USAFRICOM Commander, General David Rodriguez, Visits the DRC
Africa January 13, 2015
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) January 13, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa warmly welcomes the commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), General David Rodriguez, during his visit to the DRC from January 12-14. During his brief visit to Kinshasa, General Rodriguez will meet... Read more
FCO Minister leads British trade delegation to Egypt
Africa January 12, 2015
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Middle East leads British trade delegation, with companies from energy, construction and retail sectors, to Egypt. On Monday 12th January, British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood will arrive in Cairo to boost trade... Read more
FCO Minister leads British trade delegation to Egypt
Africa January 12, 2015
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Middle East leads British trade delegation, with companies from energy, construction and retail sectors, to Egypt. On Monday 12th January, British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood will arrive in Cairo to boost trade... Read more
WCC expresses shock over killings in Nigeria
Africa January 12, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed deep shock over the attacks by extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, which is said to have cost the lives of more than 2,000 people, including children used in suicide bomb attacks.... Read more
WCC expresses shock over killings in Nigeria
Africa January 12, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed deep shock over the attacks by extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, which is said to have cost the lives of more than 2,000 people, including children used in suicide bomb attacks.... Read more
Norway’s Foreign Minister Brende condemns attack in Nigeria
Africa January 12, 2015
OSLO, Norway, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear the news that once again a young girl has been used as a suicide bomber, this time at a market in the city of Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria. I condemn this attack... Read more
Visit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON – 13 January 2015
Africa January 12, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Visit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON – 13 January 2015 What Visit of Foreign Minister of Egypt to UNON Who – H.E. Mr. Sameh Shokry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt – Sahle-Work Zewde, UN Under-Secretary-General and Director-General... Read more
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on attacks in Borno State, Nigeria
Africa January 12, 2015
NEW YORK, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General is appalled about reports of hundreds of civilians killed around the town of Baga, Borno state, near Nigeria’s border with Chad in the past week. The situation in Nigeria and the region remains at the top of the... Read more
U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Borno State
Africa January 12, 2015
WASHINGTON, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 9, 2015 The United States condemns the recent escalation of attacks on civilians carried out by Boko Haram, which shows no regard for human life. All those responsible for these recurring terrorist... Read more
Canada / Africa / Diplomatic Appointments
Africa January 12, 2015
OTTAWA, Canada, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced the following diplomatic appointments: Isabelle Roy becomes Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. David Sproule becomes Ambassador to Libya. Biographical Notes Isabelle Roy (BSc , Université de Montréal, 1983; MSc , Université... Read more
