WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 2, 2015 The United States congratulates the people of Lesotho for participating peacefully in Lesotho’s snap parliamentary election on February 28. The U.S. Embassy deployed 18 American and Basotho staff as... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 2, 2015 The warring parties in South Sudan must seize the current and final round of negotiations to deliver a sustainable peace. We are well past the point where enough is... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 2, 2015 On February 25 and 26, in Washington, DC, senior officials of the United States and the Republic of Djibouti Governments met to launch the inaugural U.S.-Djibouti Binational Forum, a key... Read more

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of SDR 60.74 million (about US$85.45 million) under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) 1 arrangement, as well as an augmentation of access under the ECF arrangement... Read more

NEW YORK, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General congratulates the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the peaceful conduct of the parliamentary elections on 28 February. The Secretary-General commends the work of the Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho in preparing for the elections, as well... Read more

DAKAR, Senegal, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, announced today an alliance with NewsBank (http://www.newsbank.com), one of the world’s premier information providers for more than 40... Read more

LAGOS, Nigeria, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Global business risk consultancy Control Risks (https://www.controlrisks.com) will launch its annual “RiskMap” publication on Thursday, March 12 with a press briefing in Lagos, Nigeria. Date: Thursday, March 12 Time: 08.00-09.30 am WAT Attendees: Richard Fenning, CEO Control Risks Tom Griffin,... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish. Africa, a continent that is endowed with plentiful fish resources in oceans, rivers, lakes, floodplains and fish farms accounts for just 4.9%... Read more

MANAMA, Bahrain, March 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (http://www.icd-idb.com), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), has signed an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to cooperate in the development of the... Read more

MANAMA, Bahrain, March 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Tunisian leasing firm El Wifack has signed an advisory services contract and a term sheet with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (http://www.icd-idb.com), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (“IDB”),... Read more