MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou welcomes the manner in which the Federal Parliament conducted its session to debate a motion for a vote... Read more

BANGUI, Central African Republic, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following months of tensions in Central African Republic (CAR), the humanitarian challenges in the country are immense and growing every day. However, the efforts put in place to tackle them are far from being enough. The International Federation... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders, like the High Representative Federica Mogherini, is concerned about the judgment of the court of Gizeh, Egypt, condemning to death 188 defendants for a violent attack on... Read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Official delegates from Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique have concluded their annual review and planning meeting for the reaffirmation of their international boundaries. The annual meeting, which took place from 1 to 5 December 2014, in Dar Es Salaam,... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations human rights expert Pablo de Greiff will visit Burundi from 8 to 16 December to assess the transitional justice efforts undertaken by the authorities thus far. Since gaining independence in 1962, Burundi has experienced several periods and incidents... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 1 December, Central African Republic (CAR) Independence Day, IOM, in collaboration with the Frères Centrafricains pour la Paix, organized the first mixed community mass event for a year in the 3rd district of the capital, Bangui. The peaceful gathering... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Migrants are the focus of the first East Africa International Authority on Development (IGAD) Scientific Conference on Health taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3-6 December. IOM is presenting five abstracts related to migration health concerns at the conference,... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM, in close collaboration with the Malian government’s Emergency Operations Center and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), has set up a Flow Monitoring Point (FMP) in Kourémalé – the main point of entry between Mali and Guinea Conakry, to... Read more

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States is deeply concerned by continued reports of human rights abuses in The Gambia. Since October, the Government of The Gambia has denied access to UN Special Rapporteurs investigating reports of torture and extrajudicial execution, targeted individuals for arrest... Read more

VATICAN, Holy See, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis received in audience the president of the Republic of Mozambique, Armando Emilio Guebuza, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under... Read more