The Ad Hoc Committee on the Operationalization of AFRIPOL concludes its third meeting in Algiers
ALGIERS, Algeria, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The 3rd meeting of the ad hoc Committee on the establishment of the African Police Cooperation Mechanism (AFRIPOL) took place in Algiers, from 18-19 March 2015. The meeting was attended by the members of the ad hoc Committee, including the... Read more
Statement of the European Council on Tunisia
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The European Council condemns the appalling terrorist attack against Tunisia this week. The European Union extends its deepest sympathy to the victims, their families and the Tunisian people. The European Union and its Member States will intensify cooperation... Read more
IOM Holds Training of Trainers Workshop on Human Trafficking in Mauritania
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 17 March, IOM Mauritania facilitated a Training of Trainers (ToT) on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling for selected border officials at the Headquarters of the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) in Nouakchott. The activity is part of a... Read more
IOM Libya Completes Evacuation of 401 Senegalese Migrants from Tripoli, Three More Cities
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — It took nearly 24 hours to bring the last of three planeloads of Senegalese migrants from Libya today. But with the arrival of this last group in Dakar Friday morning, IOM completed its mission begun on 27 February. The last... Read more
On the Occasion of the Republic of Namibia’s National Day
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 20, 2015 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the citizens of Namibia as they celebrate 25 years of independence on March 21. Namibia’s pursuit of democratic... Read more
JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire expands its operations
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — JUMIA (https://www.jumia.ci) continues its rapid expansion with the opening of six new hubs in Cote d’Ivoire in the cities of Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, San Pedro, Daloa, Gagnoa, and Korogho. Jumia intends to achieve its goal to revolutionize the shopping habits... Read more
WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS SOUTH SUDAN
JUBA, South Sudan, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, accompanied by the United States Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, David Lane, will make a three-day trip to South Sudan from today. Ms. Cousin... Read more
IMF Staff Concludes Review Mission to Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Laure Redifer, visited Ouagadougou from March 5-19, 2015 to carry out discussions with the Burkinabè authorities on the second and third reviews of their economic and financial program supported by the... Read more
IMF Staff Holds Review Mission to Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, March 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Hervé Joly, visited Tanzania from March 5 – 19, 2015. The mission initiated the second review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) 1 program that was approved on... Read more
Foreign Minister condemns terrorist attack in Tunis
OSLO, Norway, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘I condemn the terrorist attack in Tunis today in the strongest possible terms. The attack claimed the lives of many innocent people, and our thoughts and sympathy go to all those who have lost their loved ones, and to the... Read more