation Training on social business start-up and management of small socio-economic businesses with Amoud University in Hargeisa,... Read more
The OCP Group planning its third “International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphate Industry” (Symphos)
Africa March 31, 2015
MARRAKESH, Morocco, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The OCP Group (http://www.ocpgroup.ma) is planning its third “International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphate Industry” (Symphos) (http://www.symphos.com) from the 18th to 20th of May 2015 in Marrakesh. This technological and scientific event focuses on innovation, technology and... Read more
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines (http://www.flyecair.com), is continuing to expand its network. After Libreville (beginning of February), the national airline of the Republic of the Congo has just launched a route between Brazzaville and Dakar via Bamako (end... Read more
Signing of a Technical Assistance Agreement for Joint Cooperation Between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the Free Zone Authority of Nouadhibou to Support the Fishery Sector in Mauritania
Africa March 31, 2015
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (http://www.icd-idb.com), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, signed today with the Free Zone Authority of Nouadhibou a technical assistance agreement to support the expansion of... Read more
Louis Berger provides design and work supervision at UNESCO World Heritage sites in Algeria
Africa March 31, 2015
ALGIERS, Algeria, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Algerian Ministry of Culture recently awarded Louis Berger (http://www.louisberger.com) a European Union (EU)-funded contract for the design and work supervision of pilot rehabilitation operations at two World Heritage sites in Algeria. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/louis-berger.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1853 “We are proud to... Read more
Conclusions of the 2nd meeting of the International follow-up and Support Group for the Transition in Burkina Faso
Africa March 31, 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — CONCLUSIONS 1. The International Follow-up and Support Group for the Transition in Burkina Faso (GISAT-BF) held its 2nd meeting in Ouagadougou, on 30 March 2015. The meeting took place under the auspices of the African Union (AU), the Economic... Read more
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the President’s Travel to Africa
Africa March 31, 2015
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Kenya has agreed to co-host the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) this July. Organized annually since 2009, the GES has emerged as a global platform connecting emerging entrepreneurs with leaders from business, international organizations, and governments looking to... Read more
Mali: ICRC condemns killing of staff member
Africa March 31, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is profoundly dismayed by the death of one of its staff in Mali. An ICRC aid truck was attacked this morning near Gao, leaving one ICRC staff member dead and a member... Read more
JUBA, South Sudan, March 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes the temporary deployment of a British Royal Air Force C-130 aircraft to South Sudan. The aircraft, which has arrived on 28 March in Juba, will conduct daily flights to Malakal... Read more
Joint UK and US statement on the Nigerian elections
Africa March 30, 2015
LONDON, United-Kingdom, March 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Joint Statement by US Secretary of State John Kerry and UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. “Our governments welcome the largely peaceful vote on 28 March. The Nigerian people have shown a commendable determination to register their vote and choose their... Read more
