GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM has donated 3,300 solar lanterns to reach 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia. The recipients are now at less risk of gender-based violence (GBV), their children will be able to do homework after school, and they may be... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since the crisis began in South Sudan in December 2013, over 1.1 million people have been displaced from their homes. Over 95,000 of them are sheltering in UN Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites throughout the country, where they are provided... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations human rights expert Bahame Tom Nyanduga urges the international community to act now to avert a looming humanitarian disaster in Somalia. The new Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia calls on donors to respond... Read more

DUBAI, UAE, August 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • This acquisition makes Gemalto the reference in cloud data, software and transaction security adding core network data protection technologies to its authentication offerings that protect the edge of the network • The purchase price of US$890 million will be... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — MEDIA ADVISORY When: 08 August, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: Juba Grand Hotel The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) would like to inform the media and the general public, that a... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United States President Barack Obama announced a $37 billion investment in Africa, and another $110 million annual support to African Union peacekeeping efforts, at the end of the premier US-Africa Leaders’ Summit held in Washington DC, United States of... Read more

LUSAKA, Zambia, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Africa team for Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.garmin.co.za) will be hosting meetings in Lusaka, Zambia to meet with buyers, potential resellers and business partners. The purpose of the Garmin trade delegation is to engage and meet with prospective buyers, resellers... Read more

ACCRA, Ghana, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • 125 machines with a total weight of 1,596 tons have already been delivered • An additional 80 pieces of construction equipment will soon be shipped out of Hamburg DHL Global Forwarding, the air and sea freight specialist of Deutsche... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in South Sudan to ensure the safety of a freelance journalist who has been in hiding since late July. Abraham Agoth told CPJ that he fled his home in the northern state... Read more