GENEVA, Switzerland, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Stephen Dungu Karau, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.... Read more

TOKYO, Japan, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. Japan has dispatched Headquarters staff personnel and Ground Self Defense Force engineering unit to UNMISS (United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan) since November 2011 and January 2012 respectively. South Sudan gained independence in July 2011 after... Read more

PRETORIA, South-Africa, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — This week UN Women’s South Africa Multi-Country Office officially launched its Civil Society Advisory Group (Advisory Group), which will use its expertise to advise UN Women on its work in South Africa. The formation of the group is testament to... Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The South African Press Association (Sapa) (http://www.sapa.co.za), the only strategic partner of PR Newswire and Business Wire for press release distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa, recently announced that it will cease all operations. Thanks to their partnership with Sapa, PR Newswire... Read more

ABUJA, Nigeria, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African forces responding to the growing threat from Boko Haram with a multinational military offensive should protect civilians and respect prisoners’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 7, 2015, regional governments, backed by the African Union (AU),... Read more

CONAKRY, Guinea, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 45.135 million... Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) (http://www.gemalto.com), the world leader in digital security, releases the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that (http://bit.ly/1zYLNVN) more than 1,500 data breaches led to one billion data records compromised worldwide during 2014. These numbers... Read more

LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ghana’s Albert Antwi-Boasiako, Founder and Principal Consultant of cyber security firm, e-Crime Bureau Limited, will address the first meeting for 2015 of the Global Commission on Internet Governance scheduled for February 13 and 14 at Wilton Park, West Sussex in... Read more

DUBAI, UAE, February 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Islamic Investment Gateway (GIIG) (http://www.giig2015.com) held a seminar at the Dubai International Financial Centre to discuss investment opportunities in the growing Islamic markets. The event was attended by over 90 professionals from the DIFC community. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/giig.png Photo:... Read more