JUBA, South Sudan, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) confirms that three crew members of a UN-contracted MI-8 helicopter have died in this afternoon’s crash near Bentiu in Unity State. One surviving crew member has received treatment from the Médecins... Read more
Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Liberia in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak
Africa August 26, 2014
TOKYO, Japan, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. On August 25, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods worth 30 million yen (tents, blankets, etc.) to the Republic of Liberia, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 2. The Ebola virus disease which was... Read more
IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Approves US$7.6 Million Disbursement, and Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with Burundi
Africa August 26, 2014
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On August 25, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fifth review of Burundi’s economic performance under a three-year program supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, and also concluded the 2014 Article... Read more
UBA Group Appoints Tony O. Elumelu as Chairman
Africa August 26, 2014
LAGOS, Nigeria, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N. as Chairman, succeeding Ambassador Joe Keshi. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/heirs-holdings.jpg Photo Tony Elumelu: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/tony-elumelu.jpg Mr Elumelu is Chairman/CEO of Heirs Holdings (http://www.heirsholdings.com), the... Read more
Afriwise launches first-of-its-kind consulting firm in Africa
Africa August 26, 2014
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two well-known lawyers on the African scene, Steven De Backer and Olivier Binyingo, recently launched Afriwise consult (http://www.afriwise.com) to offer clients a more holistic consulting approach and access to genuine on-the-ground expertise in Sub Saharan Africa, with procedures for quality... Read more
Statement of Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, on humanitarian corridor between Sudan and South Sudan
Africa August 26, 2014
KHARTOUM, Sudan, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations welcomes the approval last week by representatives of the Governments of South Sudan and Sudan of an operational plan that will open a humanitarian corridor between Sudan and South Sudan. Developed and prepared by the United Nations... Read more
Ebola Epidemic confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo : MSF sends specialists and material to the epicentre
Africa August 26, 2014
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a response to the confirmed Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The medical organization, present in DRC for more than thirty years, is... Read more
Ethiopia: Tens of thousands of South Sudanese refugees receive cholera vaccine
Africa August 26, 2014
PARIS, France, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A vaccine against cholera is being used on a large scale for the first time in Ethiopia by teams from the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The mass immunisation campaign will protect South Sudanese refugees in... Read more
Mediterranean Migrant Deaths Multiply in Summer Sailing Season
Africa August 26, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The series of tragedies last weekend in the Mediterranean marks one of the deadliest periods of 2014, with an estimated 230 migrants lost and presumed dead. Witnesses described to IOM seeing the corpses of 18 African men in one craft... Read more
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, August 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — For the first time ever, African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are delighted to have Anzisha Prize finalists from Togo and Ivory Coast (http://www.anzishaprize.org), revealing strong growth in entrepreneurship activity amongst youth in West Africa. Five young women are... Read more
