UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT TO HOST ‘MUSIC FOR PEACE’ CONVERSATION WITH MUSICIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, 9 OCTOBER
NEW YORK, October 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Academic Impact will host another of its “Music for Peace” conversations on 9 October in Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Speakers will include members of South African a cappella group, The Soil, and... Read more
UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, visits Mogadishu, Somalia to reaffirm UN support for new youth development projects
MOGADISHU, Somalia, October 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi visited Somalia to reaffirm the support of the United Nations to youth development in Somalia. During the mission, Mr. Alhendawi met with high level government officials and youth organizations to... Read more
Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Côte d’Ivoire
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, October 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Michel Lazare visited Abidjan from September 17 – October 2, 2014, to conduct discussions on the sixth review of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic and financial program supported by an... Read more
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On September, 22, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2014 Article IV consultation1 with Kenya. Kenya’s economy has continued to expand in a stable economic environment. Credit to the manufacturing sector has picked up... Read more
Botswana/South Africa: Edwin Samotse faces possible execution in secrecy
PARIS, France, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On August 13, 2014, Mr. Edwin Samotse, a Botswana national, was unlawfully deported from South Africa to Botswana, where he runs the risk of being sentenced to death and executed. While South Africa’s conduct has been declared unlawful, FIDH –... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria continues to afflict the Diffa area, in easternmost Niger. Over the past few weeks, thousands of people fleeing fighting between the Nigerian army and armed groups have arrived in Diffa, seeking security. “This is the... Read more
Human rights / Mercenaries: UN expert group launches first official visit to Côte d’Ivoire
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will carry out an official visit to Côte d’Ivoire from 7 to 10 October 2014 to examine and assess the impacts of mercenarism on human rights in the country. “Cote... Read more
Locust plague in Madagascar halted, but at great risk of resurgence / Achievements of FAO and Government of Madagascar threatened by funding gap
ROME, Italy, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A locust plague that spread across Madagascar threatening the main staple food crops and pasture in the country has been successfully contained, however, progress is under threat due to a gap in funding, FAO said today. At the beginning of... Read more
DESPITE IMPRESSIVE GROWTH ACROSS AFRICA, MORE JOBS NEEDED FOR YOUTH, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES
NEW YORK, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the high-level briefing by the African Regional Economic Communities to Member States of the United Nations, in New York today: First of all, I want to welcome all the high-level representatives... Read more
Ebola virus disease – United States of America
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Disease Outbreak News 1 October 2014 On 30 September 2014, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) was informed of the first confirmed imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States. The case is... Read more