ABUJA, Nigeria, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Bineta Diop begun her Nigeria solidarity visit yesterday with a simple message, “protect our girls.” Speaking when she met members of the “Bring... Read more

AMSTERDAM, Netherland, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653) (http://www.gemalto.com), the world leader in digital security, launches Sealys Secure Surface (http://www.gemalto.com/govt/sealys/sealys-secure-surface-feature), a new family of cost-effective security features for polycarbonate identity documents that strengthens protection against fraud by combining three different effects: light reflection, movement and... Read more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Golfing superstar Tiger Woods will design the new 18-hole championship golf course in Dubai to be built by luxury real estate developers, DAMAC Properties (http://www.damacproperties.com) and operated by The Trump Organization. Photos and logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?searchterms=damac&level=search Set within the... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The number of people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also steadily declining, according to the World Malaria Report 2014. Between 2000 and 2013, the malaria mortality rate decreased by 47% worldwide and by... Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ABC Holdings Limited (“BancABC”) (http://www.bancabc.com) announces that Doug T. Munatsi, Group CEO, Beki Moyo, Group CFO, and Francis M. Dzanya, Group COO, will be stepping down from their roles at BancABC at the end of the year. This follows Atlas... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ReVision project is also looking into areas such as assistance and support to the defence, field operations and field presence, outreach, state co-operation and external relations, information management, and internal communication. The Registrar of the International Criminal Court, Herman Von... Read more

JUBA, South Sudan, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cordially invites members of the media to witness the destruction of weapons collected by UNMISS in Juba since December 15, 2013 from internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have sought refuge in... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Afro-Swedes and Africans are subjected to racist acts and hate speech in Sweden despite efforts from the Government to combat such acts, the United Nations Working Group of experts on people of African descent has warned today. “Afro-Swedes and Africans... Read more

NEW YORK, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Rwandan government has taken great strides in bringing stability to the country since the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, but moves to allow greater press freedom have been slow, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in a report... Read more

PARIS, France, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Sudanese authorities must release immediately Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, and the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) said today. The health and physical integrity... Read more