European Union / Council conclusions on Tunisia
Africa January 19, 2015
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Council adopted the following conclusions: “1. The European Union congratulates Tunisia in the wake of the legislative and presidential elections which mark an historic step in the country’s democratic transition. 2. It welcomes the democratic commitment and... Read more
LONDON, United Kingdom, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The latest report from Think Security Africa (http://www.thinksecurityafrica.org) is the organisation’s fifth annual review on security in Africa. It assesses changes in Africa’s security situation between 2013 and 2014 in three main categories: (1) Challenges impacting the national chain... Read more
IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Madagascar
Africa January 19, 2015
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 16, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Madagascar. Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. In a fragile environment, the uncertainty linked to political instability,... Read more
IMF’s East AFRITAC Holds Regional Workshop on Micro Prudential Stress Testing
Africa January 19, 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center for Eastern Africa—East AFRITAC (AFE) and The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute for Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) conducted a regional workshop on micro prudential stress testing from January... Read more
The African Union welcomes the commitment by the Libyan parties to observe a cessation of hostilities
Africa January 19, 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the announcements made by the Libyan National Army and the Libya Dawn Coalition to observe a cessation of hostilities. She recalls that the AU has... Read more
The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security concludes consultations in South Africa on the situation in the Great Lakes region and on other issues
Africa January 19, 2015
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, on Friday, 16 January 2015, had a meeting in Pretoria with the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. South Africa chairs the Organ on... Read more
NEW YORK, January 19, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack on a camp of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) that took place today in Kidal, killing one peacekeeper from the Chadian contingent and wounding four others. This incident follows other... Read more
Thousands of families in urgent need of support as heavy rains sweep across southern Africa
Africa January 16, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Weeks of heavy rains have left tens of thousands of families homeless and in desperate need of support across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. “Homes have been washed away. Crops have been destroyed. People have lost everything. While many are seeking... Read more
Statement from Minister Paradis on Canada’s response to flooding in Malawi and Mozambique
Africa January 16, 2015
OTTAWA, Canada, January 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, issued the following statement regarding the situation in Southern Africa: “Heavy seasonal rains in southeastern Africa have led to serious flooding and although the initial assessments of the... Read more
Thousands of Malawians victims of flood unable to receive aid
Africa January 16, 2015
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Up to twenty thousand people in the southern tip of Malawi most affected by the current floods remain cut off from the rest of the country without food, health care and ways to prevent possible outbreaks, the humanitarian medical organisation... Read more
