GeoPoll adds VP of Business Development in Africa, Expands Global Sales Presence
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — GeoPoll (http://www.geopoll.com), the world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform, today announced the hire of John Muthee as VP of Business Development in Africa. Muthee will drive the strategy and execution of key growth initiatives as GeoPoll expands its mobile survey... Read more
WIN an Invitation to AfricaCom 2014, Africa’s Leading Telecoms Event
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — APO will offer transport, accommodation and perdiem for one African journalist to attend the AfricaCom 2014, Africa’s leading telecoms event (http://www.comworldseries.com/africa), held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 11–13 November 2014. AfricaCom 2014 will bring together individuals and companies to... Read more
Somalia: Sexual Abuse by African Union Soldiers / Troop-Contributing Countries, Donors Should Promote Justice for Victims
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and... Read more
Statement on the WHO Consultation on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After two days of discussion on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines, more than 150 participants, representing the fields of research and clinical investigation, ethics, legal, regulatory, financing, and data collection, identified several therapeutic and vaccine interventions that should be the... Read more
DreamTrips Vacation Club Named “Africa’s Leading Travel Club” at 2014 World Travel Awards Ceremony in Nigeria
Plano, TX, September 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — DreamTrips™ Vacation Club (https://www.dreamtrips.com), one of the world’s leading travel and vacation club membership organizations, was recognized as “Africa’s Leading Travel Club” for 2014 as part of the World Travel Awards (WTA)—the second WTA regional award for the travel club... Read more
U.S. Commends Mozambique for Agreement To End Hostilities
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 5, 2014 The United States congratulates the people of Mozambique for the agreement reached to bring an end to hostilities between the government of Mozambique and Renamo forces. President Armando Guebuza... Read more
East and West Africa Malaria Task Force Countries Partner to Exchange Ideas on Malaria Eradication
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The East and West Africa Malaria Task Force, launched four years ago, has matured into a robust collaboration between East and West African countries and the United States. More than 60 senior medical representatives from member states met in Bujumbura,... Read more
Swaziland National Day Message
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 5, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland on your independence day. I... Read more
The AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan receives briefing from the High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) (http://www.au.int) met with President Thabo Mbeki, in his capacity as Chairperson of the High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan, today 4 September 2014. In attendance were President Olusegun Obasanjo,... Read more
Philips concludes its annual ‘Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow 2014′ with spectacular illumination of Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • 21st century LED technology will provide a makeover to the Castle of Good Hope during the conclusion of Philips’ fifth consecutive Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow • The Castle of Good Hope is the latest addition to a pan-African... Read more