AFP announce the end of its collaboration with SAPA (South African Press Association)
Africa September 5, 2014
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Global news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) (http://www.afp.com) has announced that it’s English news content will no longer be available via SAPA (South African Press Association) in the new year. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/afp.png Harry Lee-Rudolph, Commercial Manager for AFP southern Africa... Read more
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURUNDI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
Africa September 5, 2014
NEW YORK, September 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Albert Shingiro, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today. Until his appointment, Mr. Shingiro was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for External Relations and International Cooperation of Burundi.... Read more
EnergyNet calls on African Energy Ministers to support ‘Wind for Prosperity’ – a sustainable approach to deliver electricity to off-grid villages across the continent
Africa September 4, 2014
LONDON, United-Kingdom, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As Africa’s star continues to rise and Governments are becoming increasingly mindful of the importance of delivering electricity beyond city and industrial boundaries, EnergyNet (http://www.energynet.co.uk) has partnered with ‘Wind for Prosperity’, a Vestas initiative to deliver electricity to some of... Read more
DHL takes innovative approach to grow retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1000%
Africa September 4, 2014
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Staying true to its reputation for speed, passion, teamwork and a can-do attitude, DHL Express (http://www.dpdhl.com) has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by an astonishing 1,000% in less than three years. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/dhl_logo2.jpg Photo Sumesh Rahavendra: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/sumesh_rahavendra.jpg (Sumesh... Read more
High-Level Representative of the Secretary-General for Nigeria Said Djinnit attends the Abuja Ministerial Conference on Security in Nigeria
Africa September 4, 2014
DAKAR, Sénégal, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and High-Level Representative of the Secretary-General for Nigeria, attended yesterday the Abuja Ministerial Meeting on Security. The Ministerial Conference was a follow-up to three previous meetings in... Read more
Commissioner Piebalgs to announce new support for Benin during his visit to the country
Africa September 4, 2014
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs is to announce tomorrow that EU support for Benin in 2014-2020 will amount to almost €450 million. This announcement will be made during his visit to Benin on 4 and 5 September... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi with dire consequences for civilians and civilian infrastructure, a new UN report released Thursday warns. The joint report by the... Read more
South Sudan: Health services struggle to meet needs
Africa September 4, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Facing massive displacement that has resulted from the fighting, health services in South Sudan are working under enormous pressure. Since the outbreak of violence in December, the ICRC has worked together with the South Sudan Red Cross to save lives... Read more
South Sudan: Cholera admissions fall substantially
Africa September 4, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A significant decline in the number of new cholera cases in South Sudan in recent weeks has prompted the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to scale down its cholera operations. Instead it will redirect... Read more
SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO SECURITY CONFERENCE IN NIGERIA, REAFFIRMS HIS SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS OF EXTREMISM, TERROR
Africa September 4, 2014
NEW YORK, September 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Said Djinnit, High-Level Representative of the Secretary-General to Nigeria, for the Third Ministerial Conference on Security in Nigeria, today in Abuja: I thank Nigerian Foreign Minister Aminu Wali for inviting... Read more
