PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ – AfrAsia Bank Limited (http://www.afrasiabank.com/en) today announced the addition of an important world-class strategic partner, National Bank of Canada, to its shareholding structure. This represents a major vote of confidence in its business model, financial standing and unique positioning in regional... Read more

KAMPALA, Uganda, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vantage Capital (“Vantage”) (http://www.vantagecapital.co.za/), Africa’s leading mezzanine debt provider, today announced it has provided $10m of funding to Simba Properties Investment Company (“Simba Properties”), the property investment arm of Simba Group in Uganda which houses five prime property developments in... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Steering Committee, the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Program, and the World Bank, appoints Prof. Kevin Urama, Managing Director of QGRL a member of GGKP’s... Read more

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