Special Envoy Said Djinnit visits Tanzania, welcomes the country’s support for military action against the FDLR
Africa January 23, 2015
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Said Djinnit visited Tanzania on 22-23 January and met the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Honorable Bernard Membe. The two officials reviewed the political and security situation... Read more
PRETORIA, South-Africa, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNHCR is concerned over the recent spate of violence and looting in Soweto that mainly affected foreigners, including refugees and asylum seekers. According to information provided by the South African Police Services, two people have lost their lives in the... Read more
LILONGWE, Malawi, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started distribution of high-energy biscuits to people stranded by floodwaters in Nsanje district, one of the worst-affected by floods in southern Malawi. Some 77 metric tons of biscuits, enough to feed 77,000... Read more
Jumia in 2014: 12 key figures about e-commerce in Côte d’Ivoire
Africa January 23, 2015
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The year 2014 marked a particular point in the adventure of the No. 1 online retailer in Côte d’Ivoire, which started in June 2013. In 2014 Jumia (https://www.jumia.ci) has striven with passion and determination to shake consumers’ habits, and... Read more
SUDAN – MSF HOSPITAL BOMBED IN SOUTH KORDOFAN
Africa January 23, 2015
PARIS, France, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A hospital operated by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was directly targeted in an aerial bombing by the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) in the South Kordofan region of Sudan on January 20,... Read more
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa January 23, 2015
NEW YORK, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General is concerned about the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including in Kinshasa and other cities following the adoption of a draft electoral law by the National Assembly, currently under further review in the Senate.... Read more
Joint statement by the UN, IGAD, EU, AMISOM US and UK Envoys to Somalia / International partners express concerns over political delays in Somalia
Africa January 23, 2015
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), African Union Mission in Somalia, the United States and United Kingdom have expressed concerns over delays in the implementation of Vision 2016 due to the prolonged political crisis.... Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, January 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ARC Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) will pay US $25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month. Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, which paid a combined premium of US $8 million, will use the payout... Read more
Secretary-General’s statement about the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa January 22, 2015
NEW YORK, January 22, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General is concerned about the deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including in Kinshasa and other cities following the adoption of a draft electoral law by the National Assembly, currently under further review in the Senate.... Read more
WCC condemns attacks on churches in Niger
Africa January 22, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 22, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Attacks in Niger, resulting in the destruction of more than 70 churches and the killing of an undetermined number of people, were strongly condemned by the World Council of Churches (WCC). These events have come as repercussions following the Charlie... Read more
