IOM Mozambique concludes a two-week registration campaign for disaster response and recovery
Africa October 7, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In response to the flooding of 2013 and the subsequently displaced population of over 150,000 persons, the government of Mozambique established voluntary relocation sites for the most vulnerable districts in Gaza Province. These locations will offer refuge should the area... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In South Sudan, IOM celebrated the inauguration of the newly rehabilitated Bor marketplace. The opening of the Marol marketplace in Jonglei State’s capital, Bor, is the first early recovery project sponsored by the European Union (EU) since the onset of... Read more
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In what could transpire into a movie or a book, a team has just embarked on a grand and ambitious journey through 45 African countries, starting in Cape Town and ending up in London in September 2015. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/dhl_logo2.jpg Photo... Read more
LAUNCHING OF THE 2014 NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
Africa October 7, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Thursday 9 October marks the official opening of this year’s national campaign on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in the Republic of South Sudan. The campaign, undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Child and... Read more
Equity Bank issues mobile banking smart SIM powered by Taisys Technologies to provide mobile banking and mobile communication services
Africa October 7, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, Taisys Technologies Co., Ltd. (http://www.taisys.com) announced that Kenya’s leading bank Equity Bank will be issuing a ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys. Equity Bank customers can now enjoy funds transfer, micro-payments and other mobile financial... Read more
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President met this afternoon with his senior health, homeland security, and national security advisors to receive an update on the Ebola case in Texas, broader domestic preparedness plans, and U.S. and international efforts to contain and end the epidemic in... Read more
Remarks by the President After Meeting on Ebola
Africa October 7, 2014
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Roosevelt Room 4:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just had an opportunity to get a full briefing from my entire team across administrations — across agencies on the aggressive steps that we are taking to fight the Ebola... Read more
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since the first cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in March 2014, the United States has mounted a whole-of-government response to contain and eliminate the epidemic at its source, while also taking prudent measures at home. The President last... Read more
MOGADISHU, Somalia, October 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, welcomed the recovery earlier today of the port city of Barawe from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces. “The recovery... Read more
DAKAR, Senegal, October 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 29 and 30 November, Senegal will host the 15th Summit of heads of state and governments of countries which have the French language in common on the theme of “La Francophonie’s women and young people: vectors for peace and... Read more
