ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Africa’s leaders unanimously agreed to end hunger and cut poverty in half by 2025 with the signing of the Malabo Declaration at the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government last... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following the Resolution on the situation of children in South Sudan and Central African Republic adopted during its 23rd Ordinary Session (16 April, 2014), the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) expressed... Read more

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur and Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, briefed on 7 August the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Darfur, as well as measures taken by UNAMID to implement... Read more

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The leadership of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur welcomed the new steps taken by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) to prohibit the recruitment and use of child soldiers in its ranks. The movement previously issued... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Epidemiology and surveillance Between 5 and 6 August 2014, a total of 68 new cases of Ebola virus disease (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 29 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Health sector... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Peter Goldring, Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, will participate in a public event with the Somali community in Edmonton to discuss current humanitarian and development issues in Somalia. During the event, MP Goldring will deliver remarks and announce funding... Read more

BERLIN, Germany, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Christoph Strässer, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (7 August) in response to the murder of six local people working for humanitarian agencies in Maban County,... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES When: 12th to 14th August 2014 Meetings start at 09:30 Where: Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana Who: Department of Political Affairs Purpose: The purpose of the Accra meeting, among others, is to promote the signing... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The European Commission will provide additional funding for the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) to disrupt the illegal networks that are disseminating drugs and other illicit products through smarter, more effective, well-connected and intelligence led counter-narcotic activities of participating... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Somalia faces major human resource gaps as it attempts to move forward and achieve the reconstruction and peace-building objectives set out in its Vision 2016 initiative. The Somali diaspora present a unique reserve of experts with skills and professional experience... Read more