WASHINGTON, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States condemns in the strongest terms the latest attacks by Sudan People’s Liberation Movement /Army – In Opposition (SPLM/A – IO) in and around Bentiu, South Sudan. Since last December, thousands of people have been killed and millions have... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Trade between Ireland and Africa is expected to reach €24 billion by 2020, Minister for Development, Trade Promotion and North South Cooperation, Seán Sherlock told the Africa-Ireland Economic Forum in UCD’s Smurfit Graduate Business School today. The forum, organised by... Read more

LAGOS, Nigeria, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat (http://www.etisalat.com.ng), has announced the 2014 Flash Fiction Prize category of the Etisalat Prize for literature. This award category which is in line with the company’s goal of inspiring and encouraging creativity is designed to... Read more

OTTAWA, Canada, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed the results of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections, which were held October 26, 2014. “Tunisia’s peaceful, credible and well-organized elections were a testimony to the dedicated work of Tunisians to build a democratic society and... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following the Press Release issued by the Commission of the African Union (AU), on 8 September 2014, in response to the report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled “The Power These Men Have Over Us – Sexual Exploitation and... Read more

NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, concluding a two-day visit to South Africa today said that learning from the experiences of the region will be vital in the global effort to reform humanitarian action. “Humanitarian needs... Read more

NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jowari today and discussed the progress being made in the transitional arrangements and on... Read more

NEW YORK, October 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of his cabinet and discussed peace, security, and development issues affecting the country and the wider Horn of Africa. The Secretary-General commended Kenya’s contributions... Read more

ROME, Italy, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Widespread looting and insecurity in the Central African Republic have taken a heavy toll on crops, livestock and fishing and is eroding the capacity of people across the country to secure sufficient food, a new assessment by the UN food... Read more

MOGADISHU, Somalia, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, arrived in Mogadishu to pledge support for Somalia’s transition and for efforts to strengthen security and development across the wider Horn of Africa region. The joint high... Read more