WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationMarch 3, 2015Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-15-007-051090Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 – Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for AfricaAnnouncement issuance date: Tuesday, March 3, 2015Proposal submission deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. noon EDT. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.**ADVISORY: All applicants must submit proposals through the website Grants.gov NOT through GrantsSolutions.gov. Please note that if you apply on the GrantSolutions.gov site, your application will be disqualified. PRM strongly recommends submitting your proposal early to allow time to address…
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WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMarch 2, 2015The 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 observers to six of Lesotho’s ten districts, where they witnessed the opening, voting, closing, and counting in approximately 80 polling stations. Every vote counts and every vote was a victory for Lesotho.The United States shares the hopes of the Basotho that these elections will allow Lesotho to move beyond a period of political uncertainty and strengthen national…
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, met the Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister, Hisham Badr, in Geneva.Minister Flanagan raised the matter of Ibrahim Halawa’s detention. He said that he was most concerned about Ibrahim’s welfare and wished to see him at home in ireland resuming his studies. He referred to Ibrahim’s long period of detention and said that he was in close contact with Ibrahim’s family and, as a father himself, he understood their concerns and their desire to have Ibrahim back home and back at school. Assistant…
DUBAI, UAE, March 4, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (http://www.icd-idb.com) is delighted to announce the achievement of two awards at the industry-leading Islamic Finance news Deal of the Year Awards for 2014. The multilateral agency contributed to both the ‘Africa Deal of the Year’ for its role in the CFA100 billion inaugural sovereign Sukuk from the Republic of Senegal in July; and ‘Cross-border Deal of the Year’ for its landmark US$100 million commodity Murabahah transaction with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in September.Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/icd.jpgPhoto 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1805 (Cross Boarder Award)Photo 2:…
BERLIN, Germany, March 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A Federal Foreign Office spokesperson issued the following statement in Berlin today (3 March 2015) in response to the Malian Government and some of the armed groups signing a peace agreement in Algiers on 1 March:The signing of this peace agreement represents a significant step towards lasting and sustainable peace in Mali, achieved in part thanks to months of effort by international mediators led by Algeria.All parties which have not yet done so are now expressly called upon also to sign this hard won agreement soon. This is the best chance…
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”), in order to process and support its conversion to full Shariah compliant Banking operations.Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/icd.jpgPhoto: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1796The advisory agreement is designed to develop an advisory process in order to efficiently and effectively deliver full conversion: including to identify challenges and address impediments to this mutual collaboration. The ICD will dedicate seven key…
CAIRO, Egypt, March 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will be available for a limited number of one-on-one interviews during his visit to Egypt from 3-5 March 2015 Mr. Steiner will deliver a keynote address at the 15th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), attended by over 300 participants from 54 countries, including African Ministers of Environment, Finance and Development, UN and donor agencies, expert groups and civil society. UNEP hosts the Secretariat of the Ministerial meeting. On this occasion, UNEP is launching…
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press AvailabilityJohn KerrySecretary of StateTreaty RoomWashington, DCFebruary 27, 2015SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I am extremely pleased to welcome Her Excellency, Dr. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, here to America and to the Department of State. President Sirleaf is a very distinguished world leader, the deserving recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, and the first woman elected head of state in Africa. And Madam President, we’re really delighted to have you here now at a moment of great importance to your country’s history. It obviously is a bittersweet combination…
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) February 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Since December 2014, an estimated 20,000 Central Africans have fled over the river Ubangi into the Bili and Bosobolo health zones in Equateur Province, northern DRC, adding to 10,000 refugees already present in the area. The refugees have arrived with very few possessions, if any, and are heavily dependent on the local community. Available supplies of food and drinking water must be divided among an increasingly large population and the threat of malnutrition and water-borne illness looms. “Food is scarce and the markets are empty. We’re seeing…
BERN, Switzerland, February 27, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As part of a four-day visit ending today, the State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Yves Rossier, has held political consultations in South Africa and Burundi. In South Africa, the two parties established a platform for cooperation in the area of human rights. In Burundi, the State Secretary met with President Pierre Nkurunziza as well as several key stakeholders in light of the elections to be held in June of this year.The FDFA State Secretary was received on 24 February by the South African Deputy Foreign Minister,…