Ten things you might not know about Ghana and the Nissan / AFCON partnership
Africa January 29, 2015
ACCRA, Ghana, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Group stages is almost over and all the final 8 teams are about to start their journey to become the best football team in Africa at the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Equatorial Guinea. Nissan (http://www.nissan-global.com),... Read more
Sudan: Denial of access forces MSF section closure
Africa January 29, 2015
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Because access to people trapped in conflict areas has been systematically denied by the authorities in Sudan, the Brussels-based section of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announces that it can no longer reach communities in the greatest need,... Read more
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 28, 2015 The United States is deeply concerned by reports of the arrests and indefinite detentions of Equatoguinean citizens protesting the expenditures incurred by the Government of Equatorial Guinea to host the... Read more
Canada’s Statement on South Sudan Peace Process
Africa January 29, 2015
OTTAWA, Canada, January 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, today issued the following statement: “With over a million people displaced internally, and another 400,000 having taken refuge in other countries, the humanitarian... Read more
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HAILE TILAHUN GEBREMARIAM OF ETHIOPIA AS HEAD OF MISSION FOR ABYEI
Africa January 28, 2015
NEW YORK, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Haile Tilahun Gebremariam of Ethiopia as the Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). He succeeds Lieutenant-General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia who completed... Read more
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack on hotel in Tripoli, Libya
Africa January 28, 2015
NEW YORK, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the attack that took place at the Corinthia Hotel, in Tripoli on 27 January. He expresses his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of this despicable... Read more
DROI Chair Elena Valenciano welcomes the release of children from armed groups in South Sudan and calls for adequate funding to secure their reintegration
Africa January 28, 2015
STRASBOURG, France, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chair of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), MEP Elena Valenciano (S&D, Spain) welcomed the release of the first group of 280 children out of approximately 3 000 in total from a South Sudanese armed group. “I welcome... Read more
Data for a 21st century Africa
Africa January 28, 2015
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in the past two years, and the total amount of data being captured and stored by industry doubles almost... Read more
Farmers in Malawi need urgent help after heavy flooding / Prompt access to seeds and livestock will help reboot local food production
Africa January 28, 2015
ROME, Italy, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Farmers in southern Malawi urgently need seeds and livestock after intense flooding destroyed their fields and homes, washing away animals and crops and threatening local food security. More than 170,000 people have had to leave their homes. Some 79 deaths... Read more
Call for applications: Cartier seeks Exceptional Entrepreneurs for the 2015 Cartier Women’s Initiative Award
Africa January 28, 2015
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award (http://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com) is a business plan competition aimed at supporting creative, financially sustainable and responsible women-led companies, in all countries and industries. APPLY now ! The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is looking for committed female entrepreneurs... Read more
