ACCRA, Ghana, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Recent trends in rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa show significant opportunities for enhancing the performance of the rice sector in Africa. Most of the gains in yields and overall production can be attributed to recent initiatives that target boosting yields... Read more

ROME, Italy, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FAO will provide food crop seeds, animal feed and drip irrigation equipment to help thousands of people in Cape Verde whose food security and livelihoods are at risk following a sharp fall in crop production due to drought. An agreement... Read more

WASHINGTON, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Rose Gottemoeller Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security University of Virginia, Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Charlottesville, VA February 13, 2015 As Delivered Good evening and thank you for the kind introduction. It is great to be down... Read more

NEW YORK, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$10.2 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support thousands of families displaced by major floods in Malawi and Mozambique. Extremely heavy rains and floods in January displaced 230,000 people... Read more

NEW YORK, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Secretary-General reiterated his condemnation of the recent killing of 21 Egyptians in Libya by Da’esh. He also discussed... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As we witness utilities across the continent struggling to acquire and evacuate electricity sufficient enough to reach a base-load, transmission is fast-proving the biggest barrier to energy access across Africa. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/energynet1-2.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1763 Presently, there are never-before-seen levels of... Read more

HARARE, Zimbabwe, February 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After over 5 years of leadership in the township wall advertising industry throughout South Africa, township media specialists, Keys Communications (http://www.keyscommunications.co.za) are expanding their successful business model to include the rest of Africa. The African operations will be headquartered in... Read more

JUBA, South Sudan, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$165.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to feed hungry people in South Sudan. “Support from the United States was vital last year... Read more

WASHINGTON, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 17, 2015 The Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Donald Booth, and members of the Administration will host a press call on Tuesday, February 17 at 9:50am. The call... Read more

JUBA, South Sudan, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, visited Bor today. The visit was part of an effort to obtain firsthand knowledge of... Read more