Baird Condemns Brutal Destruction of Nigerian Villages
Africa January 12, 2015
OTTAWA, Canada, January 12, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement regarding reports that Boko Haram had razed at least 16 towns and villages in northern Nigeria, resulting in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands of people: “This ongoing... Read more
Nigeria – Attacks against the town of Baga and the surrounding villages (January 8, 2015)
Africa January 9, 2015
PARIS, France, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — France condemns the terrorist attacks perpetrated on January 8 in the town of Baga and the surrounding villages, in northeastern Nigeria. Many displaced persons and refugees have fled the area, and according to press reports, there are numerous casualties. The... Read more
PARIS, France, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — France congratulates Modibo Keita on his appointment as prime minister of the Republic of Mali. It wishes him every success. France encourages Mr. Modibo Keita, who served as high representative of the head of state for inclusive inter-Malian dialogue, to... Read more
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL SALIHU ZAWAY UBA OF NIGERIA AS FORCE COMMANDER FOR THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA
Africa January 9, 2015
NEW YORK, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Major General Salihu Zaway Uba of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in Liberia, (UNMIL). He will succeed Major General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya. Major General Uba brings to this... Read more
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 152 former child soldiers reunited with families
Africa January 9, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Families living in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale are due to be reunited with their children today after months or even years apart. The 147 boys and five girls all belonged to armed forces or... Read more
Mohamed Ibn Chambas warns Security Council of ‘fragile political situation’ in West African countries
Africa January 9, 2015
NEW YORK, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this afternoon. “Recent developments... Read more
MSF opens new Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone
Africa January 9, 2015
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has admitted its first patients to a new Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Kissy, an Ebola hotspot on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the highest Ebola caseload globally, Sierra Leone’s bed... Read more
FOREIGN MINISTER OF EGYPT TO PRESENT COUNTRY’S BID FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT, ADDRESSES UN COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE, DEVELOPMENT
Africa January 9, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press interview Opportunities and Lunch Invitation 13 January 2014 from 11:00 am, UN Complex, Nairobi Egyptian Foreign Minister, H.E. Sameh Shoukry, will pay a visit to Nairobi, Tuesday, where he will address the 129th Session of the UN Committee of... Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An independent radio station that Gambian authorities ordered to stop broadcasting from January 1 to 4 after a failed coup attempt in the country has been allowed back on air, but ordered to play only music, according to news reports... Read more
JUBA, South Sudan, January 9, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UNMISS Human Rights Division today issued a 33-page report concerning allegations that armed opposition forces killed hundreds of civilians on 15 April 2014 after they retook control of the Unity State capital of Bentiu from government troops. The... Read more
