DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Uzinduzi wa safari za ndege za Dar es Salaam na Unguja za shirika la ndege la flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com) lililo na makao yake Dubai ziliwasili nchini Tanzania leo. Njia hizo mpya zinasisitiza ukuaji wa haraka wa flydubai barani Afrika,... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chadian government’s refusal to transfer two alleged accomplices of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to the special court in Senegal trying crimes during his rule will not prevent his trial, Human Rights Watch said today. The Chadian government should... Read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flights to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar touched down today in Tanzania (http://www.flydubai.com). The new routes further underline flydubai’s rapid expansion in Africa, which has seen the carrier’s network double to 12 destinations this year.... Read more

ROME, Italy, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The European Union (EU) and FAO in collaboration with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have launched a €41 million, 4.5-year programme to bolster sustainable land management and restore drylands and degraded lands in Africa, the Caribbean... Read more

LAGOS, Nigeria, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In advance of the Oct. 24 observance of World Polio Day 2014, Rotary (http://www.rotary.org) announces US$ 8.4 million in grants to combat polio in Nigeria. The funds – part of Rotary’s broader contribution of $44.7 million to end the paralyzing... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In advance of the Oct. 24 observance of World Polio Day 2014, Rotary (http://www.rotary.org) announces US$2 million in grants to combat polio in Ethiopia. The funds – part of Rotary’s broader contribution of $44.7 million to end the paralyzing... Read more

EVANSTON, Ill., October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With the world “This Close”—99%—to eliminating polio from the planet, the effort is receiving an additional US$ 44.7 million boost from Rotary (http://www.rotary.org) to support immunization activities, surveillance, and research spearheaded by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (http://www.polioeradication.org), which aims... Read more

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in... Read more

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN OR IN RELATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order (E.O.) 13413, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the... Read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Economist Events (http://www.economistevents.com) will be hosting their Health Care in Africa Summit (http://www.africahealth.economist.com) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the Hyatt Regency, The Kilimanjaro on November 18th and 19th 2014. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/economist.png Drawing together the key stakeholders... Read more