GENEVA, Switzerland, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday highlighted the “dreadful” situation of civilians in South Sudan, who are victims of targeted killings, looting and violence, and have been surviving in increasingly desperate living conditions since... Read more

NEW YORK, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today marks one year since conflict broke out in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan. I am dismayed and saddened that the parties have yet to reach a comprehensive peace agreement. The leaders of South Sudan have allowed their personal... Read more

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The traditional mad holiday rush is upon us and businesses – especially those in retail – need to ensure that a high level of service delivery is maintained and that they are geared to handle the additional enquiries driven by... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sudanese government forces and allied militias are unlawfully killing and otherwise abusing civilians in government-held areas in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, Human Rights Watch said today. Dozens of civilians who fled the government held areas and sought refuge in South... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, today issued the following statement: “As the first anniversary of a horrifying outbreak of violence in South Sudan approaches, Canadians—including the many members... Read more

NEW YORK, December 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), at the Under-Secretary-Level. In his role as... Read more

ACCRA, Ghana, December 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On behalf of the French Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Frederic Clavier, Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud CREZE, French Liaison Officer to Ghana, handed over some materials to Colonel DK Mensah, Director of Education at Burma Camp. The material amounts 14.000 dollars and will... Read more

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States condemns in the strongest terms the December 11 twin bombing attack in the central Nigerian city of Jos that killed dozens of people and injured scores more. This senseless attack on innocents in Jos’s commercial Terminus district... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Merck (http://www.merckgroup.com), a leading company for innovative and top-quality, high-tech products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and life science sectors, today announced that Ethiopia will receive around 13 million praziquantel tablets in 2015. Merck supports the World Health Organization (WHO)... Read more