MONROVIA, Liberia, January 7, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the new Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), arrives in Liberia today as part of his first tour of the three countries most affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. In... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Application Deadline: January 27th 2015 Applications must be emailed to JPOCoordinator@state.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date indicated in order to be considered. Thank you. How to Apply: Please note that PRM-sponsored JPO positions are open to U.S.... Read more

PARIS, France, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — France condemns the attack carried out on January 5 against a garrison in Nampala in Mali, which claimed the lives of several Malian soldiers, as well as the attack carried out on January 4 against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated... Read more

TOKYO, Japan, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1 The Government of Japan has decided to newly dispatch two experts to the Republic of Sierra Leone through the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in West African countries. 2． The... Read more

CAIRO, Egypt, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — WHO Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt, 11 – 13 January 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to invite journalists to cover the Third Regional stakeholders Meeting to Review the Implementation of the International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR) with focus... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Somali security forces arrested five journalists in two separate cases over the weekend in the capital, Mogadishu, according to news reports. Three of them are still being held. On Saturday, security forces arrested three journalists from the independent radio station... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama called President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia today to congratulate him on his victory in Tunisia’s first presidential election under its new constitution. The President commended Tunisians for the spirit of peaceful compromise that has prevailed throughout their historic... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 5, 2015 The Department of Justice today announced a criminal complaint charging Cherno Njie and Papa Faal for their involvement in the attempted coup in The Gambia on December 30. U.S. law... Read more

MAPUTO, Mozambique, January 6, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Mozambique’s economic performance under the program supported by the Policy Support Instrument (PSI).1 The Board’s decision was taken on a lapse of time basis.2 The... Read more

PARIS, France, January 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — France condemns the attack perpetrated on January 4 near Mogadishu airport, which claimed the lives of many Somali people. We express our condolences to the victims’ families and assure the Somali authorities and people of our solidarity. The perpetrators of... Read more