NEW YORK, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Building New York City, New York 11:15 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for bringing us together today to address an urgent threat to the people of West Africa, but also a potential threat to the... Read more

WASHINGTON, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Building New York City, New York 12:30 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome President el-SiSi to New York and to the United States. And I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to share ideas. Obviously,... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 459th meeting, held on 23 September 2014, at Ministerial level, adopted the following decision on the situation in Libya: Council, 1. Takes note of the report of... Read more

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa. Yet, successfully marketing a brand across such a diverse continent – with over 50 countries, hundreds of languages and various... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Development, Trade Promotion, and North South Co-operation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today opened ‘A Celebration of Vision’ at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) to mark the achievements of the Mozambique Eye-care Project. Established with €1.5 million in Irish... Read more

NEW YORK, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General learned with profound sadness of the passing today of Margaret Vogt, who served as his Special Representative in the Central African Republic from 2011... Read more

LOME, Togo, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of Directors of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) (http://www.boad.org) held its 94th ordinary meeting on Tuesday 23 September 2014 in Lomé, under the chairmanship of Mr Christian Adovelande, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Logo:... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will make an important announcement regarding Canada’s support for international efforts to control the Ebola outbreak. Event: Media availability Date: September 25, 2014 Time: 10:15 a.m. Place: United Nations... Read more

OSLO, Norway, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘Three years after the last famine in Somalia, another hunger crisis is looming. According to the UN, one million people are in urgent need of emergency response. The Norwegian Government is therefore increasing its humanitarian support for Somalia by NOK... Read more

NEW YORK, September 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The recent outbreak of Ebola in West African has exposed the lack of infrastructure and limited resources in Africa, said South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma today as he pledged to continue, in every possible way, to assist the people and... Read more