TOKYO, Japan, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 14, commencing at 5:05 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Rt. Hon. Anastase MUREKEZI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, who was staying in Sendai in order to attend the Third UN... Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Samsung Electronics Africa (http://www.samsung.com/africa_en) took a bold step forward on Saturday, 7 March, with the launch of the new brand campaign called ‘What If I Can’. The initiative is an attempt at shifting the mindsets of normal people to believing... Read more

JEDDAH, KSA March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (http://www.isdb.org) Dr Ahmed Mohamed Ali has chaired the first meeting of a body of 13 global experts to be known as the President’s Advisory Panel (PAP). The role of the members of the... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims of today’s heinous violence in Tunisia and condemn in the strongest terms this terrorist attack, which took the lives of innocent Tunisians as well as visiting tourists. American officials are in touch with... Read more

BERLIN, Germany, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement at the Federal Foreign Office on the evening of 18 March: It is with utter disbelief that we hear the news from Tunis today. Taking hostage and murdering peaceful museum guests, Tunisian and... Read more

SINGAPORE, Singapore, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In response to media queries on the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia on 18 March 2015, the MFA Spokesman said: “Singapore condemns the attack on the Bardo Museum on 18 March 2015 that has resulted in the... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has learned with dismay of the terrorist attack perpetrated today at the Bardo Museum, in Tunis, which killed several people and injured many others. The... Read more

PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group (http://www.mcb.mu) will further its expansion in Mozambique in partnership with Société Générale. As per an agreement signed yesterday, Société Générale will become a shareholder of MCB Moçambique. This operation is subject to the approval of... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vice President Biden spoke today with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the Nigerian presidential election, which is scheduled for March 28. The Vice President commended President Jonathan and General Buhari for signing the Abuja Accord... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, March 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement condemning the terrorist attack in Tunisia: “Canada condemns in the strongest of terms today’s terrorist attack on the Tunisian parliament and... Read more