CONAKRY, Guinea, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since 21 November 2014, a number of media outlets have reported that a vehicle transporting blood samples from suspected Ebola patients in Guinea was robbed, and that the samples stolen during the robbery were in the care of a Red... Read more

LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood welcomes completion of voting in first democratic Presidential elections in Tunisia Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said: “I welcome the successful completion of voting in Tunisia’s historic first democratic Presidential elections.... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations expert on the independence of the judiciary Gabriela Knaul will undertake an official visit to Tunisia from 27 November to 5 December 2014 to assess the independence of judges, lawyers, and prosecutors, as well as the working of... Read more

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 23, 2014 I congratulate the Tunisian people on today’s presidential election. This historic moment has come about due to the strong commitment by Tunisians from across the political spectrum to democracy... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today released the following statement commending Tunisians on their country’s peaceful and credible presidential election: “Today, the people of Tunisia participated in a well-organized, credible and peaceful election, and for the first time in their... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, and the Minister for Development, Trade Promotion and North South Co-operation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today announced new funding of over €220,000 to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.... Read more

NEW YORK, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack this morning on a commuter bus in Mandera, Kenya, in which at least twenty eight people were killed. He conveys his profound condolences to the families of the victims and expresses his solidarity with... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today released the following statement: “Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly attack against a bus in Northern Kenya that took the lives of 28 innocent civilians. “The deliberate targeting of civilians is... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders is delighted about the the end of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC), as announced by the government of the RDC and... Read more

COTONOU, Benin, November 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Steering Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Technical Assistance Center for West Africa (West AFRITAC) highlighted the growing role of the Center in supporting members’ needs and reforms in the region. Members of the Steering Committee met... Read more