Browsing: Middle African News

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, has announced that…

DAKAR, Sénégal, June 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa,…

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Chad has launched a major qualitative study on human trafficking…

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM’s fifth IDP Return Intention Survey carried out in Bangui, Central…

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following their 2-1 victory on Saturday over fellow 2014 FIFA World…

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, June 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Government authorities in Central African Republic and international peacekeepers should allow…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU),…

Stray bullets regularly whizz through the courtyard of the Fotokol highschool in northern Cameroon, a terrifying reminder of the Boko Haram gunmen carrying out deadly raids just across the border with Nigeria. Their insides cramped with fear, pupils…

BANGUI, Central African Republic, June 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders…

“Everyone out! Hold onto your belongings, we’re going to conduct a search,” yells a Cameroonian soldier as he inspects bus passengers already wearied by dusty hours on a bumpy northern road. “We’re everywhere in the area,” said the soldier in Dabanga…

With a famous nature reserve, elephant safaris, and a reputation as a peaceful haven, the small town of Waza in the far north of Cameroon used to buzz with tourists. Today, it is like a ghost town. The walls of the hotels are crumbling and guest bedrooms…

STUTTGART, Germany, June 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With support from regionally aligned forces from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry…

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — African Union peacekeepers from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) have been…

KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) June 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the…

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following the recent upsurge in violence in Bangui over the past…

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The situation in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) took a turn…

BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission…

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led…

BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — We have just completed a three-day joint mission to…

BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) and partners have concluded a…