CAR: Violent attacks against MSF threaten the supply of humanitarian assistance
Africa November 11, 2014
PARIS, France, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 7 November, a transport truck with medical supplies and clearly identified as operating for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was stopped and held captive by an armed group on the route linking Paoua in the North to the capital Bangui,... Read more
Uganda Seeks to Combat HIV/AIDS in Fishing Communities
Africa November 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, UNAIDS and the Uganda AIDS Commission last week organized a national consultative meeting on HIV/AIDS response in the country’s fishing communities. Among the 7.3 per cent of Ugandans between 15 and 49 who are HIV... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amid reports today from Obock, Djibouti, that at least 30 more people have died attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden, IOM has dispatched a team to investigate and aid survivors, if any. Following the biggest loss of life since... Read more
IOM Welcomes Completion of Ebola Treatment Unit in Liberia
Africa November 11, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai yesterday (10/11) inaugurated the first of three planned IOM-managed Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) in Liberia. The new unit, in Tubmanburg, was constructed by the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), with the support and oversight of... Read more
Suicide bomb attack against the Government Science Technical School in Potiskum in Yobe State, Nigeria
Africa November 11, 2014
NEW YORK, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the suicide bomb attack on 10 November 2014 committed against the Government Science Technical School in Potiskum in Yobe State, Nigeria, which killed several dozen people, mostly students, and... Read more
Support for Civil Society’s Charter for Transitional Government in Burkina Faso
Africa November 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 10, 2014 The United States welcomes the November 9 announcement of a Charter for Transitional Government in Burkina Faso developed by political parties, civil society, and religious and traditional leaders. We urge... Read more
U.S. Deeply Concerned With Political Turmoil in Somalia
Africa November 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 10, 2014 The United States notes with concern the recent political turmoil in Somalia. Actions to put forward a parliamentary motion for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister do... Read more
Vatican / Pope Francis receives the president of Ghana
Africa November 10, 2014
VATICAN, Holy See, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Francis received in audience John Dramani Mahama, president of the Republic of Ghana, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for... Read more
EBOLA: HARD-WON GAINS IN LIBERIA MUST NOT BE UNDERMINED / INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE MUST ADAPT TO CHANGING EPIDEMIC PATTERN
Africa November 10, 2014
MONROVIA, Liberia, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — While the number of new Ebola cases reported in Liberia has declined in recent weeks, the outbreak is far from over and new hotspots continue to emerge across the country, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders... Read more
First Francophonie Economic Forum for a dynamic space, vector of economic growth!
Africa November 10, 2014
DAKAR, Senegal, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 1 and 2 December, the first Francophonie Economic Forum (http://www.forum-economique-francophonie.com) will bring together political and economic decision-makers from the five continents at the Dakar International Conference Centre (DICC) in Senegal, following the 15th Francophonie Summit. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/fef.png During these... Read more
