GENEVA, Switzerland, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, expressed regret today that defenders in Burundi are deemed to be political opponents, when in reality they are activists working to promote and protect human rights and civil... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Sierra Leone has been awarded a 6-month GBP 4.19 million contract by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to manage an Ebola Training Academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Currently managed by the UK Ministry of Defence, the academy... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since the beginning of November, new and confirmed cases of Ebola have been declining in Liberia, with 10-20 cases reported daily. But Grand Bassa County remains a transmission hotspot. In the first half of November, Buchanan’s district recorded 17 new... Read more

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the close of the 46th general meeting of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) (http://www.afraa.org), organised by Air Algérie in early November, Mrs Fatima Beyina-Moussa, Managing Director of ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines) (http://www.flyecair.com), was named President of... Read more

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has mandated VFS TasHeel International (https://www.vfstasheel.com) with managing and administrating the Saudi Arabian visa application process from Nigeria, which will also combine mandatory enrolment process of fingerprint collection and photo capture... Read more

NEW YORK, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council strongly condemn Saturday’s attack in Mandera, Kenya for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused the deaths of numerous innocent people. The members of the Security Council extended their condolences to... Read more

NEW YORK, November 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General extends his congratulations to the Tunisian people on the occasion of the country’s first democratic presidential election since the 2011 revolution. The polls, conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, mark an important step forward for the country’s... Read more

NEW YORK, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General notes the appointment in Burkina Faso on 23 November of the 26-member Transitional Government and the convening of the first Cabinet meeting today. He looks forward to the appointment of members of the Transitional National Council. The Secretary-General... Read more

BERLIN, Germany, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Speaking on the fringes of the nuclear negotiations with Iran in Vienna, Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement on 24 November on last Sunday’s presidential elections in Tunisia: I welcome the fact that the Tunisian people are continuing with... Read more