Electricity: Aurecon awarded contract to provide engineering, design and construction supervision services for Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project (Zambia)
Africa March 30, 2015
LUSAKA, Zambia, March 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Zambia Electricity Supply Commission (ZESCO) has awarded Aurecon (http://www.aurecongroup.com) a contract to provide engineering, design and construction supervision services for the USD200 million World Bank funded Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/aurecon.jpg Photo 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/150330au.jpg Photo 2: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/150330a.jpg... Read more
DE-CIX to establish neutral Internet exchange at key landing site for Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East Internet traffic at TI Sparkle’s latest Next Generation Data Center in Palermo
Africa March 30, 2015
ROME, Italy, March 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — TI Sparkle (http://www.tisparkle.com), the International Services arm of Telecom Italia Group, is announcing a new partnership with the world’s leading Internet exchange provider, DE-CIX (https://www.de-cix.net), who will establish an Internet exchange (IX) in “Sicily Hub,” TI Sparkle’s latest Next Generation... Read more
FCO Press Release: Kenya Travel Advice Update
Africa March 27, 2015
LONDON, United-Kingdom, March 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UK has updated its travel advice for Kenya, extending advice against all but essential travel for the coast. The FCO has updated its travel advice to Kenya, adding advice against all but essential travel to: • Within 15km of... Read more
VATICAN, Holy See, March 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Pope Francis has a constant concern for the situation of Christian families and other groups of victims who have been expelled from their homes and villages, particularly in the city of Mosul and the Nineveh plains, many of whom... Read more
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS, ABUSES AND VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY BOKO HARAM
Africa March 27, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-third special session on Wednesday, 1 April 2015, “in light of the terrorist attacks and human rights abuses and violations committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram”. The special session will start at... Read more
BEIJING, China, March 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — More than 350 health leaders from China and Africa — including government officials, academics, and representatives from the private sector and international organizations — convened in Beijing this week at the 5th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Collaboration. The meeting... Read more
IMF Mission Commends Seychelles’ Macroeconomic Performance, Encourages Reforms to Safeguard Progress
Africa March 26, 2015
VICTORIA, Mahe, March 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission led by Marshall Mills visited Victoria from March 11-26, 2015 to conduct the 2015 Article IV consultation discussions and assess performance under the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement with... Read more
The African Union calls for the universalization and full implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
Africa March 26, 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today marks the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction. The Convention imposes a total ban on... Read more
Readout of the Vice President’s Call with Former South African President Thabo Mbeki
Africa March 26, 2015
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vice President Biden called the Chairperson of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and South Sudan and former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki today to discuss Sudan. Vice President Biden thanked President Mbeki for his leadership and his... Read more
WCC general secretary and Ellen Margrethe Løj discuss peace process in South Sudan
Africa March 26, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The peace process in South Sudan and efforts from churches towards reconciliation were the focus of a meeting between Ellen Margrethe Løj, special representative and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit,... Read more
