GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In early January 2015, torrential rains and flooding hit Malawi’s southern districts destroying the homes, crops, and livelihoods of over half a million people. The floods left an estimated 230,000 people internally displaced and the Malawi government declared a national... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team of IOM staffers has been able to interview dozens of this week’s arrivals from Libya, mostly African migrants. In February 2015 IOM has recorded the arrival in Italy of some 4,300 migrants – 3,800 from Friday 13th to... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, February 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Minister for Development, Trade Promotion, and North South Cooperation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today signed a landmark agreement which will harness Teagasc’s expertise in research and development to fight hunger and boost agricultural production in the developing world. The new... Read more

COTONOU, Benin, February 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — For the third consecutive year, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) (http://www.boad.org) in its capacity as Arranger, is raising funds to support the cotton season in Benin. The Agreement relating thereto was signed by and between Mr. Christian Adovelande, President... Read more

NEW YORK, February 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met today with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat. They exchanged views on the security situation related to the spread of Boko Haram to the Lake Chad Basin region. They... Read more

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, February 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — VMK (http://www.vmktech.com), a company founded by Vérone Mankou, the Congolese entrepreneur behind the first tablet made in Africa, announced the opening of its first VMK store in Abidjan on 19 February 2015. Located in the Treichville commune at Zone... Read more

BARCELONA, Spain, February 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The New Chance Mediterranean Network (MedNC) programme aims at improving the employability of young people who dropped out of school before obtaining a degree and unemployed graduates from Southern Mediterranean countries. The ISCAE National Institute (Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et... Read more

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sogato Strategies LLC (http://www.sogatostrategies.com) and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been appointed a professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston, Massachusetts. Logo:... Read more

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 18, 2015 I welcome the completion and launch of an 8.5 MW solar installation in Rwanda by Gigawatt Global. This is the first utility-scale solar project to come online under the... Read more

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 18, 2015 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of The Gambia as you celebrate 50 years of independence on February 18.... Read more