Migrants and the Mediterranean – UN rights expert visits Italy to follow up on EU border management study
Africa December 1, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Italy from 2 to 5 December 2014 as a follow-up to his 2012 year-long study on the management of the external borders of the European Union, which... Read more
Ebola: Ask your questions LIVE to the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone
Africa December 1, 2014
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone (http://health.gov.sl), Dr Brima Kargbo, will host an online press conference on Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 at 15 GMT. During the online press conference, the Chief... Read more
Norway / Deeply concerned about developments in Nigeria
Africa December 1, 2014
OSLO, Norway, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘I am deeply concerned about developments in Nigeria. The terrorist attacks on civilian targets in recent days are shocking and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. The death toll following the... Read more
Africa can do it, says Louis Michel
Africa December 1, 2014
STRASBOURG, France, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delegations “Africa is able not only to transform the lives of a billion citizens, but to improve those of millions of people throughout the world ! said Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) at the opening its 28th... Read more
20 years after genocide, Rwanda’s press still restricted / CPJ to release report on present and past media conditions in Rwanda
Africa December 1, 2014
NEW YORK, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on press freedom conditions in Rwanda 20 years after the genocide that claimed more than 800,000 lives. The report examines the government’s control of the media, self-censorship, patterns of harassment... Read more
‘Double victims’ – in conflict zones, people with HIV are twice as vulnerable
Africa December 1, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The past decade has seen major improvements in people’s ability to access lifesaving HIV treatments – but if you live in Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan or parts of Yemen, you could be forgiven for thinking nothing has changed.... Read more
First Ever Mapping of Activities of External Security Actors in Africa Confirms Trends Towards Multilateralism and ‘Africanization’
Africa December 1, 2014
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over the past decade, major external actors have developed policy initiatives to advance their security, geopolitical and economic interests in Africa. Analysis of the security activities of seven major actors in Africa—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States,... Read more
APO reinforces its presence in Nigeria by signing a renewal contract with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)
Africa December 1, 2014
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 1, 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 its renewed and extended contract as exclusive supplier for press release wire distribution in Africa with... Read more
U.S. Congratulates Namibia on Presidential Elections
Africa December 1, 2014
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 30, 2014 The United States congratulates the people of Namibia for exercising their democratic right to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on November 28. Namibia has once again demonstrated its... Read more
First Francophonie Economic Forum: Laying the groundwork for economic development with a Francophone Economic Union
Africa November 29, 2014
DAKAR, Senegal, November 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Initiated by Senegalese President S.E. Macky Sall and organised by APIX and Richard Attias & Associates, the first Francophonie Economic Forum (http://www.forum-economique-francophonie.com) will bring together over 1000 political and economic decision-makers from five continents at the Dakar International Conference Centre... Read more
