NEW YORK, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti today and discussed peace and security as well as food security issues affecting the country and the wider Horn of Africa. They stressed the importance of resilience and development, particularly... Read more

PARIS, France, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com) announced today that it has closed the sale of its subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to China Huaxin Post & Telecommunication Economy Development Center. Cash proceeds to Alcatel-Lucent are Eur 202 million. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/alcatel-lucent.png As... Read more

LONDON, United-Kingdom, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary offers condolences to the people of Zambia following the death of President Sata. Following the death of President Michael Sata in London, the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: “I was saddened to hear of the death of President... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, expressed alarm about continuing human rights violations in the country resulting in mass departures. She warned the UN General Assembly about the high number of children fleeing from Eritrea without... Read more

BUSAN, South Korea, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Governments must enhance their National Broadband planning process to enable ICTs and broadband to catalyse socio-economic development, according to an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development to delegates attending the ITU’s 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference. Personally delivered... Read more

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 28, 2014 The United States is concerned by the spirt and intent behind a draft National Assembly bill in Burkina Faso to amend the constitution to allow the... Read more

NEW YORK, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met with Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, his cabinet, as well as with National Assembly Speaker Idriss Arnaoud Ali in Djibouti today and discussed food security and development issues, as well as peace and security issues in the... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, October 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — H.E President Kenyatta and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Inaugurate First Ministerial Forum on Sustainable Transport in Africa And Launch Pioneering Global Media Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation Thursday 30 October 8.45 am EAT – Journalists are requested to... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Secretary-General’s remarks to the press I am pleased to be here with the African Union Commission to discuss an issue of national, regional and global concerns to us all — the world’s response to Ebola. With Dr. Zumba and... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since the beginning of the Ebola crisis in West Africa, FIFA has been in regular contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO) reviewing the impact of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on global public health, mass gatherings and in particular its... Read more