NAIROBI, Kenya, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and CDC Group…
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GENEVA, Switzerland, January 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya…
HARARE, Zimbabwe, January 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the authorities’ request, IMF Management has approved a six-month extension…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Within the framework of the African Peace and Security Architecture…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vulnerable Rwandan returnees from neighbouring countries have received a consignment of…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two months after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) started its…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, January 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “With such a focused group of industry shapers participating…
BEIJING, China, January 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announces at the regular press conference:At…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued…
Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o was nominated on Monday for Bafta’s Rising Star Award for her role in “12 Years A Slave”, in a further sign that it is heading for Oscar glory. Nyong’o is considered the frontrunner for the British Academy of Film and Television…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia…
BEIJING, China, January 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang announces at the regular press conference:At…
The party of Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday warned the electoral panel it would face “the people’s wrath” if it declares electoral victory for the rival camp. The outgoing leadership’s candidate, Hery Rajaonarimampianina…
One person was wounded Saturday when an improvised bomb exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said, in a shop in Nairobi’s mainly ethnic Somali district Eastleigh. The attack is the latest of a series of bomb or grenade blasts in Kenya. “One person…
Rwanda’s murdered ex-intelligence chief agreed to scrap his South African security detail before he was strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room, according to a political ally. Patrick Karegeya, 53, was discovered slumped on a bed by staff at…
Tanzania has been hit by a sharp upsurge in poaching, with at least 60 elephants killed in the two months since the government was forced to halt a controversial crackdown, a senior official said. This month Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete sacked…
VICTORIA, Mahe, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 19, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
LUSAKA, Zambia, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 11, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
TUNIS, Tunisia, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved on…