WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. My pleasure to welcome the president of Burkina Faso, President Campaore. And I’m very happy to welcome him here, but I must do... Read more
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s my great pleasure to welcome President Nkurunziza of Burundi, and I’m delighted to be able to have a chance to share some... Read more
Remarks With Angolan Vice President Manuel Domingos Vicente Before Their Meeting
Africa August 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning. Again, it’s my distinct pleasure to welcome Vice President Vicente here to Washington and to tell him how much I appreciated my welcome... Read more
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. I’m very pleased to welcome the Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni here in Washington. This is a very critical time in Libya. We are... Read more
ACERWC Delegation arrived in Juba to assess the situation of children affected by the armed conflict
Africa August 4, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Delegation of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) and its Secretariat led by Prof.Julia Sloth-Nielsen, arrived in the afternoon, at the Juba Airport to conduct an advocacy mission on the... Read more
Federal Foreign Office provides a further 500,000 euros for the fight against Ebola
Africa August 4, 2014
BERLIN, Germany, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In view of the increasing number of Ebola cases and the danger that the disease will spread uncontrollably in West Africa, the Federal Foreign Office has provided a further 500,000 euros to help combat the virus. The funding will be... Read more
Software piracy in Africa: Three companies found guilty by a court of law for reproducing and/or using the Sage brand or Sage software illegally
Africa August 4, 2014
PARIS, France, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sage (http://www.sage.com), a leading global vendor of business management software, announces that it has won three court cases against pirate companies in Maghreb and in Francophone Africa. In addition to damages and/or fines totalling several thousand euros, prison terms were... Read more
Africa offers US firms a compelling trade and investment opportunity – Standard Bank
Africa August 4, 2014
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Africa offers US multinationals a compelling trade and investment opportunity thanks to the rapid economic growth rates being experienced across the continent along with burgeoning population growth and increasing urbanisation, according to Standard Bank (http://www.standardbank.com). Download the infographic: http://www.apo-mail.org/140804.pdf Photo:... Read more
Red Cross Red Crescent calls for immediate scale-up of efforts in support of WHO and West African governments’ plan to tackle Ebola epidemic
Africa August 4, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The joint 100 million US dollars plan, announced by WHO and the West African nations affected by the Ebola virus disease, is a positive step forward in affording the crucial means to tackle the spread of the deadly disease. However,... Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Concern is growing at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent over the plight of thousands of people affected by intense fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi. Both organizations have renewed their efforts to assist... Read more
