2014 seen as record year for world cereal production / Conflict, Ebola and adverse weather exacerbate local food insecurity
Africa December 11, 2014
ROME, Italy, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014. Buoyed by bumper crops in Europe and a record maize output in the United States of America, this year’s cereal... Read more
US $35 million grant from King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia to fight Ebola in West Africa
Africa December 11, 2014
JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of US$35 million to help fight Ebola in West Africa. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/isdb.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1615 (Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali, President... Read more
Libya: Tens of thousands affected by fighting
Africa December 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Prolonged conflicts in Benghazi and the west of Libya have displaced tens of thousands of people inside the country. The ICRC has distributed emergency medical supplies to more than 20 hospitals and assistance to more than 22,000 displaced people since... Read more
Churches seek to strengthen electoral process in Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa December 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A workshop with the aim of strengthening democratic governance and the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held Kinshasa from 8 to 10 December by the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) and the Independent National... Read more
Embargoes play an important role in disseminating news to the media in Africa
Africa December 11, 2014
DAKAR, Senegal, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced that it will offer distribution for embargoed press releases as a complimentary service. Embargoes play an... Read more
A averda amplia os seus serviços em Angola, a sua segunda operação em África
Africa December 11, 2014
LUANDA, Angola, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A averda (http://www.averda.com), a maior empresa de gestão de resíduos no Médio Oriente e em África, com uma das taxas de crescimento mais rápida, está a fornecer serviços de limpeza urbana em Ingombota, um dos principais distritos urbanos em Luanda,... Read more
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa
Africa December 11, 2014
LIMA, Peru, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Ms. Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa, on the margins of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Secretary-General welcomed that South Africa will be the Chair of the G77 and... Read more
South Sudan: One Year Later, Injustice Prevails / Domestic Trials Not Viable; Independent Hybrid Court, ICC Important Options
Africa December 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — South Sudan should make an unequivocal commitment to justice for serious crimes committed during the brutal war that began a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should acknowledge that a purely domestic effort... Read more
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with South Africa
Africa December 11, 2014
PRETORIA, South-Africa, December 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December, 3, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation1 with South Africa. South Africa has made substantial progress in its first 20 years of democracy, achieving much improved living standards for its... Read more
International Decade for People of African Descent Official launch on 10 December 2014 / UN independent experts urge practical measures to eradicate racial discrimination
Africa December 10, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of independent experts* of the largest fact-finding and monitoring mechanism of the United Nations human rights system today called upon UN Member States and all stakeholders to increase their efforts to address the challenge of racism and racial... Read more
