GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Tanzania this week organized a debate at the Colosseum Hotel in Dar es Salaam on migration from Africa to Europe. The objective was to facilitate an open dialogue on the benefits and dangers linked to migration, and the impact... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -6 IOM has condemned violence directed against foreign nationals and their businesses by Soweto residents, which has now spread to two other Johannesburg townships – Alexandra and Langlaagte. The violence serves as a painful reminder of the continued vulnerability of migrants... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the international community to rapidly provide all necessary funding and assistance to the Government of Malawi and humanitarian actors in response to some of the worst flooding in the country... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 29, 2015 The United States welcomes the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of the start of military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation... Read more

WASHINGTON, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 29, 2015 The United States is concerned by the Ethiopian Federal High Court’s January 28, 2015, decision to proceed with the trial of six bloggers and three independent journalists on charges under... Read more

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders welcomes the announcement, today, of the start of the military operations by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), with the support of MONUSCO,... Read more

NEW YORK, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General deplores the incidents that took place on 27 January during a demonstration in front of the MINUSMA base in Gao town in the north of Mali. He is saddened by the violence that surrounded the demonstration and the... Read more

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the announcement of the nomination of a new Federal cabinet by the Prime Minister of Somalia on 27 January 2014. “This announcement is an important step... Read more

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — During 2014, DHL Express (http://www.dpdhl.com) not only had the opportunity to test its global transportation network with some unusual and non-traditional deliveries, but also its ability to innovate in an effort to overcome potential delivery delays. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/dhl_logo2.jpg Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1689... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L) convened its second meeting, at ministerial level, in Addis Ababa, on 28 January 2015. The meeting was co-chaired by Ambassador Smaïl Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU),... Read more