NEW YORK, September 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma announced today the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Mr. Bashua... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will deliver closing remarks at the Canadian Council on Africa’s first Canada-Africa Business Summit. During his remarks, Minister Paradis will discuss the role of the private sector in development... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 457th meeting, held on 16 September 2014, was briefed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the developments in the situation in Mali and the Sahel.... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, continues to closely follow the evolution of the situation in Guinea-Bissau, particularly following the presidential and legislative elections of April and May 2014. The Chairperson of... Read more

PARIS, France, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With “Orange Fab Ivory Coast” and “Fab Israel”, Orange’s network of start-up accelerators is now present on four continents (http://www.orange.com). The programme, which is a pillar of the Group’s open innovation approach, reflects the determination of Orange to support the... Read more

MOGADISHU, Somalia, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Fatiha Serour, welcomed the start of a reconciliation conference in Kismayo as a positive step towards consolidating peace in the region and furthering Somalia’s state-building process. The conference, officially... Read more

PARIS, France, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In the coming months, BANK OF AFRICA and Orange Money customers will be able to transfer money directly from their Orange Money account to their BOA account and vice versa simply with their mobile. Logo Orange: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/orange-logo.jpg Orange (http://www.orange.com) customers... Read more

NEW YORK, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly’s sixty-ninth session on 11 June (Press Release GA/11520). At the time of his election, he was serving as Uganda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, a post he held since... Read more

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 4:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. I want to thank Dr. Frieden and everybody here at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for welcoming me here today.... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — WHO welcomes the contribution from the Government of the United States of America to significantly build upon their previous Ebola response in West Africa. The new commitment provides support to the United Nations and to other international partners to help... Read more