ROME, Italy, October 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years, according to the latest edition of FAO’s biannual Food Outlook report and a new update to the Organization’s monthly... Read more

NEW YORK, October 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointments of Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola Crisis Manager for Guinea, Peter Jan Graaff of the Netherlands as Ebola Crisis Manager for Liberia and Amadu Kamara of the United States as... Read more

VATICAN, Holy See, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The general debate continued during the fourth general Congregation, following the order of the Instrumentum Laboris. The theme was “The Pastoral Program for the Family: Various Proposals Underway” (Part II, Chapter 1). Firstly, the link between the crisis of... Read more

BISSAU, Guinea Bissau, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The European Union Delegation, in agreement with the Heads of Mission of the Embassies of Spain, France and Portugal in Bissau, warmly welcomes the ratification by Guinea-Bissau, on 24 September 2014, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on... Read more

YOKOHAMA, Japan, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nissan (http://www.nissan-global.com) is proud to announce Yaya Touré, three-time African Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League winner, as its newest global ambassador. The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder has agreed to a deal which will see him... Read more

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com) today, releases 2 videos on press conference services helping you deliver more for your budget: 1) Online press conference and 2) Interactive Webcast ; both of which are considered as the future for media relations... Read more

PARIS, France, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Uhuru Kenyatta’s presence at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 8 October 2014, as ordered by the Trial Chamber Judges, must be seen as the opportunity to place victims’ right to truth and justice at the center of the ongoing... Read more

ROME, Italy, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FAO today launched a new programme to urgently assist 90 000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone whose food supplies and livelihoods are threatened by the disruptive effect the Ebola epidemic is having on rural economies, agricultural activities... Read more

PARIS, France, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — France condemns the attack on 3 October which killed nine Nigerien soldiers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali and wounded several others. We extend our condolences to the bereaved and to the Nigerien authorities. The perpetrators of this... Read more

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, October 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Oracle Corporation (http://www.oracle.com) today announced an initiative designed to enrich and increase the skills capacity of IT practitioners in Africa. The four-pronged program was devised as a response to the rapid adoption of new technologies by governments and businesses in... Read more