ROME, Italy, March 24, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Goats and sheep in many countries are increasingly threatened by peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also called sheep and goat plague. This highly contagious viral disease causes losses of between $1.5 and 2 billion every year. PPR has spread to... Read more

BUJUMBURA, Burundi, March 24, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Burundi’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.1 The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 5 million... Read more

LILONGWE, Malawi, March 24, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth and sixth reviews of Malawi’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.1 The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR... Read more

TOKYO, Japan, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 15, commencing at 10:25 a.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, who is currently visiting Japan in order to attend the... Read more

TOKYO, Japan, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. The Government of Japan is greatly shocked and outraged by the terrorist attack which caused the deaths and injuries including Japanese nationals on March 18th at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis, the capital of the Republic of Tunisia.... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Hello. Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria. Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of the progress you’ve made. Together, you won your independence, emerged from military rule, and strengthened democratic institutions. You’ve... Read more

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com), the world specialist in energy management, releases the first survey on electrical counterfeiting products ever conveyed in Africa. Download the survey: http://www.apo-mail.org/150322.pdf Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/schneider_electric.jpg The survey took place in eleven African countries: Cameroon, Republic of the Congo,... Read more

ROME, Italy, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Farmers in the Central African Republic are in urgent need of seeds and tools for the upcoming planting season in April to prevent further deterioration of the livelihoods of vulnerable populations in the conflict-stricken country, the UN Food and Agriculture... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jeff Rathke Director, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations Washington, DC March 20, 2015 We remain deeply concerned by the disappearance of Zimbabwean civil society activist Itai Dzamara. Mr. Dzamara disappeared on March 9, 2015. His whereabouts... Read more

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 20, 2015 Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield visited the Central African Republic March 17-19, 2015, her third visit there since December 2013. In Bangui, Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield had useful meetings... Read more