Tony Elumelu: “Heirs Holdings has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria’s power consumption needs in the next five years”
Africa September 11, 2014
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Well-known global business leader and chairman of Heirs Holdings Tony Elumelu says the group “has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria’s power consumption needs in the next five years.” Heirs Holdings’ interests in the power sector... Read more
Dialogue, religious freedom and rejection of extremism and violence at the centre of the Pope’s meeting with the president of Tunisia
Africa September 11, 2014
VATICAN, Holy See, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today the Holy Father Francis received in audience Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, president of the Tunisian Republic, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. During the cordial... Read more
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa September 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Disease outbreak news 10 September 2014 Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases... Read more
APO named official wire service for Aviation Africa 2015
Africa September 11, 2014
DAKAR, Senegal, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Aerocomm Ltd has named APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com) the official wire service of Aviation Africa 2015 (http://www.aviationafrica.aero), a 2-day Summit & Exhibition, which takes place 10-11 May 2015 in Dubai, UAE. Logo : http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/apo-african-press-organization-small.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=782 (Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder... Read more
African CEOs optimistic about growth despite challenges on the continent – PwC report
Africa September 11, 2014
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014′ report issued today (http://www.pwc.com). Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more... Read more
Special Envoy Djinnit praises Angola’s pivotal role as Chair of ICGLR, expresses strong support for region’s commitment to neutralize negative forces
Africa September 11, 2014
LUANDA, Angola, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Said Djinnit completed a two day visit in Luanda, Angola. The Special Envoy met with President Dos Santos as well as Ministers of External Relations and Defense. “Angola plays a pivotal role in the region... Read more
United Nations General Assembly Adopts New Malaria Resolution, Member States Urge Accelerated Efforts against Killer Disease
Africa September 11, 2014
NEW YORK, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In the last days of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, UN Member States adopted Resolution A/68/L.60, “Consolidating Gains and Accelerating Efforts to Control and Eliminate Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa, by 2015” by consensus... Read more
From Mobile Solar Computer Classrooms to Novel Baobab Products: Green Entrepreneurship is Thriving Across Africa and Beyond / 2014 SEED Awards Honour Low Carbon and Women-Led Enterprises
Africa September 11, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nairobi plays host to one of the largest gatherings of start-up social and environmental enterprises ever, as 41 green entrepreneurs are celebrated at the 2014 SEED Awards Africa Symposium, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. The SEED Awards... Read more
UN EMERGENCY FUND GIVES US$3.8 MILLION TO FACILITATE AID OPERATIONS AND ACCESS IN RESPONSE TO EBOLA
Africa September 11, 2014
NEW YORK, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has allocated US$3.8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) to support humanitarian operations in the Ebola-struck West Africa region. Reduced commercial travel in the region... Read more
On the Arrest for Sedition in Botswana of Outsa Mokone
Africa September 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 10, 2014 The United States is deeply concerned by the arrest of newspaper editor Outsa Mokone by the Government of Botswana on charges of sedition relating to... Read more
