OTTAWA, Canada, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement after meeting with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: “Canada and Algeria are determined partners in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. As co-chairs of the Global Counterterrorism... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Official Draw for the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by TOYOTA will take place at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech on Wednesday, 11 October. Five of the seven teams who will take part in the competition... Read more

DAKAR, Senegal, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced the three winners of the 2014 APO Media Award (#APOMediaAward), which celebrates brilliant and inspiring stories... Read more

NEW YORK, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks of Mr. Elhadj As Sy Secretary General International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Ebola came to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and there it found us: the IFRC with 25,000 Red Cross volunteers on the... Read more

MOGADISHU, Somalia, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) protests the arrest of journalists and other media workers in Puntland over non-payment of 3-months salary arrears owed them by the government television station. Some fourteen (14) journalists and other media workers, working... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 31 October. The Committee will review these countries on the following dates: Sri Lanka (7-8... Read more

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 27, 2014 The United States commends Cote d’Ivoire for reinstating air travel to Ebola-affected countries, in line with WHO and IATA recommendations. President Ouattara’s decision greatly enhances the ability of the international... Read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Insurance Regulators from Eastern Africa today concluded a two week seminar in Dar Es Salaam on the regulatory and supervisory frameworks in the region. Their discussions were also focused on developing an action plan to enhance, and to... Read more

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 28, 2014 Today marks the fifth anniversary of the 2009 massacre in Conakry, Guinea, when security forces killed more than 150 people, injured thousands more, and publicly raped more than 100 women... Read more

WASHINGTON, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of the Treasury Washington, DC September 26, 2014 Sylvia, thank you very much. I couldn’t hear a word out there so I was entirely presumptuous and said, “That must be me.” (Laughter.) Thank you.... Read more