DAKAR, Senegal, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Alcatel-Lucent (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com) attended the ceremony for launching the m-Ramadan campaign, which originated from the mDiabetes program, in Dakar on June 16, 2014. Alcatel-Lucent is supporting the Senegalese government, represented by the Minister of Health and Social Action, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy and local partners, by participating in the “mDiabetes” program launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as part of the “Be Healthy, Be Mobile” initiative.Logo : http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/alcatel-lucent.pngPhoto 1 : http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1231 (Alpin Verlet, head of Alcatel-Lucent in West and Central Africa, and…
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GENEVA, Switzerland, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Children in parts of South sudan are suffering from shocking rates of malnutrition, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.More than 13,270 children, most under the age of five, have been admitted to MSF feeding programmes in South sudan so far this year, amounting to 73 percent of the 18,125 admissions during the whole of 2013. Violence, displacement, and food shortages are the leading causes of the spike in malnutrition rates and the increasing numbers of children requiring urgent medical care in some locations where…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The EU is about to launch its first ever multi-donor development trust fund, in support of the Central African Republic (CAR). With an initial amount of €64 million the fund creates an effective and coordinated international instrument to help the population of the country and contribute to its stabilisation. This comes in addition to the important contribution of the European Commission in humanitarian assistance to Car since December 2012 (€84.5 million).EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs will co-sign the agreement that sets up the fund with the French Secretary of…
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — I- In South Africa: Take a girl child to work! – Alcatel-Lucent South Africa Employees Engage in Corporate Citizenship II- In East Africa/Kenya: Winning combination with Kenya Red Cross Society: Sustainability, Green and Innovation! In South Africa: Take a girl child to work! – Alcatel-Lucent South Africa Employees Engage in Corporate Citizenship (http://bit.ly/1nnPbQd) The Alcatel-Lucent South Africa (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com) team conducts regular employee engagement activities and on Friday, May 30th 2014 they hosted 10 “Bridging for Life” (http://bit.ly/1korLdG) learners from the Ponelopele High School, through the yearly campaign “Take a girl child…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Council today suspended the measures limiting EU cooperation with Guinea-Bissau, following the holding of free and credible elections. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and the EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, said: “We are indeed very satisfied with this decision since it enables the EU to support the newly elected authorities on their path towards the reconstruction and stabilisation of the state by helping them rapidly to ensure vital state functions and provide basic social services to the population.” While today’s…
DAKAR, Sénégal, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, today ended her two day- official visit to Burkina Faso. The Special Envoy conferred with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso on the prevailing security situation in the region and on the challenges facing the Sahelian countries, as well as on the need to implement concrete and rapid projects in the framework of the United Nations Integrated strategy for the Sahel. Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie commended President Compaoré for his role and efforts to ensuring peace…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The AU encouraged by the commitment of the Libyans stakeholders to successfully complete the on-going transition.The Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU) for Libya, Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, concluded, on Friday, 11 July 2014, his first visit to this country since his appointment, on 11 June 2014.The Special Envoy, who arrived in Tripoli on 10 July 2014, had discussions with the Libyan Prime Minister, Mr. Abdallah Al-Thenni; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohammed Abdelaziz; the Chairman of the High National Electoral Committee,…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Hugh Robertson, Minister for the Middle East, urges an immediate end to violence at Tripoli International Airport. Hugh Robertson said:“The violence that has broken out around Tripoli International Airport and other areas of the Libyan capital is concerning. These actions are putting the lives of people in the area in grave danger. We urge all sides to cease violence immediately and to engage in meaningful dialogue.”
