UN EMERGENCY FUND GIVES US$3.8 MILLION TO FACILITATE AID OPERATIONS AND ACCESS IN RESPONSE TO EBOLA
Africa September 11, 2014
NEW YORK, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has allocated US$3.8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) to support humanitarian operations in the Ebola-struck West Africa region. Reduced commercial travel in the region... Read more
On the Arrest for Sedition in Botswana of Outsa Mokone
Africa September 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 10, 2014 The United States is deeply concerned by the arrest of newspaper editor Outsa Mokone by the Government of Botswana on charges of sedition relating to... Read more
Business and human rights in Africa – first UN regional forum from 16-18 September
Africa September 10, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Business enterprises, governments, civil society and national human rights institutions from across Africa will meet in Addis Ababa from 16 to 18 September to discuss key business and human rights challenges for the continent. The African Regional Forum on Business... Read more
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
