Gambia: President Should Reject Homophobic Law / Life Sentence for ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’
Africa September 10, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia should not sign a new Criminal Code amendment that would increase the punishment for “aggravated homosexuality” to life in prison, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The measure would further add to the... Read more
Kenya / Briefing on the Trade and Development Report 2014
Africa September 10, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Briefing on the Trade and Development Report 2014 What : Briefing on the Trade and Development Report 2014, with a special focus on the situation in East Africa Who : Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General Ambassador Amina Mohammed, Cabinet Secretary,... Read more
Zamtel and NEC agree on microwave backbone and access project to boost mobile coverage and capacity across Zambia
Africa September 10, 2014
LUSAKA, Zambia, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Zamtel (http://www.zamtel.zm) and NEC Corporation (http://www.nec.com), global leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, have agreed to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network to boost mobile coverage and capacity for citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia.... Read more
South Sudan: Alarming food insecurity forces budget boost
Africa September 10, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With high malnutrition rates, prolonged displacement and health-care facilities under enormous pressure, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains bleak. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is therefore asking donors for an additional 18 million Swiss francs (approximately... Read more
UNAMID JSR holds consultations with Qatari Deputy Prime Minster and the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel Chairman in Doha
Africa September 10, 2014
KHARTOUM, Sudan, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The AU-UN Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas held consultations in Doha, on 9 September, with both His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Qatar and Minister... Read more
Yahsat ties up with global manufacturing and launch experts for Al Yah 3 satellite
Africa September 10, 2014
Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Yahsat (http://www.yahsat.ae), the UAE-based satellite operator, has announced the manufacturing and launch partners for the Company’s recently announced third satellite, Al Yah 3, set to be launched in Q4 2016. This third satellite, within a decade of operation by... Read more
UNAMID Joint Special Representative Spokesperson to hold press conference in Khartoum 15 September 2014, 11:30 am UNAMID’s Khartoum office
Africa September 9, 2014
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, September 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Joint Special Representative Spokesperson of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ashraf Eissa , will be holding a press conference on Monday, 15 September 2014, at 11:30 hours in the main conference room at the... Read more
Ebola outbreak / Readout of the President’s Call with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Africa September 9, 2014
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama spoke today with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the need for greater international assistance to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Obama thanked the Secretary-General for recent steps taken by the United Nations to coordinate... Read more
Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Liberia in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak
Africa September 9, 2014
TOKYO, Japan, September 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. On September 9, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (personal protective equipment provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) to the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Republic of Liberia, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency... Read more
Initial probe indicates UNMISS helicopter was shot down
Africa September 9, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, September 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — For the past two weeks, UNMISS has been conducting preliminary investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash of a United Nations Mi-8 helicopter Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s Unity State, on 26 August, which killed three Russian crewmen... Read more
