GENEVA, Switzerland, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Council of Churches (WCC) has joined its member churches, partners and people in Egypt as they mourn the killings of 21 Egyptian Christians kidnapped by the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) militants in Libya. “We express our deepest sympathy... Read more
Ebola-ravaged rural communities in Guinea to benefit from new food security initiatives / World Bank teams up with FAO and national authorities, provides $5 million for urgently-needed interventions
ROME, Italy, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Tens of thousands of people in rural areas of Guinea worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic will receive training on how to prevent the spread of the disease and support in producing food and generating income, through an agreement involving the... Read more
Oil & Gas explorers need to rethink their capex on exploration activity in Africa in the light of the drop in the global oil price: PwC analysis
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Oil & gas explorers must rethink their capital expenditure on exploration activity across the African continent in the wake of the significant drop in the global oil price, according to an analysis on the oil & gas industry in Africa... Read more
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: HIGH-LEVEL MISSION CALLS FOR GREATER ACCESS AND PROTECTION OF IDPS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A high-level mission has wrapped up a five-day visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) by drawing attention to the human suffering and calling for greater access to and better protection of vulnerable communities. The United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief... Read more
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of Egyptians in Libya
NEW YORK, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by Daesh. He deplores the targeting of people on account of their religious affiliation. The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to the families of those... Read more
Didier Reynders condemns the horrible executions of Christian hostages by ISIL in Libya
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders is shocked by the announcement by a group linked to the terrorists of ISIL that 21 Egyptian Christian hostages were beheaded. The Minister condemns these horrible executions. He... Read more
Minister Flanagan statement on the killings of Coptic Christians in Libya
DUBLIN, Ireland, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, on the killings of Coptic Christians in Libya: “I am deeply shocked by the reports of the brutal killing of Coptic Christians in Libya by ISIS. “This is... Read more
Vestel is looking for trade partners for Home Appliances and Consumer Electronics in Africa
ISTANBUL, Turkey, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vestel (VESBE:TI) (VESTL:Istanbul) (http://www.vestel.com/homepage) is looking for trade partners/customers for Home Appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners), Flat TV, Mobile Phones business in all Africa. Vestel can develop special projects according to the individual needs of the... Read more
Security Council Press Statement on Murder of 21 Egyptians
NEW YORK, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the heinous and cowardly apparent murder in Libya of twenty-one Egyptian Coptic Christians by an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ Daesh). This crime once again demonstrates... Read more
UK Foreign Secretary condemns murders of Coptic Christians
LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has condemned today’s murder of Coptic Christians in Libya. He said: “I strongly condemn the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIL-affiliated extremists in Libya. My thoughts are with the families of those killed. “Such... Read more