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Nigerian Export-Import Bank [NEXIM] (http://neximbank.com.ng) has executed a Master Line of Credit [LOC] Agreement with the African Development Bank [AfDB] for the benefit of the Nigerian Real Sector, especially the SMEs. A Technical Assistance [TA] Program is an integral part of the LOC with the aim to strengthen risk management in SME financing and to promote product innovation by SME financial services providers and capacity building of SMEs. NEXIM is hereby extending invitation to reputable international consulting firm(s) whose qualifications and experience are acceptable to the Bank, to indicate interest…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, July 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FCO has changed its travel advice to Kenya to advise against all but essential travel to Lamu County and those areas of Tana River County north of the Tana River itself. The travel advice for Mombasa remains the same.Our travel advice for other parts of the country, beyond the coast, has not changed and the vast majority of the country falls outside our advice against all but essential travel. Full travel advice to Kenya can be found on the FCO website.The Travel Advice now reads:The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)…
GABORONE, Botswana, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On July 3, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation 1 with Botswana and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting.2Botswana’s economy grew faster than expected reaching a real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of about 6 percent in 2013, which reflects the cyclical recovery of the mining sector along with the recovery in its major trading partners. However, the non-mineral sector slowed down, partly reflecting recurring power supply disruptions. Consumer price inflation decelerated significantly and stood at 4.4 percent at…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The decision of the Ugandan High Court published on July 9, 2014, endorsing the government closure of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights workshop violates the right to freedom of assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Justice Stephen Musota ruled against four LGBT rights activists who had sued the ethics and integrity minister, Simon Lokodo, for shutting down a February 2012 workshop.The judge ruled that the workshop participants were “promoting” or “inciting” same-sex acts. “Carnal knowledge against the order of nature” is criminalized under Uganda’s Penal Code. Justice Musota…
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCJuly 11, 2014On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send my best wishes to the people of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on the 38th anniversary of their nation’s independence on July 12.The United States commends Sao Tome and Principe’s commitment to democratic values and fundamental freedoms, as well as your emergence as an advocate for environmental and security issues in Africa. We are fortunate to have such a valuable partner in the Gulf of Guinea, a region…
OTTAWA, Canada, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for Vegreville – Wainwright, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced that Canada will support the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Great Lakes region of Africa. This announcement will help provide emergency relief—such as medical supplies, essential household items and psychosocial assistance—to people affected by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as neighbouring countries. With this funding, the ICRC will also monitor and improve conditions facing people…
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Somalia, in coordination with the Somali immigration department, has conducted its first family reunification from the south central region of the country.The operation reunited a mother and her three children who had been living in Mogadishu for 12 years with their husband and father in Slovenia.In the past, all family reunification and resettlement for Somalis living in the south central region used to involve a long and dangerous journey to the Kenyan border, Dadaab refugee camp and Nairobi.IOM organized Nimca Abdi and her children’s “fit-to-travel” medical exams, travel documents, flight…
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, 10 July 2014, to appoint a Normalisation Committee in accordance with article 7 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes and to authorise the FIFA administration to identify five persons to form such committee in order to solve the problems faced by the Gambia Football Federation (GFF).The Normalisation Committee will be in charge of organising the election of a new GFF board by 15 September 2014 at the latest. As usual, the members of the Normalisation Committee would not be allowed to run in the…
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — • Latest addition to global line-up of iconic city monuments lit by PhilipsRoyal Philips (AEX: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) (http://www.philips.com/africaroadshow), the global leader in lighting, unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos (http://www.nationaltheatreng.org), one of the most iconic buildings in the city, as part of its fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow (http://www.philips.com/africaroadshow). Philips has installed its latest range of RGB (red, green, blue) LED luminaires around the National Theater complex, emphasizing the beauty of the structure and cutting energy consumption by up…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following the presentation of its Interim Report to the Assembly of Heads of States and Government, the mandate of the African Union Commission of Inquiry on South sudan (AUCISS) was extended for 3 months (July –September 2014) by the decision of the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU held in Malabo from 26 to 27 June 2014. The Commission’s request for extension of time was justified by the need to conduct more extensive consultations with different sectors of South Sudanese Society in all the 10 states as…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, July 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — South Sudanese refugees continue to arrive in Gambella, Ethiopia, fleeing their homes because of the violence, and walking for days seeking safe shelter and food. By the end of June between 600-800 refugees were arriving at Burubiey transit camp each day, an increase from the 100-300 daily arrivals in previous weeks. Currently over 140,000 South Sudanese refugees are in Gambella since the outbreak of the current conflict in December 2013. Gambella’s main refugee camps remain crowded. Plans are underway to expand the new refugee camps of Kule 1 and 2, which…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Mauro Mecagni visited Nairobi from June 25 to July 9 to conduct the 2014 Article IV Consultation discussions1. The mission met with Hon. Henry Rotich, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury, Professor Njuguna Ndungu, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, the Speakers of the Senate and the National Assembly, senior government officials, and representatives of civil society, the private sector and development partners. The mission team wishes to thank the authorities for their warm hospitality, the excellent collaboration, and the high…