JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nissan (http://www.nissan-global.com) is bringing the Goal of the Tournament competition to the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament and giving fans and players the chance to win big. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/nissan-1.jpg Photo 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1672 (AFCON Goal of the... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, continues to closely follow the situation in the countries affected by the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group. She reiterates AU’s strong condemnation of the... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The transfer of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an important opportunity to achieve a measure of justice for crimes committed by the rebel group, Human Rights Watch said today. Dominic... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 20, 2015 The United States welcomes the transfer of Dominic Ongwen by Central African authorities to the International Criminal Court (ICC) today. This transfer took place as a result of close cooperation... Read more

NEW YORK, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council welcomed the arrival of Dominic Ongwen from the Central African Republic (CAR) to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on 20 January 2015. The members of the Security Council paid tribute to... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 20, 2015 The United States strongly condemns the violence that occurred in Niger on January 16 and 17 during protests against the depiction of the Prophet Mohamed in the French journal Charlie... Read more

NEW YORK, January 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General welcomes the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today of senior Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen, as well as his surrender on 6 January in the Central African Republic (CAR). The Secretary-General... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, January 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Their Excellencies, the Ambassadors of the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Guinea presented their Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Mr. Richard Angulu Opembe, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya, was accompanied by... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders noted with concern the violent demonstrations that took place in Kinshasa and in other cities of the country, on the occasion of the adoption by the Parliament of... Read more

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 20, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed Somalia becoming party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at a ceremony led by the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at a local... Read more