Readout of the President’s Call with the Monrovia Medical Unit
Africa November 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, November 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President on Wednesday morning spoke by phone with the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps who are staffing the Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU), the 25-bed hospital constructed by the U.S. Military that will open its doors later this week.... Read more
Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to Present a Keynote Address at the 2015 Mining Indaba
Africa November 6, 2014
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The organisers of the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba (http://www.miningindaba.com) announced today that Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997 – 2007) will participate in a keynote presentation at the 2015 annual conference. Euromoney Institutional Investor Managing... Read more
Ebola: MSF has distributed 50,000 family protection and home disinfection kits in Monrovia
Africa November 5, 2014
PARIS, France, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “This is an imperfect solution in a situation that is far from ideal” It’s five o’clock in the morning. Two MSF vehicles drive along the streets of Monrovia, Liberia, the country most affected by the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.... Read more
Rael applauds departure of Burkina Faso’s former president; hopes for prompt opening of Clitoraid’s hospital for FGM victims
Africa November 5, 2014
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Rael, spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement (IRM) (http://www.rael.org), is delighted to see former President Blaise Compaore out of office in Burkina Faso, according to a statement released by the IRM. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/raellogo.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1520 (Rael, spiritual leader of... Read more
LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond welcomes significant contribution by Australia to support UK efforts to end Ebola in Sierra Leone, saying: “I warmly welcome Australia’s plans to operate a 100 bed Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone.’” “Adequate provision of Ebola... Read more
Communiqué of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 465th meeting on the situation in Burkina Faso
Africa November 5, 2014
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 465th meeting held on 3 November 2014, adopted the following decision on the situation in Burkina Faso: Council, 1. Takes note of the statement made by the... Read more
First British Ebola treatment facility opens in Sierra Leone
Africa November 5, 2014
LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A new British Ebola treatment facility opens to patients today in Kerry Town, near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown. The Kerry Town complex includes an 80 bed treatment centre to be managed by Save the Children and a 12 bed... Read more
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s concluding observations: Venezuela, Poland, China, Ghana, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Guinea, Solomon Islands
Africa November 5, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will share with the media its concluding observations of its 59th session on Friday 7 November at 13:30 in Press Room 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva.... Read more
UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery announces first official visit to Niger
Africa November 5, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Urmila Bhoola, will visit Niger from 11 to 21 November 2014 to assess the situation in the country regarding contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices. “Niger criminalized slavery in 2003 and I look forward to... Read more
Modification: Canada suspends development assistance to the Government of Burkina Faso / Canada reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso
Africa November 5, 2014
OTTAWA, Canada, November 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Modification: Adjusted translation In response to recent developments in Burkina Faso, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced that Canada will immediately suspend development assistance funding provided directly to the Government of Burkina Faso... Read more
