PARIS, France, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Quai d’Orsay – Déclarations du porte-parole – 3 décembre 2013M. Laurent Fabius, ministre des Affaires étrangères, reçoit aujourd’hui M. Charles Gaëtan Xavier-Luc Duval, vice-Premier ministre, ministre des finances et du développement économique de Maurice.A l’approche du sommet de l’Élysée pour la paix et la sécurité en Afrique, MM. Fabius et Duval aborderont les enjeux régionaux, dont notre coopération au sein de la commission de l’océan Indien.Ils évoqueront également la situation politique à Madagascar ainsi que les priorités de la relation bilatérale.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Judges of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) have elected Justice Philip Nyamu Waki of Kenya as President of the Residual Special Court. The Judges also elected Justice Jon Kamanda of Sierra Leone as Vice President of the Court.Justice Waki joined the Special Court in 2012 as an Alternate Appeals Judge for the Taylor appeal. Before joining the Special Court, Justice Waki served as a judge of the Kenya Court of Appeal in 2003, after having been a Judge of the High Court of Kenya for nine…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The 2013 edition of Mergermarket’s Deal Drivers Africa reports a total of 115 deals worth US$26.6bn taking place in the first three quarters of 2013 across Africa (http://www.mergermarket.com). Robust M&A activity on the continent has been supported by increasing economic diversification among a number of countries, creating untapped investment opportunities in areas such as financial services, TMT and business services. To view the full report, please click here: http://mergermarketgroup.com/publication/deal-drivers-africa-2 Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/mergermarket.jpgSeven of the ten biggest deals of 2013 have been in the energy, mining & utilities sector. The largest of these…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations – the two parties which created the Special Court eleven years ago – formally closed the Special Court at a ceremony late Monday held at State House in Freetown and hosted by the President of Sierra Leone, H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma.In a symbolic handover, uniformed Special Court security officers formally handed over the Special Court’s flag to a contingent of the Sierra Leone Police in the presence of President Ernest Bai Koroma, and Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As part of the implementation of its mandate, the African Union High-Level Panel for Egypt convened in Addis Ababa, on 29 and 30 November 2013. The Panel seized the opportunity to review the situation in Egypt and the efforts undertaken to date, in fulfillment of the relevant decisions of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC).The Panel met with the Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and briefed her on its latest efforts. The Panel also had extensive interaction with the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador…
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The AU- UN Joint Special Representative (JSR), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded on 3 December a two-day visit to El Daein, East Darfur, where he congratulated the State authorities and the traditional leaders for their work toward a peaceful solution to the conflict between the Rezeigat and the Ma’aliya following violent clashes in August 2013. “UNAMID was actively engaged with all the authorities at different levels in an effort to facilitate the reconciliation and peace meetings between the two tribes,” Dr. Chambas said. “These meetings curtailed the escalation of further…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Integrated Peacebuidling Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) expresses its deep concern following the dramatic incidents in Boali, 95 km from Bangui, where innocent people were killed and wounded by armed groups. These serious exactions, which left at least 12 dead and 30 wounded, including children, are the result of blind violence and communitarian stigmatization. BINUCA is concerned over the increasingly violent environment and the related risks it entails. Therefore, BINUCA urges the transition authorities to exercise constraint and to uphold their duty to protect…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of United Nations Special Rapporteurs today urged the Government of Kenya to reject legislation that would impose severe restrictions on civil society. “The Bill is an evidence of a growing trend in Africa and elsewhere, whereby governments are trying to exert more control over independent groups using so-called ‘NGO laws,’” the human rights experts warned. The Bill, which was presented to Parliament on 30 October, would amend Kenya’s Public Benefit Organization Act of 2012 and grant the Government sweeping and potentially arbitrary powers to deny registration for such organizations,…
BEIJING, China, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference:At the invitation of Siyabonga Cwele, State Security Minister of South Africa and the government of Iran, State Councilor Yang Jiechi will go to Cape Town, South Africa to attend the Fourth Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues and pay a visit to Iran from December 5 to 9.
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM South Sudan released the findings of its recent Migrant Health Assessment last week, providing health partners in the country with an up-to-date overview of the health challenges encountered by migrants.Funded by the IOM Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA), the assessment is the first of its kind in South Sudan. The assessment identifies the key health vulnerabilities and needs faced by migrants, and provides reliable evidence for future collaboration between the government, partner organizations and IOM to address these needs.“Addressing the health and wellbeing of…