GENEVA, Switzerland, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global status report on violence prevention 2014 reveals that 475 000 people were murdered in 2012, and homicide is the third leading cause of death globally for males aged 15-44 years, highlighting the urgent need for more decisive action... Read more

LUANDA, Angola, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — averda (http://www.averda.com), the largest, and one of the fastest growing, waste management companies in the Middle East and Africa, is delivering city cleaning services in Ingombota, a major urban district within Angola’s capital city of Luanda. The five-year contract, awarded... Read more

HARGEISA, Somaliland, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dubai-based flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com) announced the addition of three new routes to its growing network. Flights to Hargeisa (Somaliland), Chennai (India), and Nejran (Saudi Arabia) will commence in the first quarter of 2015, further expanding the carrier’s footprint to 89 destinations... Read more

NEW YORK, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General notes the recent announcement by His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho that national elections will be held on 28 February 2015. The Secretary-General welcomes the progress achieved so far in the efforts to uphold... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Gabriela Knaul called* on the Tunisian authorities to adopt the legislation needed to implement the provisions of the 2014 Constitution guaranteeing the independence of judges, prosecutors and lawyers, in full consultation with representatives of the judiciary... Read more

MONROVIA, Liberia, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — It is now seven months since Sierra Leone recorded the first case of Ebola and, in spite local and international efforts in the fight against the virus, the numbers continue to spike, particularly in the Western areas of the country.... Read more

LIMA, Peru, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The economic and social benefits of mangroves – which are estimated to run into the hundreds of billions worldwide – remain largely untapped due to a lack of carbon finance mechanisms, appropriate policy interventions, and rapid mangrove deforestation, according to... Read more

JUBA, South Sudan, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan destroyed 25 firearms and hundreds of knives, machetes, and similar weapons confiscated from internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in its protection-of-civilians sites in Juba at a public event held today in its... Read more

WASHINGTON, December 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over the last 20 years EnergyNet has co-ordinated investor meetings with some of the most reliable and successful power developers operating on the continent of Africa. Symbion Power, GE, Siemens, Copperbelt, Goldwind, Azura Power, Aldwych, Karpowership, Globeleq, Schneider Electric, ESBi, Transcorp,... Read more