BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the EU has confirmed that it will support the wider region of the Horn of Africa with a total of €3 billion until 2020, primarily coming from the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). The largest share of... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Detainees and prisoners in Guinea are held in squalid, overcrowded facilities that fall far short of international human rights standards, according to a new UN report released Monday on human rights in detention centres in the country. Based on visits... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee Against Torture is meeting in Geneva from 3 November to 28 November to review the following countries: Sweden (4-5 Nov), Ukraine (5-6 Nov), Venezuela (6-7 Nov), Australia (10-11 Nov), Burundi (11-12 Nov), USA (12-13), Croatia (13-14 Nov),... Read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In its recent Investment Policy Review the OECD cited energy in Tanzania as a “critical bottleneck” and that the problem of reliable energy was the top barrier to doing business in Tanzania. This view was echoed during the... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Guinea’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday 30 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live. Guinea is one of the... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Leaders of global and regional institutions today begin an historic trip to the Horn of Africa to pledge political support and major new financial assistance for countries in the region, totaling more than $8 billion over the coming years.... Read more

Plano, TX, October 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Rovia™ (http://www.rovia.com) has been recognized as both “North America’s Leading Travel Agency” and “United States’ Leading Travel Agency” for 2014 by World Travel Awards (WTA)—two additional WTA awards for the company this year. The WTA Caribbean & North America’s winners... Read more

Plano, TX, October 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — DreamTrips™ vacation club (https://www.dreamtrips.com/experience-more), one of the world’s leading travel and vacation club membership organizations, was recognized as “North America’s Leading Travel Club” for 2014 as part of the World Travel Awards (WTA)—the fourth WTA regional award for the travel... Read more

LAGOS, Nigeria, October 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Official Rejoinder: Guinness Record Fight: Nexim Bank Frustrates my Ambition, says Bash Ali The above refers. The attention of the Board, Management and staff of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) (http://neximbank.com.ng) have been drawn to recent publications in some national... Read more

NEW YORK, October 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA WHO: Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs WHAT: Mission to South Africa WHEN: 26-28 October 2014 WHERE: Johannesburg, Pretoria Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for... Read more